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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

2012 Illinois Election Results

A roundup of Illinois election results as those results become available. Check back with Patch all night for results.

  Federal President of the United States 6th Congressional District 8th Congressional District 9th Congressional District 10th Congressional District State Senate 9th State Senate: Biss vs. Farkas 26th State Senate: Duffy vs. Howland 28th State Senate: Kotowski vs. O'Donnell 29th State Senate: Friedman vs. Morrison 30th State Senate: Link vs. Castella 31st State Senate: Neal vs. Bush State House 16th State House: Lang vs. Romano 17th State House: Fine vs. Frank 18th State House: Gabel vs. Lieberman 20th State House: McAuliffe vs. Randazzo 52nd State House: McSweeney vs. Beaubien   53rd State House: Harris vs. Renz 54th State House: Morrison vs. Rudd 55th State House: Moylan vs. Sweeney 57th State House: Nekritz vs. Greenberg 58th State …

The Q

1:47 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Well Democrats IL is 100% yours.....you can pass any Bill you want, the Governor cannot veto you. You wanted it, you got......not that you haven't really been in charge for the last 29 years but now there is no excuses.   more ›

6th Congressional District Results: Roskam Defeats Coolidge

Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam appears to have won the race for the 6th Congressional District, defeating challenger Leslie Coolidge. This is according to unofficial results.

Update 10:21 p.m. Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam ran against Democrat Leslie Coolidge for the 6th Congressional District seat. Unofficial results show that Roskam received 185,093, to Coolidge's 125,961. This is with 98% of precincts reporting. The 6th Congressional District crosses five counties. Coolidge watched the results come in at Emmetts in Palatine.  Results information from Chicagotribune.com. GO BACK TO THE ILLINOIS ELECTION RESULTS Candidates Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires, and check back for updates.

State Senate District 26 Results: Duffy vs. Howland

Who is winning the District 26 State Senate race? Check back here.

Incumbent State Senator Dan Duffy faces challenger Amanda Howland for the 26th District State Senate seat.   Patch will be updating election results on this page throughout the evening. UPDATED 10:57 p.m. Nov. 6.  Duffy beats Howland in State Senate Dist. 26 race.  GO BACK TO THE ILLINOIS ELECTION CENTRAL Candidates Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires, and check back for updates.

Illinois State House 54th District Results: Morrison vs. Rudd

Who is winning the race for 54th District State Representative? Find out here.

Incument Tom Morrison is up against Richard Rudd for the Illinois State House District 54 seat.  Patch will be updating election results on this page throughout the evening. Candidates Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires, and check back for updates.

Election Results: Barrington 2012

Election results for Barrington area elections.

Click on the links below for the most recent results for each race.  2012 Barrington Election Guide Home Page

2012 Barrington Election Guide

All of the information you need to know for Election Day 2012.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Illinois House District 51 Results

Incumbent Ed Sullivan is running unopposed.

Incument Ed Sullivan Jr. is running unopposed. Patch will be updating election results on this page throughout the evening. Candidates Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires, and check back for updates.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

LIVEBLOG: Follow Along with Local Readers for the Presidential Debate Town Hall

Tuesday's round two between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney is Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. Central Time. The town-hall style debate will be moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley. Patch will liveblog the event for local readers.

The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney is set for 8 p.m. Oct. 16. The debate is at Hofstra University in New York and will be moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley. In the first debate, the candidates focused on domestic issues, including the economy and taxes, health care reform and the role of government.  This second debate between the candidates is a town hall-style debate, including questions from the audience. It will focus on both domestic and international issues and will include questions from voters.  The tradition of holding live town hall debates for presidential candidates began in 1992 and has since proved to be one of the biggest challenges for debaters. Taking questions from the …

Peggy Spizzirri

8:39 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Someone please bring up that in the Obama administration women are making 76% less then men in the same position. This is in his administration so what is he planning on doing in the country other than telling un-truths.   more ›

Farm Bureau Endorses Candidates

The Lake County Farm Bureau, based in Grayslake, has released a list of candidates it endorses for federal, state and county races in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

The Lake County Farm Bureau Political Involvement Committee recently held candidate interviews in contested U.S., State and County Board races and endorsed candidates. “For over 30 years, the Lake County Farm Bureau has actively participated in the electoral process by interviewing, endorsing and providing PAC funding to candidates who understand the importance of agriculture in Lake County and campaign on a platform to help farmers, landowners and those involved in the agricultural industry,” said Gregory Koeppen, Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director. “As an organization, we have 13,587 local members and statewide we boast over 420,000 members. Our endorsements are reflective of the desire of our members to continue to insure …

Friday, October 12, 2012

Election 2012: Deborah Barry, Lake County Board

Deborah Barry is the challenger in the Lake County board District 19 race.

Deborah Barry of Deer Park is the Democratic challenger to District 19 incumbent Craig Taylor. Barry is the owner of an ad agency. She has served on the Deer Park Zoning Board of Appeals and Tourism and Economic Development. She also served on the Highland Park Design Review Commission. What are your top 3 priorities if elected to the Lake County Board? What would you do to help unemployed people throughout the county? Where do you stand on Route 53? If in favor, what can be done to help facilitate the extension into Lake County? If against, what can be done to help relieve traffic congestion? I am absolutely opposed to extending Route 53 as a tolled, 45 MPH road. We need to invest in local and regional transportation, including hop-on, …

Phil Barcini

5:47 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012

First, Motor Fuel Tax revenues are distributed based on population & a few other factors. Second, the county is making a great number of road improvements, including Quentin Road. Many other major improvements are being done. I don't know how much more "High Tech" we can get when we have Abbott, Baxter, Walgreens & other health care-related businesses. There's a group called Lake County Partners …   more ›

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