My dad is a downstate hardcore straight ticket voting Republican, comes from a long line of the same! He just admitted to voting for the libertarian for Gov! He said the other guys at the coffee shop “liars” table said they did the same, knew they were throwing their vote away but didn’t care because they didn’t like the other two candidates. I’m eager to see if this was a phenomen on my hometown only! Show us the numbers!
What surprises me is that Shelia Simon is, at the moment, beating Topinka by a good margin: 52 to 43% with 44% of the vote counted, according to both the Sun-Times and Real Clear Politics. Those two sources also indicate that Quinn is running ahead of Rauner 54 to 44%. I expected Simon to do much poorer than Topinka, so I’m wondering if the precincts that have already been counted are mostly the ultimate Democratic stronghold, i.e., Cook Co. (Yeah, I know Simon is from southern Illinois, but that area is not all blue these days.) I’m guessing this means the night will only get messier for Quinn. Or am I reading these tea leaves all wrong?
Lake County:
Rauner won with percent of total votes 58.17% 114,593
Pat Quinn Percent of total votes 39.57% 77,951
Chad Grimm Percent of total votes 2.26% 4,443
Dold over Schneider in Lake County part of district by over 5000 votes.
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:30 pm:
Saginaw, MI voted to amend their city charter to allow for recreational cannabis use and possession.
North Shore Democrats, get your heads out of your asses and stop looking for more Brad Schneiders and Dan Seals. Until you find your own Dold, you will win an election every once in a while.
- IrishPirate - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:12 pm:
and all was sad in Icecreamville 2night.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:14 pm:
Just waiting for the all-important winning margin. I wish i had a piece of that action. Double digits was a gimme.
- Anon in BB - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:16 pm:
Durbin over Oberweis? This is my shocked face - :-O
- atbat - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:20 pm:
Congratulations to one of the finest senators of our generation and a wonderful person!
- Sir Reel - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:26 pm:
Wonder what Oberweis will run for next.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:29 pm:
Dog Catcher, and he would lose that race too.
- @Anonymous 7:29 - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:31 pm:
There is something about him. I can’t put my finger on it. So, yes. I agree there is something about him imho
- Mama - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:31 pm:
IL got this one right! Lets hope the rest of IL votes are good.
- 134 guy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:34 pm:
Sad thing is he probably already lining something up
- 134 guy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:35 pm:
Eyeing I meant
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:38 pm:
48-48-3 exit polling. That aint good for Rauner considering Quinn has a huge built in lead with early voting.
- LA - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:40 pm:
Shocking revelation!
- Itsmyopinion - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:43 pm:
My dad is a downstate hardcore straight ticket voting Republican, comes from a long line of the same! He just admitted to voting for the libertarian for Gov! He said the other guys at the coffee shop “liars” table said they did the same, knew they were throwing their vote away but didn’t care because they didn’t like the other two candidates. I’m eager to see if this was a phenomen on my hometown only! Show us the numbers!
- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:45 pm:
Here’s to another thirty years!
May we never elect another!
Long live Durbin!
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:48 pm:
420radio calls Washington, DC Initiative 71 — early results show 67% in favor.
ALSO:
MICHIGAN Decrim called as passing in 3 municipalities — Berkley 66.8%; Huntington Woods 71.6% Pleasant Ridge 81.0%
- Wordslinger - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:48 pm:
Obie will challenge Kirk in the 2016 primary.
Like Mac would say, “if I don’t do it, somebody else will.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:51 pm:
Oberweis is getting better at running.
It was a whole two minutes before Durbin was declared winner.
- anon - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 7:53 pm:
In other news I wonder if Topinka won
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:03 pm:
Ron Majers at ABC 7 WLS-TV Chicago just said their exiting polling showed Quinn holding over 90% of AA vote in Chi.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:05 pm:
- Kasich Walker -,
Percentage is good, plurality with percentage is best.
The turnout in Chicago might decide a great deal. No plurality, no cushion for downstate.
- kimaye - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:13 pm:
scribble live went down, dirty dogs
- walker - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:18 pm:
Grimm not yet pulling what Rauner would like. 2%
- Wensicia - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:20 pm:
500 Internal Server Error
- Summer wind - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:29 pm:
47th warder little nervous are you?
- Dear Abby - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:31 pm:
Fox News reports Rauner ahead by 75,000 votes…..only 9% in….
- IrishPirate - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:31 pm:
ChiTrib Clout Street @ChiTribCloutSt 2m2 minutes ago
Reuters unofficial returns: Quinn 44.2, Rauner 43.9 with 1,041 of 10,125 precincts in.
- modest proposal - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:45 pm:
Chicago is 76-22 at this point
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:51 pm:
WICS has simon ahead with only 36% of precincts reporting. still im shocked
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:53 pm:
WICS also has Quinn ahead of rauner by 10% with 36% of precincts reported
- Amalia - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:53 pm:
so it’s official, Oberweis can still say he is not a career politician even though he is a career candidate. still not eating his ice cream.
- Summer wind - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:53 pm:
It’s going to be very close
- Anonymous 88 - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:53 pm:
What surprises me is that Shelia Simon is, at the moment, beating Topinka by a good margin: 52 to 43% with 44% of the vote counted, according to both the Sun-Times and Real Clear Politics. Those two sources also indicate that Quinn is running ahead of Rauner 54 to 44%. I expected Simon to do much poorer than Topinka, so I’m wondering if the precincts that have already been counted are mostly the ultimate Democratic stronghold, i.e., Cook Co. (Yeah, I know Simon is from southern Illinois, but that area is not all blue these days.) I’m guessing this means the night will only get messier for Quinn. Or am I reading these tea leaves all wrong?
- Summer wind - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:54 pm:
Ghost what is wcis
- Summer wind - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:54 pm:
Wics
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:57 pm:
Quinn up 51 to 46 with 45% precincts reporting, and frerichs and simon are ahead
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 8:59 pm:
Recreational cannabis legal in South Portland, Maine.
- walker - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:00 pm:
Highest returns still from Cook. Still early.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:00 pm:
og sorry, WICS is local news in spfld http://www.wics.com/news/features/election/results/
- Samurai - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:02 pm:
==so it’s official, Oberweis can still say he is not a career politician even though he is a career candidate. still not eating his ice cream==
Good one.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:06 pm:
Quinn lead shrinking rapidly 50 - 47 with 51% reporting
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:13 pm:
Quinn 49-48 with 56% reporting
- Peoria Guy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:18 pm:
Rauner folks think they win based upon results to date
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:19 pm:
Anyone have anything on Jacobs v. Anderson in the quad cities?
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:22 pm:
Tribune has old numbers… odd that the local news in spfld has better information then the tribune
- john doe - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:23 pm:
55-45 anderson w/ 22%
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:28 pm:
Rauner moves to top with 61% reporting, 49-48
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:29 pm:
Slow counting reported Downstate due to write-in votes for OW.
- Responsa - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:30 pm:
Lake County:
Rauner won with percent of total votes 58.17% 114,593
Pat Quinn Percent of total votes 39.57% 77,951
Chad Grimm Percent of total votes 2.26% 4,443
Dold over Schneider in Lake County part of district by over 5000 votes.
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:30 pm:
Saginaw, MI voted to amend their city charter to allow for recreational cannabis use and possession.
- Blago's Hare - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:33 pm:
Bost wins. Enyart has already called him to concede.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:34 pm:
Quinn barely ahead 48-48 with 66% reporting put the kettle on
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:35 pm:
- AA -, I’m not conceding yet!
- Thomas Paine - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:35 pm:
Looks like about 20% of chicago is still out?
- A Citizen - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:39 pm:
Rauner just spoke . . . said well my goodness, that’s one year ow will never get back !!! Bwah ha ha haaaaaaa!!!!
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:41 pm:
Why? I didn’t vote for Quinn…
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:42 pm:
roughly 3.5 million votes in 2010 total. so far roughly 2.1 mil votes counted in 2014 at 66% reported so far. race is 2thousandish votes apart
- Responsa - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:42 pm:
Watching Brad Schneider just concede was sweet.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:45 pm:
Schneider has been called on the carpet and had the rug pulled out from under him.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:48 pm:
rauner jumps to a 40k lead with 70% reporting 49-47
- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:51 pm:
scribble rip
- Amalia - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:51 pm:
North Shore Democrats, get your heads out of your asses and stop looking for more Brad Schneiders and Dan Seals. Until you find your own Dold, you will win an election every once in a while.
- Robert Lincon - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:53 pm:
Cue the fat lady. Rauner has won.
- Roadiepig - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:53 pm:
Blackhawks well played win tonight at Montreal. And it looks like we have a new reality show to watch starting tomorrow…
- Matt P. - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:53 pm:
CNN says Quinn only got 64% of Cook with 86% in.
- Tasty Grouper - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:55 pm:
Politico has the most up to date numbers I’ve seen
http://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/governor/illinois/#.VFme3WddUvn
- FormerParatrooper - Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 9:55 pm:
Don’t blame me, I voted for Willy.
- Sentinel - Wednesday, Nov 5, 14 @ 12:38 am:
In deep blue Illinois against OBERWEIS, Durbin gets 53% and with much more money spent on his behalf. Truax probably would have come closer.