Results open thread
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Sun-Times’ results are here. Daily Herald’s are here. Tribune’s are here. They all come from the same place (Associated Press), so pick your flavor. Another option is Ryan Keith’s spreadsheet, which will be updated as races are called. That is here. And the AP’s race calls for US Senate, Congress and governor can be found here.
* I’ll be adding tweets and other stuff into this app as the night progresses. Our daily live feed will also be helpful. Follow along with ScribbleLive…
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Evening thread
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Happy “What Have You Heard?” Day! Here’s a post where you can talk about the campaign behind us and what could be in front of us, make some predictions, vent, or whatever. But be nice to each other, please. We’ll be back at 7 with more.
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* Background is here and here if you need it. I just got off the phone with Comptroller Susana Mendoza who told me that Jimmy Kimmel flew Dick Bigger, Jr. out to Los Angeles this morning and he’ll be on tonight’s show. Kimmel put him up for two days and will take him around LA tomorrow to show him the sights and then will fly him back on Thursday.
Bigger, the Henderson County Democratic Chair, became a big hit almost as soon as Mendoza released a TV ad which contained a brief cameo. Both Kimmel and Stephen Colbert played the ad on their respective shows, and Colbert used some of the outtakes the campaign gave to us last month. Kimmel is apparently now upping the ante.
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* What are you seeing out there? Give us some details. Any shenanigans? Make sure to let us know where you are. Thanks!
* Meanwhile, here’s a particularly moronic and harmful Fox News story…
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was blasted Monday for saying that waiting a couple of days for results is how elections are “supposed to work.”
“We may not know all the winners of elections for a few days. It takes time to count all legitimate ballots in a legal and orderly manner,” Jean-Pierre told reporters at the White House press briefing. “That’s how this is supposed to work.”
Twitter exploded as commentators on the platform expressed their dismay that many states can no longer tally all the ballots they receive by the end of election day itself.
Scott Kennedy at Illinois Election Data has it right…
We will have some limited coverage tonight. But any race that’s even kinda close ain’t gonna be over until the ballots are counted or enough are counted to make an accurate prediction. Illinois counts mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after the polls close and since election authorities are not allowed to count early and mailed-in votes before election day, those are often counted after the election day votes are tabulated.
* Update from Chicago…
417,286 ballots cast
Citywide Turnout: 27.1%
Registered Voters in Chicago: 1,540,821
Turnout by Hour
6:00am – 16,105 ballots cast
7:00am – 22,228 ballots cast
8:00am – 26,264 ballots cast
9:00am – 26,487 ballots cast
10:00am – 27,992 ballots cast
11:00am – 28,478 ballots cast
Turnout by Age Group
18-24: 14,339 ballots cast
25-34: 65,439 ballots cast
35-44: 64,705 ballots cast
45-54: 62,782 ballots cast
55-64 : 79,372 ballots cast
65-74: 77,822 ballots cast
75+: 51,948 ballots cast
…Adding… Press release…
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announces that DuPage County voter turnout stood at 37.4% as of noon on Election Day, November 8, 2022, with 231,060 ballots cast out of 617,734 registered voters.
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* From a buddy of mine in Champaign County…
My wife and I couldn’t vote where we usually do because internet issues had caused a massive line with lots of people leaving rather than wait what was at least an hour plus…She and I then drove to a country precinct to vote - only 3 people there. But the computer was broken there too. Finally got the internet back up. All in all, took about 5 minutes PER PERSON just to print a ballot!
* WICS TV has a statement from the Champaign County Clerk…
The Champaign County Clerk’s Office is aware of connectivity issues and computer server performance being impacted. The Clerk’s Office believes these are due to cyber-attacks on the network and servers. For the past month the Champaign County Clerk’s website has been the target of repeated D-DOS attacks, fortunately the reinforced security and response from the Clerk’s IT team has prevented these attacks from being successful and the Clerk’s website has remained secured. No data or information has been compromised and the election is secure.
These cyber-attacks are a strategic and coordinated effort to undermine and destabilize our democratic process. The intent is to discourage you from voting. Please do not fall victim to this. The Clerk’s Office is committed to ensuring every eligible voter in Champaign County has access to a fair, free, and accessible election. Please stay in line! Election judges and staff are doing everything they can to process voters according to the requirements of election law while navigating these attacks. We appreciate your patience and commitment to our democratic process. This is a developing situation, and we will have more information as it becomes available. Let me reiterate that we are committed to making sure every voter has a chance to cast their ballot so please stay in line.
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* Rick Pearson…
A potential cloud over vote counting in Illinois’ election was lifted late Monday when a federal judge put off until December arguments over the validity of mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day but received by election authorities within two weeks afterward.
U.S. District Judge John Kness set Dec. 5 for oral arguments over a motion to dismiss the suit, which was filed in May in U.S. District Court in Chicago by a downstate Republican congressman and two GOP officials. The timing of the argument is too late to affect the Nov. 8 general election’s vote count.
An adverse ruling on Election Day could have invalidated potentially tens of thousands of mailed general election ballots that are cast by Illinois voters, including military members serving overseas, and postmarked on or before this coming Election Day but received by election authorities afterward.
The lawsuit, led by four-term U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro, echoed former President Donald Trump’s rejected court challenges in other states in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election that he falsely contends was stolen.
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* Hey, Cub fans…
That was Ricketts’ only state campaign contribution this year.
* Raja Krishnamoorthi is still fundraising this morning…
Rich, I know you are exhausted and bombarded by fundraising requests. But please understand: The polls close in just 9 hours, and I still need to raise another $2,175 to win re-election and secure this seat for Democrats. So can I count on your $14 right now?
Too much? Yes!
* Subscribers know more, but here’s Politico…
Republican state Rep. Tim Ozinga gave himself $1 million Monday, a sign he’s going to try to challenge Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin. Ozinga has been quietly talking to colleagues about the idea, according to members. Putting money in his account shows he has cash to help GOP colleagues.
A bit late.
* Rep. Wilhour lives 235 miles from the Chicago FOP’s headquarters…
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* WBEZ…
In Illinois, concrete threats about violence in polling places haven’t materialized, said Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections.
“But we’re aware of what the atmosphere is,” Dietrich said, later adding: “We’re aware that we’re going to have a lot more poll watchers in polling places on Tuesday. And we know that a lot of those poll watchers are there because they have some degree of skepticism based on the allegations that came out after 2020, which were completely unfounded.”
Poll watchers are an integral part of the process by ensuring it’s proceeding as it’s supposed to, said Kevin Cullather, a spokesman for the Lake County clerk’s office.
* ABC 7…
Panic buttons are now in place in Boone County, just east of Rockford. County officials ordered them for the 2020 election, and have increased training for their potential use this year.
“We have a society that is very on edge with these elections,” Boone County Clerk and Recorder Julie Bliss told the I-Team. “We have a few located in strategic places about the office, just as a precautionary thing. You know, the, the rhetoric is, nationally, has had some consequences and, and certainly some implications that there could be, even though we don’t have any direct threats that we are aware of right now. But it’s always best to be prepared. So, these panic buttons, all we have to do if we do have an issue, we push a button and then it notifies our security company. If we don’t respond when they contact us back, they notify the authorities.”
Because of concerns of voter intimidation nationwide, the Justice Department is now planning on monitoring polls in 24 states to protect the rights of voters, including just over the border in Racine, Wisconsin.
* CBS Chicago…
Five small panic buttons that fit in the palm of your hand are hidden around the Boone County Clerk’s Offices in Belvidere.
“It’s just best for everybody to be vigilant,” said County Clerk Julie Bliss.
She told CBS 2 there haven’t been any security threats. The buttons and security locks are in place, just in case.
She said nine of her election judges dropped out of working on Election Day, partially out of fear of the tense national political environment. […]
At the state level, Illinois election leaders have said there are no known, specific security threats so far.
* The Tribune…
In Murphysboro in far southern Illinois, Jackson County Clerk and Recorder Frank L. Bryd, a Democrat, said he’s been insulted and received aggressive comments. Some residents have even made derogatory comments to his family members, he said.
In a county where Biden finished ahead of Trump by just 1%, Byrd said, the local Republican Party has organized requests for records from his office that he thinks are needlessly time-consuming, and that local GOP leaders have second-guessed mail-in ballot efforts by pressuring him to pull names from the voter rolls. […]
Jason Svanda, the chairman of the Jackson County GOP, said the records requests to Byrd’s office are legal and that the party’s efforts on the voter rolls is to ensure that elections are fair. […]
Still, Byrd said a pastor friend of his recently sat Byrd down and told him to be careful, adding that he has noticed some have become outraged since he installed ballot drop boxes at a police station and a courthouse that are monitored by video cameras.
* WLS…
Kane County spent nearly $60,000 on high tech equipment, including a massive machine that is part of the ballot validation process, this election cycle to ensure elections run smoothly and with integrity.
“We have tight control here,” said Kane County Clerk John Cunningham. “Nobody can intentionally interfere with the balance nor has that happened in any of our elections.”
Cameras capture all of the security protocols along the way.
“We’re following the law and we’re we put in all the safeguards we can. We try to be as transparent as we can,” Cunningham said. “We invite people come in and poll watch. We’re getting more poll watchers now than we’ve ever had before.”
* WICS…
Election day is Tuesday and Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray says the county is ready.
Gray said although the safety and security of voters and poll workers are always a concern, he doesn’t anticipate any problems this year.
Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray said the county is prepared for any situation that may arise on Election Day. He said although he doesn’t anticipate any problems, they are still prepared.
[From Rich: I’m getting reports of Bailey poll watchers on Springfield’s East Side “with cameras and clipboards trying to talk to voters and challenging voters.”]
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Early voting by the numbers
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Isabel Miller
* In 2018, Illinois received 1,141,421 early votes and 427,495 mail-in ballots for a total of 1,568,916. Here are the updated voting totals so far, with more mail-in ballots yet to arrive, of course…
* Cook County early vote and mail (received to date) total: 219,865. In 2018, early voting/mail was 230,036.
* Chicago…
The most up-to-date Early Vote and Vote By Mail totals in Chicago, night of Monday, November 7, 2022.
The Early Vote total stands at 158,963 ballots cast.
Additionally, 110,822 Vote By Mail ballots have been returned to the Board – total VBM applications stands at 208,283.
The grand total is 269,785 ballots cast so far in Chicago for the November 8th General Election – with 1,540,821 current registered voters in Chicago, Early Voting/Vote By Mail has now accounted for a current 17.51% citywide turnout.
FOR COMPARISON:
As of June 27, 2022 (0 days out from the 6/28/22 Primary Election): 115,545 ballots cast
As of November 2, 2020 (0 days out from the 11/3/20 Presidential Election): 806,241 ballots cast
As of November 5, 2018 (0 days out from the 11/6/18 General Election): 311,986 ballots cast
Chicago is at 19 percent of statewide early vote/mail, about a point below 2018’s early/mail total.
* Here’s is the voter turnout as of 9 o’clock today in the City of Chicago…
* 325,750 ballots cast
* Citywide Turnout: 21.1%
* Registered Voters in Chicago: 1,540,821
Turnout by Hour:
6:00am - 16,010 ballots cast
7:00am – 22,013 ballots cast
8:00am – 25,830 ballots cast
Turnout by Age Group:
18-24: 10,328 ballots cast
25-34: 49,122 ballots cast
35-44: 49,262 ballots cast
45-54: 48,452 ballots cast
55-64 : 63,437 ballots cast
65-74: 62,775 ballots cast
75+: 42,290 ballots cast
Chicago totals will be updated at noon.
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Closing arguments
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* ABC 7…
…Republican challenger Darren Bailey raised concerns about the possibility of a vaccine mandate for school children, hoping the talking point would mobilize suburban moms.
Bailey held a rally with dozens of suburban women who had previously protested against mask and vaccine mandates imposed by Pritzker during the pandemic.
“Now his minions are looking to impose vaccine mandates on our children,” Bailey said. “No absolutely not. That’s right.
* WSIL…
“We’ve got to get the job done but we’re going to have to fight for it,” Pritzker said. […]
After accusing Bailey of wanting to eliminate the state’s minimum wage, Gov. Pritzker went on the attack.
“The school that he founded teaches kids… that women are inferior to men… that slave masters were good to their slaves,” Pritzker said. “This man shouldn’t be anywhere near the governor’s office.”
* Horrible video editing and an audience that’s clearly ignoring him. Heckuva job, Tommy…
* Retweeted by the candidate…
* Giannoulias with Durbin…
* Brady by himself at a polling site…
* Demmer at his desk…
* Frerichs with the governor…
* Mendoza also toured with the governor, but let’s do one more featuring Bigger, Jr….
* Rare public sighting…
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* As always, do not listen to these people. Ever…
* Go ask the experts…
…Adding… This was a thing two years ago. But, of course, facts and history mean nothing to groups dedicated to spreading misinformation and disinformation…
If you used a Sharpie pen to cast your ballot in Illinois, it was counted.
The Illinois State Board of Elections said it wants all voters who used Sharpie pens to mark their ballots that their votes were counted.
The State Board of Elections said it received many calls from voters around the state concerned that their polling places provided them with Sharpie pens to mark their ballots and that this might cause problems with their votes being recorded.
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Morning briefing
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Isabel Miller
* Did you catch the lunar eclipse?…
* A roundup to start your day…
* Sun-Times | History and hostility: Heated campaign for Illinois governor short, but not so sweet: The 19-week tangle between Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey was shaped by fights over abortion, political extremism, crime and the economy. Insults flew from the onset.
* Shaw Local | On Election Day, next campaign season is well underway: It’s exactly 16 weeks until the consolidated primary election on Feb. 28. Not every jurisdiction requires a primary, so you might be waiting another five weeks for the actual election. But candidates should already be working on campaign infrastructure because Nov. 21 is the first day to file nomination papers (the last day is Nov. 28).
* Sun-Times | In-person early voting overtakes mail-in ballots for first time: Election official says snail mail isn’t a sure thing to get ballots postmarked by Election Day
* SJR | On election eve, Dems champion workers’ rights; GOP warns of COVID-19 vaccine mandates: In Springfield, nearly all top-of-the-ticket Democrats met at UAW Local 137 for a get-out-the-vote rally. While each candidate had their own talking points, a common thread was promoting voters to support Amendment 1 — commonly known as the Workers’ Rights Amendment.
* Tribune | Election Day arrives in Lake County with 100k votes already cast; ‘We expect it to be … very busy’: With more than 100,000 votes cast through early and mail-in voting before polls open on Election Day in Lake County Tuesday, Democratic and Republican leaders were expressing optimism and enthusiasm about the results they hope to see when votes are counted.
* Illinois Newsroom | IL13th Congressional District candidates both expect victory: Both candidates in Illinois’ redrawn 13th congressional district say their messages are connecting with voters. Republican Regan Deering and Democratic candidate Nikki Budzinski both expect victory in Tuesday’s election.
* NBC Chicago | Pritzker Hopes for Repeat of 2018 Blowout, But Bailey, Political Experts Predict Tighter Race: However, some say, after a pandemic, a spike in crime and inflation concerns, a 16-point win would be tough to recreate. “I’d be surprised,” said political strategist Thom Serafin. “I think the race is somewhere between four and eight points right now,”
* Crain’s | Give this part of the SAFE-T Act a chance to work: Changing the law ending cash bail in Illinois—before it has even gone into effect—would undo the most promising parts of the legislation, writes an attorney with Northwestern’s law school.
* KFVS | Ill. Democrats campaign in Marion: Most of the Democratic statewide officeholders, including Governor JB Pritzker, spoke to union members in Marion.
* Center Square | Democrats campaign to keep power that Republicans say isn’t good for ‘silent majority’: Alongside other statewide Democratic office holders at a campaign stop in Springfield, incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it’s imperative voters vote. “We have to elect pro-labor, pro-choice, pro-voting rights, pro-civil rights Democrats up and down the ticket, right,” Pritzker said to a crowd.
* CBS Chicago | Gov. Pritzker spends final day of campaign drumming up support downstate: Voters outside the Chicago and the collar counties may prove crucial for Pritzker.
* Sun-Times | City Council approves Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion budget by 32-18 vote: The vote was closer than many expected and tighter than last year’s 35-15 cakewalk, which included a $76.5 million increase in the city’s property tax levy.
* Sun-Times | Sims’ air pollution tests may be botched, EPA says: Residents want to know what hazardous metals are being spewed into the air near homes and schools. They’ll have to wait to find out.
* Politico | Trump: ‘Very big announcement’ coming Nov. 15: “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15,” Trump said at an evening rally in Ohio on behalf of Republican candidates. The announcement will come at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump said.
* Politico | GOP activists and candidates set stage to claim elections they lose are stolen: The advice they’re giving their voters — to vote late on Election Day — would cause the counting delays they say are suspicious.
* Tribune | Routine childhood vaccinations in Illinois dropped during the pandemic, worrying pediatricians : About 89% of Illinois kindergartners were reported as vaccinated against measles, mumps, polio, rubella, chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis during the 2020-2021 school year, according to Illinois State Board of Education data obtained by the Tribune through Freedom of Information Act requests. That’s down from about 94% to 96% during each of the previous four school years.
* Politico | Pollsters sweat another Election Day reckoning: Independent polls are painting a very different picture of the midterm election than the Republican-aligned firms pointing to GOP victory.
It’ll be a busy day for Pritzker. He’ll bestarting off Election Day greeting voters at the Pulaski Orange Line stop at 7 am, the 95th Street Red Line stop at 7:55 am, the Canter Middle School at 8:30 am, the Roosevelt Orange/Green/Red Line stop at 9:15 am and Walter Payton College Prep at 9:55 am.
He and MK Pritzker will vote at The Chicago History Museum at 11:05 am.
He’ll stop at Manny’s Deli for lunch and finish at the Marriott Marquis on South Prairie Avenue at 7 p.m. to watch election returns.
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Morning precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* What are you seeing out there? Turnout? Mood? Line size? Anything different from previous elections, or about the same? Make sure to tell us at least your approximate location. Thanks.
…Adding… I’m also interested in any confusion caused by things like this…
With approximately half of Chicago voters heading to new voting locations for the midterm election, polling places opened before sunrise on a crisp Tuesday. […]
Election officials are aiming for a smoother day after a rocky June 28 primary. Election judge shortages caused 56 precincts in Chicago and six precincts in suburban Cook County to open late that day. […]
However, Chicago faces the potential for widespread confusion after nearly half of city voters were assigned new polling places in the three months leading up to the election. […]
For voters who show up at the wrong polling place, the Tribune has a guide on what to do. Voters with questions or issues also can call the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners at 312-269-7870.
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Live coverage
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
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