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VOL. 15 • NO. 25
Winter Spring 2019
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THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2018
Republicans take a beating on Election night By Dee Longfellow FOR THE INDEPENDENT
It was a sad night at the Elmhurst Elks Club, where DuPage County Republicans gathered to watch the results of the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. At the federal level, Democrat Mike Quigley who represents the 5th Congressional District, which includes Elmhurst, handily won re-election with 14,518* votes over Republican Tom Hanson who received 12,687.* In the 8th Congressional District, which includes Villa Park, Addison and other communities in the Independent readership area, the popular Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) garnered 47,097 votes over Jitendra Diganvker (R) who received 28,207. Local Republicans were also watching the race in the 6th Districts, as Peter Roskam (R), who represented the Elmhurst area prior to the redistricting, lost to Sean Casten (D), who got 87,336 to Roskam’s 73,770. Dems sweep the State At the State level, Democrats swept the top seats of Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller and State Treasurer. Democrat Jesse White, who has served five terms as Secretary of State received 65.5% of the vote in DuPage County to claim a 6th term over challengers Jason Helland (R) and Steve Dutner (L). In the 23rd State Senatorial District, Democrat Tom Cullerton of Villa Park garnered almost 55% percent of the vote over Republican
challenger Seth Lewis, beating him 36,605 to 30,508. In the 24th Senate District, Elmhurst Republican Chris Nybo was neck-and-neck with Democrat Suzanne Glowiak right up to the finish in a race that was so close, it ended with a call for a recount. On Election night, Glowiak was ahead of Nybo by just 227 votes, prompting the recount. In the end, Nybo conceded after the vote count left him behind Glowiak 47,405 to 47,087, or 318 votes. Nybo issued a release announcing his concession to his constituency. In the race for State Representative in the 46th District, Democrat Deb Conroy was re-elected to another term with slightly more than 58% of the vote over Gordon Kinzler (R). The vote was 17,885 to 12,848. In the 47th District, the numbers of Deanne Mazzochi (R) and James Caffrey (D) were very close all evening, until later when Mazzochi pulled ahead, beating Caffrey 24,002 to 22,000. In the 48th District, Republican Peter Breen lost to Democrat Terra Costa Howard who drew 25,609 votes over Breen’s 22,776. In the 77th District, which includes Addison and Bensenville, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D) easily won re-election by a 2-1 margin over Anthony Airdo (R). Eye on DuPage County At the County level, Republican spectators on Election night watched a nail-biter as County Board Chairman Dan Cronin was slightly behind Lynn LaPlante (D) most of the evening until the end when Cronin pulled ahead, eventually winning 178,470 to 167,923. County Sheriff James Mendrick (R) held on to his seat over chal-
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lenger Gregory Whalen by a vote of 176,350 to 167,836. In a stunner, DuPage County Clerk and leader in the DuPage Republican Party Paul Hinds fell to Democrat Jean Kaczmarek 179,518 to 164,658. In County Board District #1, Sam Tornatore (R) and Ashley Selmon (D) were the top vote-getters over Dino Gavanes (R) and Zahra Suratwala (D). In County Board District #2, Elizabeth Chaplin (D) was re-elected, garnering more than 40% of the vote. The second spot in District #2 went to Pete DiCianni over Steve Nero, who are both Republicans. DiCianni received about 32% of the vote and Nero took just over 26%. The other County Board Districts were dominated by Democrats in Districts #3, #4, and #5. While Republican Jim Zay was the top vote-getter in District #6, the second spot went to Democrat Sheila Rutledge. Joe Cantore (R) was re-elected President of the DuPage County Forest Preserve, but it was another close race to watch as he beat Daniel Hebreard (D) 173,400 to 170,269. County, Township propositions The three propositions placed on the ballot by DuPage County received resounding ‘Yes’ votes, although they were advisory only (which means voters provided their opinion on the issues, but did not vote them into law). Area residents voted that the County Board should: 1) oppose a property tax increase to help retire the state debt; 2) oppose a mileage tax; and, 3) continue to reduce and consolidate redundant units of government. In Addison Township, the Proposition Representation Aviation and the Homestead Exemption Proposition
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both were both approved by 92% and 86% of the vote, respectively. York Township had a question on the ballot about supporting initiatives to address climate change, which resulted in 75% of voters say-
ing ‘Yes.’ (*These numbers were current according to the DuPage County Election Commission as of 11/9/18 at 5:49 PM. At press time, all results remained unofficial.)
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VanAken declared top fundraiser
Elmhurst College mascot Victor E. Bluejay joined President Troy D. VanAken, decked out in a pink suit, including the shirt, tie and dress shoes, for “Real Bluejays Wear Pink,” an all-college campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. When all was said and done and the numbers were finalized, VanAken was found to be the top fundraiser in DuPage County, raising more than $10,000 of the $47,000 total.
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