OP_111518

opprairie.com election 2018
the orland park prairie | November 15, 2018 | 9
State Rep. Margo
McDermed Photo submitted
State Rep.
Margo
McDermed wins
third term
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Republican incumbent
State Rep. Margo Mc-
Dermed was given a second
term by Illinois voters,
defeating Democratic challenger
Matthew J. Hunt.
Out of 46,113 total votes
in the races, McDermed received
26,863 votes (58.25
percent) to Hunt’s 19,250
(41.75), according to unofficial
results from the Will
and suburban Cook County
Clerks’ websites, as of Friday,
Nov. 9.
McDermed had 6,205
votes (55.24) to Hunt’s 5,027
(44.76) in suburban Cook
County with 20 of 20 precincts
reporting. Will County
saw her up 20,658 (59.22) to
14,223 (40.78) with 100 percent
of precincts reporting.
In a statement emailed to
22nd Century Media, Mc-
Dermed wrote, “Thank you
to everyone that supported
my election bid. I have focused
on what I know to be
the priorities of residents of
the 37th District: education,
property tax relief and transportation
investment. I will
double-check those priorities
for the next term and focus
on the needs of this district
for the next two years.
Thank you again.”
Turnout of registered voters
for this race in suburban Cook
County was 59.04 percent. In
Will County, turnout was at
57.05 percent for the race.
Morrison holds off Rashid in D17 county commissioner race
Cody Mroczka
Contributing Editor
Lipinski easily retains D3
Congressional seat against
Holocaust denier Art Jones
Cody Mroczka
Contributing Editor
United States Representative
Dan Lipinski, an incumbent
conservative Democrat,
soundly defeated neo-Nazi
and white supremacist Arthur
J. Jones and three writein
candidates in the General
Election on Nov. 6.
A 14-year veteran of Congress,
Lipinski dominated
the competition on election
night. Out of a total 217,799
votes cast, Lipinski earned
160,501 (73.69 percent),
while Jones got 57,298
(26.31), according to unofficial
results from the Chicago
Board of Elections, as well
as clerk’s offices in suburban
Cook, Will and DuPage
counties, as of Friday, Nov.
9.
In Chicago, Lipinski
earned 55,813 votes (83.69)
to 10,876 (16.31) for Jones.
Lipinski had 86,159 (71.31)
in suburban Cook, with 252
out of 252 precincts reporting,
where Jones had 34,670
(28.69). In Will County,
Lipinski earned 18,198
Republican incumbent
Sean M. Morrison defeated
Democratic challenger Abdelnasser
Rashid in the Nov.
6 General Election for Cook
County Commissioner to
represent the south suburban
17th District.
Morrison received 61,005
votes (50.72 percent), compared
to Rashid, who garnered
59,262 (49.28), with
257 out of 257 precincts reporting,
as of Friday, Nov. 9.
Rashid conceded the race
and congratulated Morrison
on the victory, according to a
statement released Wednesday
morning. He called the
day “bittersweet,” but was
proud of his “hard-fought
campaign with an underdog
spirit.”
The race was too close to
call the evening of the election,
with 238 out of 257
precincts reporting as of
10:15 p.m. Nov. 6.
“It it not the outcome we
U.S. Rep Dan Lipinski
Photo submitted
(55.90), while Jones gained
11,576 (38.11), with 100
percent of precincts reporting.
And in DuPage, Lipinski
had 331 votes (65.29),
while Jones 176 (34.71).
Following his victory,
Lipinski issued a statement.
“I want to thank the voters
for giving me the honor of
representing the Third District
for another two years in
the U.S. House of Representatives,”
he wrote. “The results
demonstrate that voters
want more of my commonsense
leadership that brings
people together, and has produced
results for the district
and the country.”
In suburban Cook County,
the turnout for the district
was 52.19 percent. In Will
County, it was 57.05.
hoped for,” Rashid said in
the statement. “I offer my
congratulations to Sean
Morrison and hope that he
will be the commissioner
that all Cook County families
need.”
Morrison’s campaign issued
a statement around 1
p.m., Nov. 7 and thanked the
voters for electing him to a
four-year term.
“I’ve worked hard over
the past three years to protect
the interests of Cook County
taxpayers by taking on and
defeating terrible tax policies
and irresponsible spending,”
Morrison said in the
statement. “I look forward
to working with my board
colleagues to move Cook
County forward in a positive
and productive direction.
Our residents deserve nothing
less.”
It was Morrison’s first
election battle since appointed
to fill a vacancy in July
2015. He also was elected
Chairman of the Cook
County Republican Party in
Voters ‘Rush’ to polls to re-elect
D1 Congressional incumbent
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Incumbent Democrat
Bobby Rush is getting another
term to represent the
First Congressional District
from Illinois.
Of 248,387 total votes cast
across the district, Rush received
181,265 (72.98 percent)
to Tillman’s 50,315
(20.26) and Rudbeck’s
16,807 (6.76), according to
unofficial tallies from the
Will and suburban Cook
County Clerks’ offices, as
well as the Chicago Board of
Elections, as of Friday, Nov.
9.
In Chicago, Rush earned
125,119 votes (92.73) to Rudbeck’s
5,648 (4.19) and Tillman’s
4,164 (3.09), securing
the race with the city votes
alone. In suburban Cook
County, Rush picked up an
additional 41,304 (56.88)
to Tillman’s 24,225 (33.36)
and Rudbeck’s 7,083 (9.75),
2016 and Palos Township
Republican Committeeman
in 2012. Rashid is a Justice
resident and former deputy
chief of staff to Cook County
Clerk David Orr who was
seeking his first elected office.
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush
Photo submitted
with all 158 precincts reporting.
In Will County, Tillman
led vote-getters with 21,926
(53.68). There, Rush took
second with 14,842 (36.34),
with Rudbeck behind at
4,076 (9.98), with 100 percent
of precincts reporting.
In suburban Cook County,
turnout of registered voters
for the race was 50.55 percent.
In Will County, it was
57.05 percent.
Frerichs retains State Treasurer’s job over
Orland Park’s Dodge, Libertarian Leheney
Bill Jones, Editor
State Treasurer Michael
Frerichs, an incumbent
Democrat, bested local Republican
Jim Dodge and
Libertarian challenger Michael
Leheney to retain his
seat on Election Day, Nov.
6.
Several publications reported
statewide totals for
Frerichs gave him roughly
57.3 percent of the vote total,
compared to Dodge at
39.3 percent and Leheney at
3.4 percent.
Dodge, who serves as a
trustee for the Orland Park
Village Board, conceded the
race and around 8 p.m. posted
to his campaign Facebook
page the following note,
“Tonight was a tough night
for Republicans, including
myself. The stakes, however,
are simply too high to
walk away. The taxpayers
of Illinois need a viable Republican
Party. The work of
Cook County Commissioner
Sean Morrison
Photo submitted
rebuilding our party will not
happen overnight. I look forward
to being a part of this
effort.”
Shortly thereafter, Frerichs
posted on his campaign
Facebook page, “Victory!
Ours was a campaign of
people and policy, not personalities
and name calling.
To the people of Illinois, I
thank you for your trust and
support. I look forward to
four more years of serving
as your treasurer.”