Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Illinois Congressional election results 2010


Illinois Congressional election results 2010

Information from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-results-2010/

House of Representatives:

1) Raymond Wardingley vs. Bobby Rush—Illinois Congressional District 1: Bobby Rush, the incumbent, won with 80% of the vote.

2) Isaac Hayes vs. Jesse Jackson Jr.—Illinois Congressional District 2: Jesse Jackson Jr., the incumbent, won with 80% of the vote.

3) Michael Bendas vs. Daniel Lipinski—Illinois Congressional District 3: Daniel Lipinski, the incumbent won with 70% of the vote.

4) Israel Vasquez vs. Luis Gutierrez—Illinois Congressional District 4: Luis Gutierrez, the incumbent, won with 77% of the vote.

5) David Ratowitz vs. Mike Quigley—Illinois Congressional District 5: Mike Quigley, the incumbent, won with 71% of the vote.

6) Peter Roskam vs. Benjamin Lowe—Illinois Congressional District 6: Peter Roskam, the Republican incumbent, won with 64% of the vote.

7) Mark Weiman vs. Danny Davis—Illinois Congressional District 7: Danny Davis, the incumbent, won with 81% of the vote.

8) Joe Walsh vs. Melissa Bean—Illinois Congressional District 8: Joe Walsh, the Republican challenger, is leading with about a 800 vote margin with 99% of the vote counted. The question is: will the Democrats be able to steal this election?

This is the District where a person in the audience asked why the “Pledge of Allegiance” was not being said and then the audience stood up and said it on their own. The Green Party candidate received over 6,000 votes which may have prevented Melissa Bean from winning.

9) Joel Pollak vs. Janice Schakowsky—Illinois Congressional District 9: Janice Schakowsky, the incumbent, won with 66% of the vote.

10) Robert Dold vs. Daniel Seals—Illinois Congressional District 10: Robert Dold, a Republican, won with 51% of the vote. This seat was vacated by Mark Kirk as he ran for the U.S. Senate in Illinois. This seat stays in Republican hands although as I wrote in an earlier post—“This guy is for the MURDER of unborn babies and I certainly DO NOT support him.”

11) Adam Kinzinger vs. Debbie Halvorson—Illinois Congressional District 1: Adam Kinzinger, the Republican challenger, won with 57% of the vote.

12) Teri Newman vs. Jerry Costello—Illinois Congressional District 12: Jerry Costello, the incumbent, won with 60% of the vote.

13) Judy Biggert vs. Scott Harper—Illinois Congressional District 13: Judy Biggert, the Republican incumbent and another RINO Republican, won with 64% of the vote.

14) Randy Hultgren vs. Bill Foster—Illinois Congressional District 14: Randy Hultgren, the Republican challenger, won with 51% of the vote.

15) Timothy Johnson vs. David Gill—Illinois Congressional District 15: Timothy Johnson, the Republican incumbent, won with 64% of the vote.

16) Donald Manzullo vs. George Gaulrapp—Illinois Congressional District 16: Donald Manzullo, the Republican incumbent, won with 65% of the vote.

17) Bobby Schilling vs. Phil Hare—Illinois Congressional District 17: Bobby Schilling rather easily defeated the incumbent Phil Hare—53% to 42% with the Green Party candidate receiving 5%. Phil Hare was unopposed in the 2008 election. He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Democratic Socialists of America. He was also video taped saying “I don’t worry about the Constitution when it comes to healthcare.” and it is a “myth that this country’s in debt and we just can’t spend.” He was endorsed by the Peoria Journal Star—the largest local newspaper in our area. He should have lost!

18) Aaron Schock vs. Deirdre Hirner—Illinois Congressional District 18: Aaron Schock, the Republican incumbent, won with 69% of the vote. Deirdre Hirner did not live in the District which is not required by the U.S. Constitution. In Arizona, I had a disagree with one of my political science instructors over this as he claimed a candidate is required to live in the District. Constitutionally, that simply is not the case.

19) John Shimkus vs. Tim Bagwell—Illinois Congressional District 19: John Shimkus, the Republican incumbent, won with 71% of the vote.

The results: It was a good election for the Republicans. Before the election, the Democrats held 12 seats and the Republicans held 7 seats of the 19 total. The Republicans picked up 3 seats and are leading in a 4TH. The Republicans now have, at least, a 10 to 9 majority and it SHOULD BE an 11 to 8 majority if the 8th Congressional District is NOT stolen.

According to the Washington Post, the Republicans will have control of the House of Representatives.

Senate:

This is the Senate seat vacated by Barack Hussein Obama when he won the Presidency in 2008.

Mark Kirk, the Republican, won 48% to 46%. I did not vote for him!

According to the Washington Post, the Democrats maintained control of the Senate.

We have begun the process of taking back the nation! The battles are NOT over. We have MUCH MORE WORK to do!