Primary Election Information

The Primary Election will be held on February 2, 2010. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting will be held January 11 -28, 2010, Monday – Saturday, from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. The Early Voting site selected for Wilmette is Centennial Park, 2300 Old Glenview Road. State law requires early voters to display valid identification such as a current driver’s license, state-issued ID card or another government-issued ID with a photograph. Voters who cannot vote at one of the County’s sites can still request an absentee ballot by mail from the Cook County Clerk.

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General Voting Information

• Elections -- Suburban Cook County
• Offices Up For Election
• Referenda February 02, 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election
  (scroll down the page to see "High School District 203 Ref - Issue Bonds")
• Find Your Polling Place


• Voting Accessibility and Assistance
• Politics1: Online Guide to Illinois Politics
• eVoter.com

Offices to be Elected

The offices up for election in suburban Cook County are

• U.S. Senator
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• State Comptroller
• State Treasurer
• Illinois House of Representatives
• Other Offices

Candidates

Candidates running for U.S. Senator
(6 Year Term, Vote For 1)

• Robert Marshall (D)
• David Hoffman (D)
• Jacob J. Meister (D)
• Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias(D)
• Cheryle Jackson (D)
  
  
• John Arrington (R)
• Patrick Hughes (R)
• Mark Kirk (R)
• Don Lowery (R)
• Andy Martin (R)
• Kathleen Thomas (R)

Candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives (9th Congressional District)
2 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Janice D. Schakowsky (D)
  
  
• Susanne Atanus (R)
• Joel Barry Pollak (R)

Candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives (10th Congressional District)
2 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Daniel J. Seals (D)
• Julie Hamos (D)
• Elliot Richardson (D)
  
  
• Robert Dold (R)
• Elizabeth Coulson (R)
• Dick Green (R)
• Paul Hamann (R)
• Arie Friedman (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Governor
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Pat Quinn (D)
• Daniel W. Hynes (D)



• Adam Andrzejewski (R)
• Bill Brady (R)
• Kirk Dillard (R)
• Andy McKenna (R)
• Dan Proft (R)
• Jim Ryan (R)
• Bob Schillerstrom (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Lieutenant Governor
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Arthur L. Turner (D)
• Terry Link (D)
• Rickey R. Hendon (D)
• Scott Lee Cohen (D)
• Thomas Michael Castillo (D)
• Mike Boland (D)
  
  
• Brad Cole (R)
• Dennis Cook (R)
• Matt Murphy (R)
• Jason Plummer (R)
• Don Tracy (R)
• Randy White (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Attorney General
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Lisa Madigan (D)



• Steve Kim (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Secretary of State
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Jesse White (D)
  
  
• Robert Enriquez (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Comptroller
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• David E. Miller (D)
• S. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
• Clinton A. "Clint" Krislov (D)
  
  
• Jim Dodge (R)
• William Kelly (R)
• Judy Baar Topinka (R)

Candidates running for Illinois Treasurer
4 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Justin P. Oberman (D)
• Robin Kelly (D)
  
  
• Dan Rutherford (R)

Candidates running for Illinois House of Representatives (17th District)
2 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Daniel K. Biss (D)
  
  
• Phil Collins (R)
• Hamilton Chang (R)

Candidates running for Illinois House of Representatives (18th District)
2 Year Term, Vote For 1

• Eamon Kelly (D)
• Patrick Keenan-Devlin (D)
• Edmund B. Moran, Jr. (D)
• Jeffrey Paul Smith (D)
• Robyn Gabel (D)

Candidates running for Other Offices

Go to evoter.com and enter your home address to find candidates who will be on your ballot.

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