Only 10.8% of eligible suburban voters went to polls March 3

Special primary precinct results available online

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Only 5,213 suburban voters in the 5th Congressional District, or 10.8 percent of the district's registered suburban voters, cast ballots Tuesday in the special primary election, Cook County Clerk David Orr said Wednesday.

When combined with Chicago turnout, about 17 percent of the district's registered voters participated in the election. The election determines the Democratic, Republican and Green Party nominees for U.S. Representative in the 5th Congressional District.

A few other suburban highlights include:

• All 57 polling places opened on time
• 78 percent of all voters chose Democratic ballots
• Turnout was greatest, at 18 percent, in Leyden Township Precinct 82, Hanging Gardens Banquets in River Grove
• Only three of the 92 suburban precincts had more than 100 voters
• Suburban voters chose Victor A. Forys over the other 11 Democratic candidates, including winner Mike Quigley

Unofficial precinct-level results from the March 3 Special Primary Election are available online. To view precinct results, select a race from the drop-down menu and click on a candidate's name. The March 3 election results will be certified on March 9.

For information about the upcoming April 7 general election, which will include the 5th Congressional District race and about 3,000 candidates in local suburban elections, please visit voterinfonet.com.

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Courtney Greve

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