By PATRICK BOYLAN
Center Square Ledger
Ann Williams won the Democratic nod in the 11th Illinois legislative district race yesterday, taking 5,352 votes or 46 percent of the votes cast with 96.9 percent of the precincts counted. A delighted Lisa Madigan said, “I’m very happy Ann won. She’ll be a great state rep for the district.”
Williams said “I’m very excited to be one step closer to representing the 11th district.” Williams said she was going to use the next few months to focus on issues important to 11th district voters, naming property taxes, “getting the state back on track,” environmental issues and job creation as four areas of concern.
“I look forward to spending the next several months getting to know the district and focusing on issues that are important,” she said.
Ed Mullen, who lost to Williams reflected on the campaign, saying “the things that strike me the most were the reception I got from people at their doors.
“There was a cynicism about not being able to change politics in Chicago. Then there was a sense of possibility. I really think it is important to cultivate that sense of possibility in the district,” he said.
Opponent Dan Farley and 47th Ward Alderman Eugene Schulter did not return messages asking for comment.
Democratic candidate for 11th Illinois Legislative District. No incumbent. The results at 11 PM, with 94 out of 97 of the precincts reporting (96.9 percent) were:
| Name | Votes | Percent |
| Ed Mullen | 2544 | 21.87 |
| Dan Farley | 3734 | 32.11 |
| Ann Williams | 5352 | 46.02 |
In the Democratic primary in the 12th Cook County Board of Commissioners race, John Fritchey ran away with 75.3 percent of the vote, with 96.4 percent of the precincts reporting.
Fritchey said “it is a clear statement that voters want to reform Cook County and the politics that got us here. In the 32nd Ward it’s a repudiation of the politics that dominated the ward.” Fritchey said the vote demonstrated the demand for reform.
Democratic candidate for 12th Cook County Board of Commissioners. No incumbent. The results at 11 PM, with 265 out of 275 of the precincts reporting (96.36 percent) were:
| Name | Votes | Percent |
| John Fritchey | 19069 | 75.29 |
| Ted Matlak | 6258 | 2471 |
Greg Harris, who is not currently opposed by anyone in his election bid said, “Democrats need to focus their attention on giving support to Democrats in Collar Counties and state-wide. We need to support progressive causes.” Harris named three issues he hopes to focus on with his win, marriage equality, health care reform and education.
In other contested races with residents from the NorthCenter area:
Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor at 11:14 PM with 97 percent of the precincts counted, based on AP reporting:
| Name | Votes | Percent | |
| Pat Quinn | 435843 | 50.3 | Incumbent |
| Dan Hynes | 431053 | 49.7 |
Republican candidate for US 5th Congressional District at 11:08 PM with 96 percent of the precincts counted, based on AP reporting:
| Name | Votes | Percent |
| David Ratowitz | 5452 | 39.7 |
| Rosanna Pulido | 4530 | 32.9 |
| Ashvin Lad | 3767 | 27.4 |
Green candidate for US 5th Congressional District at 11:08 PM with 96 percent of the precincts counted, based on AP reporting:
| Name | Votes | Percent |
| Matt Reichel | 183 | 45.4 |
| Andrew Williams | 134 | 33.3 |
| Terrence Gilhooly | 86 | 21.3 |
This entry was updated at 12:29 AM to include Greg Harris’ comments.
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I learned a lesson from that headline. Don’t make predictions based on a thin margin without a concession speech.