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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Election 2012: Was Mokena an Obama or Romney Town?

The president captured his home state in the Nov. 6 election, but how did he fare in Mokena?

If Mokena residents had their way, Nov. 6 would have been all about the newly-elected President Mitt Romney. However, President Barack Obama got the nod nationwide. The total number of votes cast in all 13 Frankfort Township precincts along with the two New Lenox Townships precincts came out in favor of Mitt Romney, who garnered 6,184 ballots compared to 4,284 for Obama, according to data released by the Will County Clerk's Office. Not a single precinct in Frankfort or New Lenox Townships had Obama as the victor. READ: The Race for President—How Illinois Voted The biggest vote getter for Romney was Frankfort Township Precinct No. 17 where Republican ballots out-numbered Democrats by more than 100 percent. Voters there cast 715 votes for …

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The Race for President: How Illinois Voted, Election 2012: Incumbents Hold on to Will County Seats, Live Blog Captures Election Day 2012 With Words and Images, and 9 more ›

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MOKENA VOTER

8:04 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

I'm always amazed at the "Majority" with all the brains that voted for the Boosh/Cheney disaster twice and repeat verbatim from Fox. Brains are not something you sit on.   more ›

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Day 1 of Early Voting Captures Crowd at Mokena Village Hall.

The Mokena Village Clerk's Office has seen a lot of traffic due to voters looking to cast their ballots.

Day one of early voting captured the attention of 122 voters at the Village Hall. Apparently the third and final presidential debate was not meant to be a deciding factor for those people who had already cast a vote for their choice of president—President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney. The final two weeks of political ads and intense coverage of the issues was lost on the 122 voters who made their way to the Village Hall to exercise their right to vote The Mokena Village Clerk's Office reported that there was a steady line of people looking to cast their ballots during the past two days. While there is no way to predict the number of people who will take advantage of early voting, which runs through Nov. 4, it's certain to lighten the …

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Village of Mokena Village Hall, When is Tonight's Presidential Debate?, Do You Want to Lower Your Electric Bills?, and 1 more ›

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