And the winner is...

William E. Simons once said "Bad Politions are sent to Washington by those who don't vote." Well, don't you worry, Will! On Tuesday, November 2, Vanguard students and staff had their own election in the tech center. Here are the results:

U.S. Senator
Mark Kirk - 14
Alexi Giannoulias - 34
LeAlen Jones - 6
Mike Labno - 10

Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Bill Brady - 8
Pat Quinn - 29
Rich Whitney - 2
Lex Green - 4
Scott Lee Cohen - 5

Attorney Governor
Steve Kim - 14
Lisa Madigan - 26
David Black - 4
Bill Malan - 35

Secretary of State
Robert Enriquez - 12
Jesse White - 33
John Hanson - 4

State Comptroller
Judy Topinka - 31
David Miller - 25
Erika Schaefer - 4
Julie Fox - 6

State Treasurer
Dan Rutherford - 14
Robin Kelly - 23
Scott Summers - 3
James Pauly - 7

State Representative
Robert Dold - 18
Dan Seals - 30

Cook County Board President
Roger Keats - 9
Toni Preckwinkle - 29
Tom Tresser - 9

Cook County Clerk
Angel Garcia - 14
David Orr - 31

Cook County Sherriff
Frederick Collins - 8
Tom Dart - 26
Marshall Lewis - 9

Cook County Treasurer
Carol Morse - 13
Maria Pappas - 32

Cook County Assesor
Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall - 6
Joseph Barrios - 24
Robert Grota - 9
Forest Claypool - 5

Thank you for voting, every one! :)

Story by Annemarie Schaefer