Do you want a really good laugh?
Go read the write-in results listed at the Cook County website.
Mike Van Winkle and I have been highly entertained going through it.
Jim Oberweis got a lot of votes, I didn't expect to see that. God only had 2, beaten by Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, but he did finish above Bart Simpson's 1. Other appearances on the list are:
Bozo and Bozo the Clown, Capn Crunch, George Ryan and Glen Poshard tied with two this year although Jim Edgar pulled in 11, George Carlin, Kim Jong Il, Me had 2, Mike Ditka 5, None, Neither, Nix, No Choice, No Confidence, No one, Nobody, None, None of them, None of Above, None of the above, NOTA None of the above, Other, Penn Jillette, three pages worth of variations on Stufflebeam that literally had me laughing really hard (Stumblebee, Stifflebean, Shacklebean, Shufflebarger), Robin Williams, Sammy the squirel, Santa, Spongebob squarepants, Steven Colbert, T Jefferson, The Noid, Unknown, We deserve better, and Zippy the Squirrel finishing it off.
Tigger pulled on in for Attorney General. For Secretary of State Jesus Christ made his first appearance with Phylis Diller. Comptroller had Big Ron, Homer Simpson, Mrs Mouse, and no Clue. Moneyman McGibbons for Treasurer. Elvis isn't sighted until the 2nd Congressional District along with the Tooth Fairy. Rich Miller got a vote in the 3rd Congressional. Borat made the 7th Congressional list. Alfred E. Newman was popular for Cook County President, where we also see Protest Vote and Undecided.
7 comments:
I was under the impression that current Illinois Election Law barred the counting of any write-in votes for persons who did not file a write-in candidacy form with that election authority. Has the law been changed, or did David Orr and Co. screw up again?
The law is still the same. I believe they probably just listed them but they didn't "count" them for the official results. Having the list would be important for someone who did declare a write-in like Stufflebeam so all of his votes are counted even when they are horribly mangled.
Way to Go, Jim!! Too bad you didn't win the primary, we'd have a Republican Governor-Elect
4PB2,
Hey, neither did 'fast talking, slow walking, good looking Mohair Sam' and he is the 'coolest guy, that is, what am!'
Pat,
I voted for you for Congress in the 3rd but I can't find your name on the list. I think litigation is in order.
Bill,
You are too kind;given my natural inclination for larceny it is best that I avoid elected office altogether. I'd have the 'kitchen sink' hot-wired to the Palaus nano-seconds after searing in; I'd have the proceeds for office looted before Fitz could spell my name.
That's pretty good, but it's not the best this cycle. That title goes to the woman running a write in candidacy for the seat vacated by Tom Delay. Here's the story.
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