[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10. 2008.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from Mr. Daniel White, 
     Executive Director, Illinois State Board of Elections, 
     indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the 
     Special Election held March 8, 2008, the Honorable Bill 
     Foster was elected Representative to Congress for the 
     Fourteenth Congressional District, State of Illinois.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Lorraine C. Miller,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.
                                  ____

                                                State of Illinois,


                                     State Board of Elections,

                                  Springfield, IL, March 10, 2008.
     Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
     Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Ms. Miller: Although it is not the normal practice of 
     the Illinois State Board of Elections to release unofficial 
     election results, in response to your February 21, 2008 
     request, we are hereby transmitting UNOFFICIAL election 
     results for the March 8, 2008 Special General Election in the 
     Fourteenth Congressional Election in the State of Illinois.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Daniel W. White,
                                               Executive Director.
       Enclosure.

       UNOFFICIAL RESULTS, MARCH 8, 2008, SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION: REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, FOURTEENTH
                                             CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
                                             [For an unexpired term]
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                                                                           Republican
                        Jurisdiction                          Democratic      Jim       Unreturned  Provisionals
                                                             Bill Foster    Oberweis    Absentees
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Bureau.....................................................           45           51            2             0
DeKalb.....................................................        5,937        4,640          146             0
DuPage.....................................................        3,294        3,216           91            14
Henry......................................................        1,046        1,678           31             0
Kane.......................................................       25,661       24,365          495            58
Kendall....................................................        6,396        6,305           88             3
Lee........................................................        1,959        2,449           80             0
Whiteside..................................................          519          425           10             0
Aurora Board...............................................        7,153        3,859          218            12
      Totals...............................................       52,010       46,988      **1,161           87
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**As of March 8, 2008.



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