Orland Township Mostly Voted Republican in 2010 Election
With the numbers in, we take a look at whether the township swung left or right, and the results are rather red.
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Orland Township's election results are as red as a slab of raw beef, peppered with small bits of blue.
Contrary to a local media report, the township has maintained its traditional Republican-leaning with very few exceptions.
Although Republicans Barbara Bellar (State Rep., 35th District) and Adam Wojcik (State Sen., 19th District) lost their respective races, they won the support of the majority of voters within their sections of Orland Township. Both Bellar and Wojcik garnered 59 percent of the vote, compared to their opponents' 40 percent.
In other words, Democrats Maggie Crotty and Bill Cunningham held on to seats that were either theirs already or occupied by other Democrats because of voters outside the Township.
Democrat Kevin McCarthy (State Rep., 37th District) defeated Republican Jeff Junkas, but it should be noted, again, this is a seat that McCarthy has held for 13 years. He edged out Junkas within Orland Township by only 117 votes, or 0.6 percent of the vote.
The race to fill President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat went the way of the elephant as well in Orland, with Mark Kirk bringing in 61 percent from local voters compared to Alexi Giannoulias' 33 percent.
And if Orland had final say in the battle between Republican Bill Brady and Democrat Pat Quinn for Illinois governor, Brady already would be redecorating the governor's mansion in Springfield thanks to 57 percent of Orland Township's vote compared to Quinn's 36 percent.
The following Republicans won these races in Orland Township:
U.S. Senate (Illinois)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Mark Kirk (R) | 20,155 | 61.88 |
| Alexi Giannoulias (D) | 10,975 | 33.7 |
Illinois Governor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Bill Brady (R) | 18,639 | 57 |
| Pat Quinn (D) | 11,930 | 36.48 |
Illinois Comptroller
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Judy Baar Topinka (R) | 22,528 | 69.81 |
| David Miller (D) | 8,111 | 25.14 |
Illinois Treasurer
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Dan Rutherford (R) | 20,884 | 64.95 |
| Robin Kelly (D) | 9,999 | 31.1 |
U.S. House of Representatives, 1st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Raymond Wardingley (R) | 7,183 | 60.38 |
| Bobby Rush (D) | 3,956 | 33.25 |
U.S. House of Representatives, 13th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Judy Biggert (R) | 14,019 | 72.01 |
| Scott Harper (D) | 5,947 | 29.79 |
Illinois State Senate, 19th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Adam Wojcik (R) | 11,300 | 59.28 |
| Maggie Crotty (D) | 7,762 | 40.72 |
Illinois State House of Representatives, 35th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Barbara Bellar (R) | 584 | 59.59 |
| Bill Cunnigham (D) | 396 | 40.41 |
Illinois State House of Representatives, 81st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Renee Kosel (R) | 6,280 | 76.39 |
| John Unhoch (D) | 1,941 | 23.61 |
Cook County Board President
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Roger Keats (R) | 16,838 | 53.32 |
| Toni Preckwinkle (D) | 13,492 | 42.73 |
Cook County Board of Commissioners, 17th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Elizabeth Gorman (R) | 18,825 | 59.78 |
| Patrick Maher (D) | 10,938 | 34.73 |
The following Democrats won the races listed below among Orland Township voters:
Illinois State House of Representatives, 37th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Kevin McCarthy (D) | 9,719 | 50.3 |
| Jeffrey Junkas (R) | 9,602 | 49.7 |
Illinois Attorney General
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Lisa Madigan (D) | 19,677 | 60.46 |
| Steve Kim (R) | 12,108 | 37.2 |
Illinois Secretary of State
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Jesse White (D) | 20,880 | 64.18 |
| Robert Enriquez (R) | 10,749 | 33.04 |
