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You know Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are on your ballot as Republican candidates for President and Vice President. But, do you know there are dozens of other Republicans running for office in Chicago as well?

The Democratic controlled Chicago Board of Election Commissioners knocked several qualified Republicans off official ballots. Never fear, we Republicans are survivors and we find other ways to give Chicagoans a choice. As you will see below, many Republicans will ask for your vote as write-in candidates. To vote for them, you simply fill in the box for write-in and print the candidates first and last name in the space provided.

For your convenience, here is a list of all the Republicans running for office in Chicago in 2012. The election is November 6th, 2012.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

1st District: Donald Peloquin

2nd District: Brian Woodworth

3rd District: Richard Grabowski

4th District: Hector Concepcion

5th District: Dan Schmitt

7th District: Rita Zak

9th District: Timothy Wolfe

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE

1st State Senate District: Write-In candidate George MaAyteh

2nd State Senate District: Write-In candidate Ronald Baltierra

6th State Senate District: Write-In candidate Scott Campbell

7th State Senate District: Write-In candidate Rafael Chagin

8th State Senate District: Write-In candidate Tom Morris

17th State Senate District: Write-In candidate Xavier Roman

18th State Senate District: Barbara Ruth Bellar

28th State Senate District: Jim O'Donnell

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th,  16th, 20th and 39th state senate districts are uncontested by Republican candidates leaving voters with no choice for the offices.

ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12th State Rep District: Write In candidate Frank Rowder

14th State Rep District: Write-In candidate Paul Minervino

15th State Rep District: Write-In candidate Joseph Hedrick

16th State Rep District: Vincent Romano

20th State Rep District: Michael McAuliffe

22nd State Rep District: Robert Handzik

25th State Rep District: Write-In candidate Juan Diaz

34th State Rep District: Write In Candidate Darnell Macklin

35th State Rep District: Ricardo Fernandez

36th State Rep District: Bob Shelstrom

40th State Rep District: Antoinette "Toni" Puccio-Johnson

55th State Rep District: Susan Sweeney

78th State Rep District: Write In candidate Ralph Vera

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 39th state house districts are uncontested by Republican candidates leaving voters with no choice for the offices.

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS

Harold "Noonie" Ward

Carl Segvich

COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY

Lori Yokoyama

COOK COUNTY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Diane Shapiro

COOK COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS

Sherri Griffith

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW

1st District: Dan Patlak

2nd and 3rd district have no Republican candidates

JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT COURT FIRST

James Gerard Riley

No Republicans are running for Appellate, Circuit or Sub circuit Court vacancies.