Tuesday night, Democrat Jim Luebke’s bid for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder came to an end.

“Winning is better,” Luebke said. “This type of loss is not a bad loss.”

He felt he made his message known to many of the people in DeKalb County, and that was a win in and of itself.

Luebke speculated before the results came out about how his opponent would conduct himself in office.

“I’m sure he will do the best he can,” he said.

During his campaign, Luebke went door to door talking to voters and posting signs in his supporters lawns. Supporters for Luebke were very adamant that he was the most qualified candidate for the job.

“He really has worked hard, and he has a great intelligence,” said Clinton Jesser, a retired NIU professor and DeKalb resident.

Supporters for Luebke were disappointed with the results of the election, but optimistic for the 2012 election.

“This is just half time,” said Daniel Krouse, member of the NIU student organization College Democrats.

Two DeKalb County Board winners Derek Tyson and Bob Brown campaigned together and were elected from parts on the county where there was a high student concentration.

“I’m surprised because so many others were involved [with the campaign],” Tyson said upon learning Luebke lost.

Many factors were in play that caused the Democrats to suffer so many losses.

“Midterm anti-democratic sentiment came into play,” said Ruth Anne Tobias , chairwoman of the DeKalb County Board.

Along with the loss of the DeKalb County Clerk position, long time 8th District DeKalb County Board member Eileen Dubin lost her spot on the board. Dubin has been a part of the DeKalb County Democrats since 1999, when there were only five Democrats, including the party chair, Tobias said.