At train stations, houses of worship and neighborhoods across Chicago and the North Shore, political parties and candidates are mounting their final efforts to mobilize support for Tuesday’s election.

Much of the efforts focus on turning out supporters and ensuring they make it to the polls.

Michele Bromberg, the Democratic candidate for 17th District state representative, has been “doing a lot of walking” through district neighborhoods during the past several months, said Elizabeth Moe, her campaign manager.

Moe said Bromberg’s campaign has canvassed the entire district — the western two-thirds of Evanston’s 6th Ward — and has sent letters to supporters reminding them to vote.

The campaign plans to have about 200 volunteers on Election Day to hand out literature and to go door-to-door reminding supporters to vote.

The campaign of incumbent Republican Elizabeth Coulson expects to have at least 100 volunteers working on Tuesday, campaign adviser Bill O’Connor said.

Republican Julianne Curtis said her campaign has canvassed door-to-door throughout most of the 18th District, where she is running to unseat incumbent Democrat Julie Hamos as State Representative. Curtis plans to have volunteers distributing literature at train stations in the days leading up to the election, especially during morning rush hours.

Republican Kurt Eckhardt, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, had his supporters passing out literature at churches and synagogues over the weekend. He said the goal was to make voters aware of his campaign, though Schakowsky is heavily favored to win on Tuesday.

Evanston party organizations are employing similar tactics.

Volunteers for the Democratic Party of Evanston are passing out information about where to vote, and the organization expects to have more than 600 volunteers working on election day to turn out supporters, said Bonnie Wilson, the local party’s president.

Volunteer poll watchers for both local parties will monitor voting in city precincts.

“We just want to make sure every registered voter — every Democratic voter — gets out to vote on Election Day,” Wilson said.

Evanston’s Republicans are mounting their own get-out-the-vote effort, but are operating at a steep disadvantage in a city where Democrats far outnumber Republicans.

“We are at the bottom of a hill running up,” said Evanston Republican Organization treasurer Bob Janes, Kellogg ’55.

Janes noted that Republicans hold no elected offices in Cook County. He said the organization expects to have about 60 volunteers working on Tuesday, in addition to about 140 Republican election judges in precincts across the city.

Janes said the Republicans are focusing most of their efforts in northwest Evanston, where Coulson is “running for her life.”

“When you’re weak, you grimace over what’s happening,” Janes said. “We just have to do what we can and where we can.”

Eckhardt, the 9th District Republican candidate for the U.S. House, acknowledged that despite his best efforts, his chances of unseating Schakowsky are slim.

“I know I’m not going to win,” Eckhardt said. “I mean, it would be the surprise story of the United States if we did.”

He added that he would be pleased if he drew 35 percent of the vote in Schakowsky’s predominantly Democratic district.

Other local candidates say they believe they will reap significant benefits from their grassroots efforts on Election Day.

“I think it will be closer than people realize,” Curtis said, despite the Democrats’ advantage.

Moe also expressed confidence about the Democrat’s chances in a race officials of both parties see as competitive: “Things are close but we’re pretty positive.”

Coulson campaign advisor Bill O’Connor agreed the race is close but said he is “cautiously optimistic.”

“We think we’re ahead, we think we’re gonna win,” he said, “but it’s very difficult to tell what the exact outcome is going to be.”

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ON ELECTION DAY:

 If you registered by mail, bring a photo ID (Illinois state driver’s license or WildCARD) and proof of address — such as a utility bill — to the polls.

 If you registered in person, bring your receipt.

 You can cast a provisional ballot if your registration is in question.

 NU’s designated polling places on campus are Patten Gym, Norris University Center and Parkes Hall. Check the Web site below for your assigned location.

 For more information, visit the Cook County Clerk’s election Web site at www.voterinfonet.com.