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President of the United States
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris - Democrat - 2881554
Donald Trump/Mike Pence - Republican - 2246472
Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker - Green - 25892
Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman - Socialism & Liberation - 6772
Brian Carroll/Amar Patel - American Solidarity - 7789
Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen - Libertarian - 57687
United States Senator
Mark Curran - Republican - 2127978
Richard "Dick" Durbin - Democrat - 2723172
Willie Wilson - Independent - 205420
David Black - Green - 47132
Danny Malouf - Libertarian - 98528
18th Congressional District
Darin LaHood - Republican - 255005
George Petrilli - Democrat - 106876
13th Congressional District
Betsey Dirksen-Londrigan - Democrat - 142076
Rodney Davis - Republican - 170758
93rd Illinois Legislative District
Scott Stoll - Democrat - 14332
Norine Hammond - Republican - 27805
100th Illinois Legislative District
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer - Republican - 37506
Brandon Adams - Democrat - 10079
Ralph Sides - Pro Life/Pro Gun - 2169
7th Judicial Circuit in Greene County (Day Vacancy)
Matt Goetten - Democrat - 2644
Zachary Schmidt - Republican - 3517
Cass County Board District 1 (Vote For Not More Than Two)
Aaron D. French - Republican - 1192
Joyce Brannan - Democrat - 482
Bob Schaeffer - Democrat - 746
Cass County State's Attorney
John Alvarez - Democrat - 1781
Craig Miller - Republican - 3390
Constitutional Ballot Proposed Amendment For the Graduated Income Tax
Yes - 2237103
No - 2735485
Finalized Election Results Sees Little Change
By Benjamin Cox on November 23, 2020 at 6:01pm
West Central Illinois’ election totals have been finalized. Barely any of the numbers moved in favor of one candidate or another. Election officials from the State of Illinois finalized numbers and counted final provisional, mail-in, and absentee ballots from the November 3rd General Election on Friday. Cass County had the least amount of change of […]
UNOFFICIAL General Election Results By County
By Benjamin Cox on November 5, 2020 at 1:48pm
The following election results are unofficial. Final tallies will be submitted officially to the Illinois State Board of Elections on November 17th. Percentages are given where they are available Morgan County 15,326 out of 22,037 registered voters. Turnout of 69.55%PresidentDonald Trump/Mike Pence 9,903 65.03%Joe Biden/Kamala Harris 5,020 32.96%Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy Cohen 198 1.30%Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker 55 […]
Waggener Reminds Public That Polling Places Remain Open Despite State COVID Mitigations
By Benjamin Cox on October 31, 2020 at 5:06pm
Early voting continued this morning at the Morgan County Courthouse until 1 o’clock this afternoon. Monday is the last day to early vote in the state before the Election on Tuesday. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggener wants to dispel any rumors that polling places will be closed under the new IDPH Tier 1 COVID mitigations […]
State Board of Elections Says More Than 3 Million Already Have Cast Ballots
By Benjamin Cox on October 30, 2020 at 6:05pm
The Illinois State Board of Elections says that they expect the state to match or overtake the 71% turnout in the 2016 presidential election. According to data provided on their Twitter today, 2.3 million vote-by-mail applications were sent out to Illinois voters, with now 1.4 million of those being returned to county election authorities. As […]
Nearly A Quarter of Registered Voters Have Voted in Morgan County
By Benjamin Cox on October 29, 2020 at 12:18pm
The Morgan County Commissioners were told Monday morning that early voting is still going strong at the Morgan County Courthouse in the week leading up to the election. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggoner said that approximately 162 voters showed up for extended hours this past Saturday. She expects that more will also show this coming […]
Greene County Courthouse Has Drive Up Ballot Dropbox
By Benjamin Cox on October 23, 2020 at 1:22pm
Greene County voters now have a drop off location for mail-in ballots. A drive-by ballot box has been installed for voters who wish to vote by mail and choose not to use the United States Postal Service. The ballot drop box is located on the west side of the Greene County Courthouse in the parking […]
State Board of Elections Outlines In-Person Voting If You Receive A Mail-In Ballot
By Benjamin Cox on October 9, 2020 at 6:49pm
If you’ve requested a mail-in ballot and now want to vote in person, it’s not a problem. The Illinois State Board of Elections and the local county clerk has a procedure in place for your to surrender your mail-in ballot and vote in person. Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt Dietrich says people ask about changing […]
Early, Mail-In Voting Having A Strong Turnout So Far in Morgan County
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2020 at 6:11pm
With less than 30 days until Election Day on November 3rd, early voting and mail-in voting is off to a strong start in Morgan County. 843 vote by mail ballots and 580 early voting ballots have been collected so far, according to numbers provided by Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggoner’s office. The number accounts for […]
Goetten Receives Endorsement From Current & Former Greene Co. Law Enforcement Officials
By Benjamin Cox on September 28, 2020 at 3:38pm
Past and present law enforcement in Greene County have endorsed Democrat Matt Goetten for the Greene County Circuit Judge vacancy in the November General Election. In a letter signed by 10 former and current law enforcement leaders in the county, Goetten is being endorsed for his over 18 years of experience in the courtroom as […]
Early Voting Has Busy First Day In Illinois
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2020 at 8:11pm
Early voting began today at county courthouses around the state. Mail-in ballots also went out in the postal mail today for those who filled out a mail-in ballot application. Voters were already standing in line at the Morgan County Courthouse at 8AM this morning awaiting a chance to cast ballots in person. Morgan County Clerk […]