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Democratic Candidate For President of the United States (7 Counties)
Joe Biden - 3298
Tulsi Gabbard - 41
Bernie Sanders - 1365
Other Candidates - 343
Republican Candidate For President of the United States (4 Counties)
Donald Trump - 5536
Roque De La Fuente - 265
Republican Nominee For U.S. Senate (Durbin Seat) (Statewide Numbers)
Robert Marshall - 72965
Peggy Hubbard - 108911
Casey Chlebek - 26420
Mark C. Curran, Jr. - 198705
Tom Tarter - 70616
U.S. Representative Democratic Candidate 13th District (Davis Seat)
Betsey Dirksen-Londrigan - 47465
Stefanie Smith - 14663
93rd Illinois Legislative District Democratic Candidate (Hammond Seat)
Scott Stoll - 4164
Emiliano Vera - 2199
7th Judicial Circuit Republican Nominee (Day Vacancy) 22 of 22 Precincts Reporting
John Wayne Guntren - 579
Zachary A. Schmidt - 728
7th Judicial Circuit Democratic Nominee (Day Vacancy) 22 of 22 Precincts Reporting
Matt Goetten - 601
Elliott L. Turpin - 388
Morgan County Coroner 90% Precincts Reporting
Charles "Chuck" Jennings - 523
Marcy Patterson - 1372
Early Voting Numbers- 80% Precincts Reported New Berlin School Bond Referendum: Shall the Board of Education of the New Berlin Community Unit School District #16, Sangamon & Morgan Counties, build and equip a new school building, improve safety and security, alter, demolish, repair, renovate, equip and abate asbestos at portions of the existing Junior & Senior High School building, make site improvements, and issue bonds of said school district to the amount of $39,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
Yes - 352
No - 1240
Cass County State's Attorney Democratic Nominee 21 out of 21 Precincts Reporting
John Alvarez - 405
Carrie Magerl - 319
Scott County State's Attorney (Hill Vacancy) 10 of 10 Precincts Reporting
John Paul Coonrod - 324
Richard "Rick" Crews - 844
Bethany Doolin - 215
Scott County Commissioner 10 of 10 Precincts Reporting
Charles Pine - 406
Robert L. "Bob" Schafer - 907
Brown County Board Republican Candidates (Vote For 7)
David Ferrill - 0
Rick Garthaus - 0
Chad Kunkel - 0
Charles Northcutt - 0
Jed Parn - 0
Lori Weise-McKee - 0
Mark Yingling - 0
Michael Yingling - 0
Brown County State's Attorney Republican Nominee
Jesse Gilsdorf - 101
Michael Hill - 494
Mark Vincent - 327
8th Judicial Circuit Republican Nominee (Drummond Vacancy)
Tad Brenner - 8703
Drew Erwin - 7082
Pike County Board Republican Nominee (Vote for 5)
John Birch - 0
Amy Gates - 0
Reta Hoskin - 0
Thomas Lewis - 0
Derek Ross - 0
Mark Sprague - 0
Pike County State's Attorney Republican Nominee
Zachary Boren - 1375
Walker Filbert - 1098
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 […]
Jesse White’s Office Issues Letter For Mail-In Ballot Applications
By Benjamin Cox on September 18, 2020 at 10:32am
Secretary of State Jesse White’s office has issued a letter confusing voters about mail in ballot applications. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggoner says she was unaware of the letter being sent and that an upset local voter alerted her office to the correspondence: “I am surprised, too. The first I knew about this letter was […]
Jacksonville NAACP Holding Voter Registration Event Saturday
By Benjamin Cox on September 15, 2020 at 3:05pm
Jacksonville’s NAACP chapter is helping voters register to vote this weekend. The Journal Courier reports that the local chapter’s volunteers will assist with the voter registration process from 1 to 4PM at the Community Park Center at 1309 South Main Street and at the Walnut Court center next to the Jacksonville Police substation at 300 […]
Morgan County Clerk Clarifies Mail-In Voting; Announces Some Polling Place Changes Due to COVID
By Benjamin Cox on September 9, 2020 at 5:07pm
President Donald Trump told people at a ceremony in Wilmington, North Carolina on Thursday last week that if people have voted by mail during the General Election cycle that they should go to their polling places on November 3rd to check whether their mailed in ballot had been tabulated, and that if election officials hadn’t […]
Mail-In Ballot Requests Hit Record Statewide, Local Impact Marginal
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2020 at 5:51pm
The Illinois State Board of Elections says that over 1 million mail-in ballot applications have been requested in the state. Avoiding the polls and mailing in a ballot ahead of the November 3rd election is proving to be a popular option. Matt Dietrich of the state board of elections says the number of mail-in ballot […]
Independents, Third Parties File For General Election Ballot
By Benjamin Cox on July 21, 2020 at 4:12pm
Yesterday at 5PM was the filing deadline for state and federal independent and third party candidates in the State of Illinois. An independent candidate this year needed just 2,500 valid signatures to get on the November 3rd general election ballot. According to the State Journal Register, more than 30 people filed for candidates for President, […]