WLDS–WEAI is proud to be your source for election results during the 2024 Consolidated elections. Please check back as results are posted.
These results include totals from Morgan, Scott, Greene, and Cass counties.
Jacksonville City Council - Ward 3 Alderman
L.C. Clinton - 88
Terri Lashmett - 109
Winchester Mayor
Ronald F. Bell - 208
Rex Lee McIntire (I) - 299
Winchester Alderman Ward 3
Gerald R. Evans - 86
George R. Lindsey, Jr. - 61
Greenfield Mayor
John E. "Jr." Hardwick - 61
David K. Bishop - 91
Brock Andrew Meyer - 123
Greenfield Alderman Ward 1
Robert K. Rives - 55
Kory M. Chapman - 61
Roodhouse Mayor
Charles Huffines (I) - 92
Jim Riley - 124
Everett Schofield - 59
Roodhouse Ward 1 Alderman
Dennis Cumby - 50
Gage Giberson - 38
Roodhouse Ward 3 Alderman
Earnest Brown - 41
Shane Kessinger - 66
White Hall Mayor
Brad Staats (I) - 110
Marcus D. Jouett - 99
Mike Kleidon - 229
Keane Anthony - 8
White Hall Ward 2 Alderman
Felicia Watson - 31
Carter Cox - 63
White Hall Ward 3 Alderman
Sue Vinyard (I) - 46
Ron Gilmore - 105
Village of Hillview Trustee (Vote For A Total of 4) 4-year Term
Larry Follis - 14
Brian Bugg - 22
Richard Long - 25
Gabriel Walters - 26
Cutina Dunaway - 14
Village of Hillview Trustee (Vote For Not More Than 2) 2-year Unexpired Term
Curtis Barber - 14
Greg Harris - 21
Jesse Adkins - 17
Rockbridge Township Road Commissioner
Nicholas Bishop - 202
Philip Terpening - 84
Derek Longmeyer - 111
White Hall Township Road Commissioner
Russell "Rusty" Oller - 183
Andrew McEvers - 304
Woodville Township Road Commissioner
Rodney Drainer - 71
Kevin Brooks - 15
Woodville Township Trustee (Vote For Not More Than 4)
Charles Helton - 74
Robert J. Schild - 58
Sandra Drainer - 48
Ryan Lurton - 65
Eric Reeves - 54
Beardstown Mayor
Thomas J. Schlueter - 319
Tim Harris (I) - 331
Virginia Mayor
James "Ott" Wulf - 139
Steve Clark - 279
Village of Ashland Trustee (Vote For Not More Than 3)
Angela R. Breedlove - 165
Richard A. Turner - 177
Robert Jacob Garner - 246
Shawn Eskew - 149
Village of Chandlerville Trustee (Vote for not more than 3)
Claudette Marie Givens - 66
Richard Troy Campbell - 87
Rhianna Simpson - 54
Adam Pherigo - 114
Bluff Springs Township Trusteee (Vote for not more than 4)
Brad Lyons - 87
John C. Chambers - 173
Brian Chambers - 168
Matthew Haberman - 125
Josh Stocker - 145
Hagener Township Highway Commissioner
Sam Brannan III - 84
Andy Alloway - 82
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD #11 Board of Education
Jason Morton - 43
Jeffrey R. Browning - 401
Virginia CUSD #64 Board of Education (Vote for 4)
Autumn Foster - 322
Kyle Myers - 304
Casey French - 456
Marc Giovannini - 327
Gary Bell - 349
A-C Central CUSD #262 (Vote for 4)
Garrett Savage - 244
Daniel A. Cuba - 165
Alex Turner - 226
Vincent Todd Jokisch - 198
Curtis Cosner - 406
Daniel J. Edge - 437
Derick Roberts - 188
Lindsay Keeney - 273
Brian Rennecker - 309
Kara B. Martin - 404
John Wood Community College Trustees (Vote For Not More Than 2)
R. Kent Snider - 4470
Andrew Sprague - 2914
Christopher Adam Holtshlag - 4858
Elizabeth Weas Cash - 2774
Lewis & Clark Community College Trustees (Vote For Not More Than 3)
Tammi Smith-Williams - 778
Abigail Eilerman - 944
Donna Ware - 766
George N. Ellis - 555
Referendum - Should the Winchester School District be allowed to issue a $12 million general obligation bond for the purpose of improvements at the Winchester High School?
Yes - 513
No - 582
Defeated Republicans in Tuesday U.S. Senate Primary Refuse to Concede
By Benjamin Cox on July 2, 2022 at 8:30am
The Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate race in November is being contested by a number of defeated candidates. Mundelein’s Kathy Salvi was declared the winner of the 7-person race, taking a shade over 30% of the little over 705,000 votes cast in Tuesday’s primary. Salvi defeated hear next closest challenger, Belleville’s Peggy Hubbard, by […]
Review of 2022 Contested Primary Races
By Benjamin Cox on June 27, 2022 at 4:04pm
Polls open at 6AM tomorrow throughout the state. There are many contested federal and statewide races throughout Illinois that will be watched nationally. Here’s a review of the contested races that WLDS/WEAI will be watching tomorrow: FederalThere are 7 Republicans vying for the chance to take on Democrat incumbent Tammy Duckworth in November. Belleville Navy […]
Butler Campaign Sued For Libel By Primary Opponent Gray
By Benjamin Cox on June 23, 2022 at 1:04pm
A Springfield incumbent to the General Assembly has been sued in Sangamon County Court for libel. Incumbent State Representative Tim Butler and his campaign have been sued by his primary challenger Kent Gray, according to Sangamon County Circuit Court filings from yesterday. According to WMAY, Gray has accused the Butler campaign of sending anonymous text […]
Early Voting Turn Out Good in Morgan, Slow in Greene With Less Than A Week To Go
By Benjamin Cox on June 22, 2022 at 9:03am
Early voting has less than a week to go ahead of the June 28th primary. Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggener says that early voting at the courthouse has been going well: “I feel that early voting is going very well. We have a few people who come in every day, and I’m encouraged by that […]
Dark Money in Davis-Miller Campaign is Second Highest For A Congressional Primary Race in the U.S.
By Benjamin Cox on June 16, 2022 at 9:37am
Dark money is dominating the Rodney Davis-Mary Miller Republican primary race in the 15th Congressional District. Illinois Public Media reports that more than $9 million has been spent on the primary by outside individuals or groups, according to OpenSecrets, a non-partisan independent organization that tracks political campaign spending. The group says it’s the second-highest amount […]
New Vote-By-Mail System for Disabled Voters Launches Ahead of June Primary
By Benjamin Cox on June 2, 2022 at 3:11pm
The Illinois State Board of Elections has announced the launch of a remote accessible vote-by-mail system for the upcoming primary. The system allows the blind, deafblind and some other voters with disabilities to vote-by-mail – privately and independently – just as all other Illinois voters can. It allows them to securely receive and mark their […]
Davis Gets Endorsement From Local Sheriffs
By Benjamin Cox on May 20, 2022 at 1:09pm
A candidate for the newly drawn 15th Congressional District has picked up endorsements from some current and former local sheriffs. 18 current and former central Illinois county sheriffs announced their endorsement of Rodney Davis’ campaign for Congress in the 15th District. The sheriffs’ endorsement follows the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police endorsement of Davis last […]
Irvin-Bourne Ticket Picks Up Endorsement From Ezard, 50 Other Local Leaders, Legislators, Sheriffs
By Benjamin Cox on May 10, 2022 at 8:37am
The Irvin-Bourne gubernatorial campaign rolled out a new list of co-chairs on Friday. The list includes over 50 local leaders and legislators from around Illinois. One of those is Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard. Ezard says he’s know Irvin for a long time: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mr. Irvin through work with the […]
Sullivan, Soloman, & Miles Dodge Ballot Objections
By Benjamin Cox on April 22, 2022 at 9:29am
The Illinois State Board of Elections is still pouring through numerous objections to candidate petitions for the June primary ballot. An entire slate of Republican candidates were stricken from the ballot for various reasons. Objection hearing notes were made public yesterday by the State Board of Elections ahead of a final meeting to certify the […]
Objections Filed on Several Petitions of Candidacy for State Offices
By Benjamin Cox on March 21, 2022 at 8:08pm
Several people filing to run for state offices may be trimmed from the field in the coming weeks after objections to their petitions for nomination were filed at the State Board of Elections in Springfield today. Several GOP gubernatorial candidates had their nominating petitions objected to today. They include Jesse Sullivan and Kathleen Murphy, Max […]