Democrat Tammy Duckworth defeated Republican incumbent Mark Kirk in the contest for a U.S. Senate seat. In the other statewide election, Democrat Susana Mendoza edged Republican incumbent Leslie Munger for state comptroller. Tuesday’s election also featured numerous contests of interest in west central Illinois:
Illinois House District 93
Republican Norine Hammond 55%
Democrat John Curtis 45%
Illinois House District 94
Republican Randy Frese 75%
Democrat Bobby Pritchett 25%
Illinois House District 74
Republican Dan Swanson 66%
Democrat Bill Butts 34%
Congressional District 17
Democrat Cheri Bustos 60%
Republican Patrick Harlan 40%
Congressional District 18
Republican Darin LaHood 71%
Democrat Junius Rodriguez 29%
McDonough County Board District 1
(vote for four)
Democrat Paul Trimmer 1532
Democrat Joshua Jefferson 1526
Democrat Robert Shouse 1348
Democrat Dick Marcott 1282
Republican Jerry Tyson 1135
Republican Jay Cremer 1132
Republican Clay Hinderliter 982
McDonough County Board District 3
(vote for four)
Republican Mike Cox 2760
Republican W. Earl Sims 2702
Republican David Nissen 2510
Republican Letha Clark 2411
Democrat Lee Trotter 2024
Democrat Barbara Ashwood 1699
Democrat Jarad Huffman 1465
Democrat Chris Hance 1395
Knox County Coroner
Democrat Mark Thomas 65%
Republican Stephen Anderson 35%
Knox County Board District 2
(two-year unexpired term)
Democrat John Hunigan 59%
Republican Courtney Torres 41%
Knox County Board District 3
Democrat Michael Nelson 60%
Republican Dwight White 40%
Knox County Board District 4
(vote for two)
Republican Jared Hawkinson 34%
Democrat Sara Varner 23%
Democrat George Knapp 22%
Republican Shawn Cisna 21%
Knox County Board District 5
(vote for two)
Republican Rick Sandoval 46%
Democrat Todd Shreves 30%
Republican Harry Flesner 24%
Warren County Coroner
Republican Al McGuire 73%
Democrat Julie Corben 27%
Hancock County Board District 1
(vote for two)
Republican Wayne Bollin 44%
Republican Thomas Scheetz 39%
Democrat Stephen Dowell 17%
Schuyler County Board
(vote for four)
Republican James Corrie 2061
Republican Chris Billingsley 17%
Republican Jason Goddard 1870
Democrat Bob Phillips 1614
Republican Pete Dupoy 1555
Democrat Sandra Kaye Valentine 1493
Democrat Jerry Ward 1378
Fulton County Circuit Clerk
Democrat Joseph Yurkovich 59%
Republican Jeffrey Whiteman 41%
Fulton County Board District 2
(vote for three)
Republican Warren Potter 2866
Democrat Mary Deushane 2527
Democrat Terry Pigg 2444
Republican Jeffrey Smith 2132
Democrat Gary Hensley 1845
Henderson County Board
(vote for six)
Republican Kim Gullberg 2064
Republican Alex Torrance 2021
Democrat Sally Day 1656
Democrat Terry Myers 1610
Republican Lee Reason 1590
Democrat Richard “tex” Stewart 1569
Republican Deborah Pflasterer 1562
Democrat Patty Daniels 1321
Adams County Sheriff
Democrat Brian Vonderhaar 51%
Republican John McCoy 49%
Mason County Circuit Clerk
Republican Michael Roat 55%
Democrat Gina Meyer 45%
Ninth Judicial Circuit
(Bordner vacancy)
Republican Raymond Cavanaugh 59%
Democrat Jim Harrell 41%
Ninth Judicial Circuit
(Stewart vacancy)
Republican Heidi Benson 57%
Democrat David Hansen 43%
Third Appellate Court District
Shall Justice Vicki Wright be retained?
Yes 80%
No 20%
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Shall Justice Bill Poncin be retained?
Yes 82%
No 18%
**Referenda**
McDonough County Sales Tax for Schools
Yes 61%
No 39%
Henderson County Public Safety Sales Tax
No 55%
Yes 45%
Eldorado Township Proposal
Yes 58%
No 42%
Rocky Run Township
Should the Township combine with Wilcox Township?
Yes 70%
No 30%
Wilcox Township
Should the Township combine with Rocky Run Township?
Yes 78%
No 22%
