Across all 29 precincts in the Galesburg District 205 school board election, the two seats were won by Luan Statham and Rod Scherpe. Statham won with 31 percent of the vote which was 2998 of the 9643 voters, while Scherpe followed with 21 percent.

In the remaining townships of District 205, the election results were closely contested. Maurice Lyon and Jamie Harter won the two seats with 29 percent and 28 percent of the votes respectively.

The longest-serving mayor in Monmouth history has been elected once again. Rod Davies will serve a sixth term after defeating challenger Sean Cavanaugh with 55% of the vote.

More than 30 percent of Galesburg voters cast ballots in today's election. May not seem like great turnout, but way better than in the past for consolidated elections.

5,330 people voted this year.

*2025 – 5,330 ballots cast (30.1% of registered voters)

2023 — 3,589 ballots cast (20.84% of registered voters)

*2021 — 3,849 ballots cast (21.24% of registered voters

2019 — 1,445 ballots cast (7.92% of registered voters)

*2017 — 4,513 ballots cast (24.01% of registered voters)

2015 — 2,713 ballots cast (15.07% of registered voters)

*2013 — 4,783 ballots cast (25.45% of registered voters)

*Includes mayoral election

The Knoxville School District 202 results are in. A total of 12 precincts voted which came out to Charles Hillery and Darcy Young winning the two seats. Hillery had 344 votes and Young had 202. Phillip Parks Jr. stood at 190 votes.

In Ward 4, incumbent Dwight White was re-elected with 61 percent of votes. Former Alderman Corine Andersen, who sought another term, took 39 percent of votes.

In Ward 2, Wendel Hunigan unseated long-time alderman Wayne Dennis with 60.5 percent of votes. Wayne Dennis lost with 39 percent.

In Ward 6, Newcomer Greg Saul won with 54 percent of votes. Tianna Cervantez received 37 percent and Demarkius Medley Sr. took 9 percent.

Justice Keene, Nate McGraw, Kishor Kapale, and John “Larry” Adams have been elected to the Macomb school board.

Jennifer Hemingway won the at-large seat for Macomb City Council.

With 20 out of 20 precincts counted, incumbent Peter Schwartzman has won 54% of the vote, defeating John Pritchard for a second time.

Polls have closed! Now it’s time to wait for the results.

Or, like our TSPR Election Night Team, constantly refresh election result websites for the foreseeable future.

Stay tuned.

Polls across Illinois will close at 7 p.m., so the clock is ticking to cast your ballot.

If you're in line by 7 p.m., you will still be able to vote.

Find a location near you at elections.il.gov

The state board of elections is reminding the public about proper and legal Election Day behavior.

1. Election officials are your neighbors who work tirelessly to maintain the integrity of our elections. Threatening them is a violation of federal law and undermines our democracy.
2. Electioneering is prohibited within 100 feet of polling places. Places of worship and private schools can opt for a Campaign-Free Zone too! Let's keep our democracy clean.
3. It is forbidden to campaign for elections within 30 meters from the polling stations. Places of worship and private schools can also opt for a Campaign Free Zone.

Here's an interesting story from Capitol News Illinois on partisan politics infiltrating local, non-partisan elections.

“We as the Democratic Party of Illinois should be defending Democratic values in every single election in nonpartisan and partisan elections alike, because all of these local offices have jurisdiction over super critical controls and we think our party has the best platform for governance,” Democratic Party of Illinois Executive Director Ben Hardin says in the story.

Locally, the Knox County Democrats have endorsed non-partisan and partisan candidates in a series of Facebook posts.

Political action committees have been active in this year’s Galesburg and Monmouth mayoral races.

For example, Galesburg residents got text messages yesterday attacking incumbent Mayor Peter Schwartzman. They were paid for by Galesburg Forward, a political action committee formed in 2022 to support local candidates.

The campaign of Schwartzman’s opponent, former mayor John Pritchard, received a $6,000 contribution from Galesburg Forward on March 19. Pritchard’s campaign has also been supported by a $4,000 contribution from Restore Our City PAC and $2,500 from the Realtors Political Action Committee.

Over the weekend, Monmouth residents received mailers attacking five-term incumbent Rod Davies. The mailers were paid for by MIGA PAC, aka Make Illinois Great Again PAC, formed in late 2024 by the same folks who run Campaign Eagle and Forgottonia Times.

In that race, challenger Sean Cavanaugh’s campaign received a $3,000 contribution from MIGA PAC on March 7.

Early and mail-in voting is up in Galesburg this year.

Lisa Watson, executive director of the Galesburg Board of Elections, tells TSPR a total of 2,667 ballots were cast before Election Day.

That includes 1,326 people who voted early in-person and 1,341 mail-in ballots.

Four years ago, when the same races were on the ballot in Galesburg, only 1,464 people voted early. And only 3,849 people voted at all.

Early voting numbers could indicate a better turnout this year, or just a change in voting habits. Time will tell.

Here’s a look at overall voter turnout in Galesburg for consolidated elections going back to 2013.

2023 — 3,589 ballots cast (20.84% of registered voters)
*2021 — 3,849 ballots cast (21.24% of registered voters
2019 — 1,445 ballots cast (7.92% of registered voters)
*2017 — 4,513 ballots cast (24.01% of registered voters)
2015 — 2,713 ballots cast (15.07% of registered voters)
*2013 — 4,783 ballots cast (25.45% of registered voters)

*Includes mayoral election

Check our our voter guides for Galesburg and Macomb. You can meet the candidates, watch candidate forums, and see where to vote today.

• Galesburg Voter Guide
• Macomb Voter Guide

You can also meet the candidates for Monmouth mayor here.

Good morning, and Happy Election Day!

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