The contest for 17th district representative in Congress was close, but Democrat Eric Sorensen earned a second term. Voters in the region also decided a number of county and judicial elections and referenda.
Contested races
U.S. Representative District 17 – UPDATED
Eric Sorensen (D) - 54%
Joe McGraw (R) - 46%
Knox County Coroner
Jacque Dare (R) – 56%
Douglas Sampson (D) – 44%
Fulton County Coroner
Austin Rhodes (D) – 55%
Cole Murphy (R) – 45%
Knox County Board District 1
Tracy Robertson (D) – 52%
Fred McGunnigal (R) – 48%
Knox County Board District 2 - vote for two
Erin Pugh (D) – 30%
Jennifer Fredrick (R) – 24%
David Amor (D) – 23%
Brent Zhorne (R) – 23%
Knox County Board District 3
Kimberly Thierry (D) – 58%
Sam Larson (R) – 42%
Knox County Board District 4
Joshua Kramer (R) – 69%
Oscar Riley Jr (D) – 31%
Knox County Board District 5 – vote for two
Ricardo “Rick” Sandoval (R) – 47%
Patty Boone (R) – 35%
Paul Steenis (D) – 18%
McDonough County Board District 1 – vote for four
Jerry Raby (R) – 21%
Dave Bartlett (D) – 21%
Dana Walker (D) – 20%
Ken Durkin (D) – 19%
Michael Kirby (D) – 18%
McDonough County Board District 2 – vote for three
Craig Foster (R) – 24%
Clayton Dean Cook (R) – 22%
Joe Erlandson (R) – 22%
Rod McGrew (D) – 13%
Kathey Olesen-Tracey (D) – 9%
Jenifer Bower (D) – 9%
McDonough County Board District 3 – vote for four
Terra Litchfield (R) – 17%
Ryan Litchfield (R) – 17%
Jack Lowderman (R) – 17%
Terry Thompson (R) – 16%
Tim Roberts (D) – 9%
Tiffany Ketchum (D) – 8%
William Thompson (D) – 8%
Christian Lovell (D) – 7%
Fulton County Board District 1 – vote for three
Laura Hepp Kessel (D) – 27%
Landon Smith (R) – 26%
David Barbknecht (D) – 24%
Michael Eugene Sherbeyn (R) – 23%
Fulton County Board District 3 – vote for two
Andy Steck (R) – 35%
Susie Berry (R) – 28%
Lisa Thompson (D) – 20%
Meredith Hinchee (D) – 18%
Ninth Circuit Judicial Retention - Rodney Clark
Yes – 82%
No – 18%
Ninth Circuit Judicial Retention - James Standard
Yes – 79%
No – 29%
Ninth Circuit Judicial Retention - Bruce Beal
Yes – 80%
No – 20%
Illinois Referenda
Hancock County School Sales Tax
Shall the county impose a one-cent school sales tax to pay for facilities, resource officers, and mental health professionals?
No – 53%
Yes – 47%
West Prairie School District 103
Shall the district issue $4 million in bonds to pay for a vocational, agricultural, and science building and to construct an athletic facility at the West Prairie Junior-Senior High School in Colchester?
No – 51%
Yes – 49%
City of Monmouth
Shall the city clerk be an appointed position rather than an elected position?
No – 63%
Yes – 37%
Seaton Fire – Corporate
Shall the Seaton Fire Protection District levy a special tax for corporate purposes?
Yes – 63%
No – 37%
Seaton Fire – Ambulance
Shall the Seaton Fire Protection District levy a special tax for providing an ambulance service?
Yes – 76%
No – 24%
Village Board of Sciota
Shall the village board be reduced from six members to three?
Yes – 11 (61%)
No – 7 (39%)
Town of Astoria
Shall the Town of Astoria’s tax rate be increased to pay for police protection purposes?
No – 69%
Yes – 31%
Carthage Township
Shall the township levy a tax to control and maintain cemeteries?
No – 56%
Yes – 44%
Cass Township
Shall the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic liquor be continued in Cass Township?
No – 65%
Yes – 35%