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Western Illinois election results for April 1, 2025

Voters on Tuesday decided elections for city government, school board, and other local positions. There were also referenda on ballots around the region.

The unofficial outcomes of contested elections are listed below, starting with municipal governments listed in alphabetical order. Those are followed by school boards and then referenda.

Results from Hancock County were not available Tuesday night. (UPDATE: The unofficial results from Hancock County are now included.)
 

Abingdon Mayor

Jason Johnson 412

Stewart Powell 346
 

Abingdon City Council – Ward 3

Two-year unexpired term

Doug Thomas 113

Michael DeJaynes 75

Raymond Hutson 38
 

Abingdon City Council – Ward 4

Heather Thompson 67

Tim Presley 26
 

Alexis Village President

Moses Anderson 100

Rick Benson 50

Alexis Village Trustee

Vote for three

Paula Olson 103

Hope Fontenoy 79

Pat Brenner 77

Tony Cornell 77

Astoria Library District Trustee

Vote for three

Shaina Thiner 18

Kathryn Bridges 13

Addie Kimbro 9

Anna Pilger 5
 

Basco Village President

Michelle Noble 6

James Damron 4

Browning Village President

Cody Smith 31

Burl Boyd 22
 

Canton Mayor

Kent McDowell 1,480

Ben Hendricks 763
 

Canton City Council – Ward 1

David Pickel 321

Angelia Lingenfelter 263
 

Colchester Mayor

Mark Clark (Rep) 173

Eric Haines (Dem) 93
 

Colchester City Council – Ward 2

Martha Clark (Rep) 88

Mary Garlick (Dem) 37
 

Cuba City Council – Ward 2

Rodney Lynch 38

Brian Anderson 14
 

Cuba City Council – Ward 3

Douglas Falk 77

Karena Cozad 28
 

Ferris Village Trustee

Vote for three

David Mott 27

Steven Brown 25

Terence Vass 23

Tim Martin 23
 

Galesburg Mayor

Peter Schwartzman 2,831

John Pritchard 2,455
 

Galesburg City Council – Ward 2

Wendel Hunigan 308

Wayne Dennis 201
 

Galesburg City Council – Ward 4

Dwight White 165

Corine Andersen 106
 

Galesburg City Council – Ward 6

Greg Saul 504

Tianna Cervantez 342

Demarkius Medley, Sr 88
 

Galesburg Township Supervisor

Kimberly Thierry 2,983

Jennifer Fredrick 2,146
 

Lewistown Mayor

Cynthia Goddard 242

Roger Clark 153
 

Lomax Village President

Brian Grisham 74

Phillip Butler 52
 

Macomb City Council – At-Large

Jennifer Hemingway 577

Tammie Leigh Brown-Edwards 522
 

Monmouth Mayor

Rod Davies 874

Sean Cavanaugh 727
 

Nauvoo City Council – Ward 1

Barbara Schafer 52

Rita Souther 36

Oquawka Village Trustee

Vote for three

Brenda Tee 149

Nancy Bundy 128

James Miller 84

Tammy Bundy 84
 

Plymouth Village Trustee

Vote for three

Cody Smith 44

Andrea Cox 40

Kyle Thompson 29

Shelly Conover 22
 

Pontoosuc Village President

Floyd Maynard 15

Bryan Long 5
 

Pontoosuc Village Trustee

Vote for four

Carol Ried 15

James Olson 14

Thomas Burch 12

Brent Akers 10

Alice Vantiger 8

Paige Akers 5
 

Raritan Village Trustee

Vote for three

Rhonda Blender 29

Nicholas White 17

Timothy Douglas Boyd 16

Toni Hendrickson 12

Krystal Reighard 11
 

St. Augustine Village President

David Schisler 22

Ricky Aldridge 11 

Vermont Village Clerk

Cary Little 82

Sarah Hamm 12
 

Warsaw Mayor

Glenn McLaughlin 226

Richard Hauk 109

 Jeff Brookhart 49

Wataga Village Trustee

Vote for three

Kevin Stone 88

Thomas Lytle 80

Caleb Bean 64

Rochelle Olson 62
 

School Districts 

Abingdon-Avon School District 276

Vote for four

Sarah Batson 988

Chancey Weidenhamer 963

David Lee Serven 879

Richard Quinn 859

Michael Kyle Thurman 820

Zachary Grace 587
 

Astoria School District 1

Vote for four

Austin Cameron 158

Derek Prather 144

Jill Easley 129

Peter Egleton 119

Patrick Skiles 64

Carina Kapraun 32
 

Canton School District 66

Vote for two

Brian Spiva 1,141

Caitlin Mason 1,057

Jane Lewis 928

Christopher Piper 831

Amber Schappaugh 830
 

Carl Sandburg Community College District 518

Vote for two

Jeffrey Wittsitt 41%

Angel Peterson 40%

DeVone Eurales 19%
 

Carthage Elementary School District 317

Vote for four

Jacob Murphy 455

Gary Jackson 392

Linda Brooks Housewright 356

Stephanie Kristine Fitch 327

Christine White 252
 

Fulton County School District 3

Vote for four

Valerie Wilson 399

Sue McCance 375

Lindsey Heitz Lindsey 374

Debora Deakin 302

James Richardson 296
 

Galesburg School District 205 – Galesburg Township

Vote for two

Luan Statham 2,998

Rod Scherpe 1,986

Robert “Bo” Irons 1,698

Jaclyn Smith-Esters 1,477

Pamella Bess-Tabb 1,328
 

Galesburg School District 205 – Remaining Congressional Townships

Vote for two

Maurice Lyon 2,519

Jamie Harter 2,426

Terra Boettcher 2,109

Benjamin Yeutson 1,717
 

Knoxville School District 202 – Knox Township

Vote for two

Charles Hillery 344

Darcy Young 202

Phillip Parks, Jr. 190
 

LaHarpe Elementary School District 347

Vote for four

Joshua Gebhardt 311

Joni Dowell 294

Josh Walker 293

Chad Burt 288

William Collins 266
 

Lewistown School District 97

Vote for four

Dale Schaeffer 576

Elaine Stone 541

Scott Schaeffer 536

Joshua Jay Miller 459

Brett Belless 378
 

Macomb School District 185

Vote for four

Kishor Kapale 1,089

Justice Keene 1,003

John “Larry” Adams 938

Nate McGraw 925

Lorette Oden 903
 

Monmouth-Roseville School District 238

Vote for four

Amy Rogers 1,417

Kira Schumm 1,116

Phillip Brooks 1,097

Amy Gaule 1,075

Yulissa Sparks 640
 

United School District 304

Vote for four

Henry Shimmin 734

Joshua Oaks 716

Jill Marie Jenks 575

Holly Tharp 514

Danny Toops 454

Katrina Kessler 378

Chris Menge 197
 

VIT School District 2

Vote for three

Joshua Miller 200

Larry Payne 185

Darryl Holmes 151

Zachary Parker 94
 

Referenda 

Abingdon-Avon School District 276 Referendum

Shall the board issue $6 million in bonds to build and equip an addition to the middle school building and repair existing facilities?

Yes 362

 No 989

Hancock County Schools Referendum

Shall the county impose a one-percent sales tax to pay for school facilities, school resource officers, and mental health professionals?

Yes 1179

No 1408
 

LaHarpe School District 347 Referendum

Shall the board issue $3.9 million in school building bonds to build and equip an addition to the LaHarpe Elementary/Junior High School building?

Yes 290

No 153
 

Roseville Village Referendum

Shall the village allow residents to keep female poultry?

Yes 149

No 77
 

Schuyler County Road Tax Referendum

Shall a special tax be levied for repairing all county roads?

Yes 539

No 512
 

Warren County School Facility Tax Referendum

Should the county’s school district be allowed to use revenues from the school facility tax to also pay for school resource officers and mental health professionals?

Yes 2,333

No 887

Rich is TSPR's News Director.