The region's primaries included few contested local races and just one referendum. Here are the results:
17th DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN (REPUBLICAN)
Patrick Harlan – 75%
Jack Boccarossa – 25%
Harlan will face incumbent Cheri Bustos (D) in the November election.
74th DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE (REPUBLICAN)
Daniel Swanson – 52%
Michael DeSutter – 33%
Wayne Saline – 15%
Swanson will face Bill Butts (D) in the November election. The winner in November will replace Don Moffitt (R), who is retiring.
KNOX COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY (DEMOCRATIC)
John Pepmeyer (incumbent) – 2993 (50.57%)
Jeremy Karlin – 2926 (49.43%)
No candidates filed for the position for the Republican primary.
WARREN COUNTY CORONER (REPUBLICAN)
Aloysius “Al” McGuire – 2224 (76%)
Todd Singleton – 698 (24%)
McGuire will face Julie Corben (D) in the November election.
McGuire has served as coroner since November. He replaced Bill Underwood, who passed away October 30.
HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 (REPUBLICAN)
(vote for two)
Delbert Kreps – 391 (32%)
Dennis Castlebury (incumbent) – 350 (28%)
Dallas Neff – 295 (24%)
Jeanne Schell (incumbent) – 193 (16%)
No candidates filed for the district’s Democratic primary.
HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 4 (REPUBLICAN)
(vote for two)
MARK HANSON (incumbent) – 347 (38%)
STEVEN BOLTON (incumbent) – 340 (37%)
MARK MENN – 237 (26%)
No candidates filed for the district’s Democratic primary.
FULTON COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 (DEMOCRATIC)
(vote for three)
Mary Deushane (incumbent) – 930 (30%)
Terry Pigg (incumbent & vice chairman) – 812 (26%)
Gary Hensley (incumbent) – 705 (23%)
Kendall Tucker – 650 (21%)
Deushane, Pigg, and Hensley will face Jeffrey Smith (R) and Warren Potter (R) in the November election.
CITY OF NAUVOO REFERENDUM – ELECTRIC AGGREGATION
Yes – 183 (73%)
No – 67 (27%)
