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Updated 10:31 a.m. 11/06/24
ILLINOIS
Rock Island County (All 120 precincts reporting unofficial results)
State Representative in District 72
Democrat Gregg Johnson is running for re-election against Republican Charlie Helmick. Incumbent Johnson assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Gregg Johnson: 26,634 votes
Charlie Helmick: 17,039 votes
Rock Island County Auditor
Democrat April Palmer is running for re-election against Republican Benjamin Barber. Palmer started her term in 2020.
April Palmer: 34,290 votes
Benjamin Barber: 27,492 votes
Rock Island County Recorder
Democrat Kelly Fisher is running for re-election against Republican Shirley Helmick. Fisher started her term in 2020.
Kelly Fisher: 34,443 votes
Shirley Helmick: 26,687 votes
Appellate Court Judge Retention
Should Judge William Holdridge be retained?
Yes: 42,591 votes
No: 12,361 votes
Rockridge to Issue $33,000,000 School Building Bonds
Shall the Board of Education of Rockridge Community Unit School District Number 300, Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Illinois, build and equip a new elementary school building, demolish, alter, repair and equip existing school buildings and improve school sites, and issues its bonds to the amount of $33,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
Yes: 3,126 votes
No: 1,339 votes
Mercer County (All 25 precincts reporting unofficial results)
County Board Member District 3
Two candidates are running for this position.
Colton Smith (DEM): 648 votes
Linda Koepke (REP): 1,293 votes
Appellate Court Judge Retention
Should Judge William Holdridge be retained?
Yes: 5,494 votes
No: 1,608 votes
Rockridge to Issue $33,000,000 School Building Bonds
"Shall the Board of Education of Rockridge Community Unit School District Number 300, Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Illinois, build and equip a new elementary school building, demolish, alter, repair and equip existing school buildings and improve school sites, and issues its bonds to the amount of $33,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"
Yes: 70 votes
No: 20 votes
SEATON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT REFERENDUM TO INCREASE MAXIMUM LEVY FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE
"Shall the Seaton Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?"
Yes: 201 votes
No: 63 votes
SEATON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT REFERENDUM TO INCREASE MAXIMUM LEVY FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES
"Shall the Seaton Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for corporate purposes?"
Yes: 142 votes
No: 88 votes
QUESTION REGARDING THE FORMATION OF KEITHSBURG FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
For the creation of the Keithsburg Fire Protection District: 235 votes
Against the creation of the Keithsburg Fire Protection District: 32 votes
Henry County (All 52 precincts reporting unofficial results)
County Board District 1 (Vote for Five)
Mark Burton (REP): 8,502 votes (2)
Joseph Garrity (REP): 8,176 votes (3)
Raymond "Ray" A. Elliott (REP): 7,947 votes (4)
James Thompson (REP): 7,925 votes (5)
Tim Yager (REP): 9,406 votes (1)
Gary E. Gibson (DEM): 4,359 votes
Terry "Terry" McDowell (DEM): 4,344 votes
Stephen P. Mizen (DEM): 4,026 votes
Bill Preston (DEM): 4,411 votes
Appellate Court Judge Retention
Should Judge William Holdridge be retained?
Yes: 18,545 votes
No: 3,527 votes
PROPOSITION TO ELECT ANNAWAN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 226 BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE
"Shall the members of the Board of Education of Annawan Community Unit School District No. 226, Bureau and Henry Counties, Illinois, be elected at large and without restriction by area of residence within the school district?"
Yes: 555 votes
No: 327 votes
PROPOSITION TO CHANGE FROM MANDATORY BOARD REPRESENTATION BY AREA OF RESIDENCE TO ELECTING BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
"Shall members of the Board of Education of Cambridge Community Unit School District #227, Henry County, Illinois, be elected at large and without restriction by area of residence within the District rather than in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 10-10.5 of the Illinois School Code for mandatory board representation?"
Yes: 847 votes
No: 573 votes
Jo Daviess County (All 28 precincts reporting unofficial results)
County Board Member District 5
Daisha Boehm (REP): 535 votes
Hollie Werner (DEM): 404 votes
County Board Member District 7
John Creighton (REP): 403 votes
Don Hill (DEM): 241 votes
County Board Member District 8
Michael Holt (REP): 617 votes
Jill Powers (DEM): 377 votes
County Board Member District 9
John Schultz (REP): 499 votes
Lester James Leavitt (DEM): 424 votes
Circuit Court Judge Retention
Should Judge Jacquelyn D. Ackert be retained in the office as Judge of the Circuit Court Fifteenth Judicial Circuit?
Yes: 8,899 votes
No: 1,702 votes
Whiteside County (All 60 Precincts reporting with unofficial results)
State Representative in District 74
David Simpson (DEM): 6,627 votes
Bradley J. Fritts (REP): 8,827 votes
County Board District 1 (Vote for not more than four)
Chanda McDonnel (DEM): 3,730 votes (1)
Thomas L. Ausman (DEM): 3,677 votes (2)
Owen Harrell (DEM): 3,412 votes
Fidencio Hooper-Campos (DEM): 3,382 votes
Michael J Clark (REP): 3,593 votes (3)
Sally Douglas (REP): 3,588 votes (4)
Skip Dettman (REP): 3,554 votes
Terry Woodard (REP): 3,299 votes
County Board District 2 (Vote for not more than four)
Karen Nelson (DEM): 3,179 votes
Katherine A. Nelson (DEM): 2,956 votes
Rita Kelly (DEM): 3,375 votes (4)
Brooke E. Pearson (REP): 3,768 votes (3)
Barry L. Cox (REP): 4,109 votes (1)
Daniel Wancket (REP): 3,219 votes
Matt Ward (REP): 3,862 votes (2)
County Board District 3 (Vote for not more than five)
Daniel L. Bitler (DEM): 3,490 votes
Michelle M. Vinson (DEM): 3,287 votes
Martin Koster (REP): 5,564 votes (2)
Mark Hamilton (REP): 6,204 votes (1)
Douglas Crandall (REP): 5,346 votes (4)
Rachel Crandall (REP): 5,531 votes (3)
Thomas Alex Williams (REP): 5,195 votes (5)
Appellate Court Judge Retention
Should Judge William Holdridge be retained?
Yes: 17,537 votes
No: 4,923 votes
PROPOSITION TO ANNEX PORTIONS OF BUREAU VALLEY CUSD NO. 340 INTO WALNUT PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT"
"Currently, there are portions of the Bureau Valley Community Unit School District #340 in Bureau, Whiteside, and Lee Counties that do not have tax supported library service. Shall the territory within the Bureau Valley Community Unit School District #340 in Bureau, Whiteside, and Lee Counties that do not have library service and are contiguous to the Walnut Public Library District be annexed to the Walnut Public Library District?"
Yes: 16 votes
No: 2 votes
TO PAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COSTS SHALL WHITESIDE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN INCREASE ON ITS SHARE OF LOCAL SALES TAXES BY ONE HALF OF A PERCENT (0.5%).
"This would mean that a consumer would pay an additional $0.50 in sales tax for every $100 of taxable retail purchases. If imposed, the additional tax would not be terminated unless by a vote of the county board."
Yes: 8,771 votes
No: 16,913 votes
IOWA
Scott County (All 66 precincts reporting unofficial results)
State Representative in District 70
Kay Pence (DEM): 2,011 votes
Norlin Mommsen (REP): 3,470 votes
State Representative in District 93
Gary Mohr (REP): 11,624 votes
Mindy Smith-Pace (DEM): 7,673 votes
State Representative in District 94
Mike Vondran (REP): 10,145 votes
Tracy J. Jones (DEM): 7,463 votes
State Representative in District 97
Ken Croken (DEM): 7,749 votes
Josue Rodriguez (REP): 5,428 votes
State Representative in District 98
Monica Hosch Kurth (DEM): 6,580 votes
Nathan Ramker (REP): 6,533 votes
Scott County Board of Supervisors (Vote for no more than two)
Republican Rita Rawson and Republican Ken Beck are running for re-election against Democrat Maria B. Bribriesco, Trevor Goodall and Todd Hill. Incumbent Rawson was sworn in on January 27, 2023, and Incumbent Beck was re-elected in 2020, following his 2016 election for Scott County Board of Supervisors.
Rita Rawson: 40,946 votes
Ken Beck: 41,678 votes (1)
Maria B. Bribriesco: 41,029 votes (2)
Trevor Goodall: 7,090 votes
Todd Hill: 3,943 votes
Scott County Auditor
Republican Kerri Tompkins is running for reelection against Democrat Matt Trimble. Incumbent Tompkins was last sworn in in 2021.
Kerri Tompkins: 46,419 votes
Matt Trimble: 39,307 votes
Scott County Sheriff
Incumbent Republican Tim Lane is running for re-election against Democrat Thomas Gribbs.
Tim Lane: 50,269 votes
Thomas Gribbs: 36,149 votes
Supreme Court Judge
Judge David May is on the ballot for retention.
Yes: 44,269 votes
No: 28,045 votes
Court of Appeals Judges
Scott County Court of Appeals Judges are up for retainment votes as well.
Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
Yes: 46,082 votes
No: 22,401 votes
Samuel Langholz:
Yes: 41,763 votes
No: 25,566
Mary Ellen Tabor:
Yes: 47,512 votes
No: 20,640
Tyler J. Buller:
Yes: 44,896 votes
No: 22,507 votes
District Courts
Thomas Reidel is up for a retainment vote, too. Judge Reidel was appointed to the Iowa District Court in 2011.
Yes: 48,794 votes
No: 20,255 votes
Associate District Court Judges
Gary Patrick Strausser is on the ballot for retention. Judge Strausser was elected in 2005.
Yes: 45,809 votes
No: 22,313 votes
Dubuque County (All 34 precincts are reporting unofficial results)
State Senator District 32
Brian Bruening (DEM): 128 votes
Mike Klimesh (REP): 329 votes
State Senator District 34
Joe Hegland (DEM): 449 votes
Dan Zumbach (REP): 821 votes
State Senator District 36
Thomas Townsend (DEM): 15,267 votes
Nicholas Molo (REP): 14,957 votes
State Representative District 65
Carolyn Wiezorek (DEM): 6,622 votes
Shannon Lundgren (REP): 11,934 votes
State Representative District 71
Lindsay James (DEM): 7,969 votes
James W. McClain (REP): 6,218 votes
State Representative District 72
Charles Isenhart (DEM): 7,509 votes
Jennifer Smith (REP): 8,575 votes
County Board of Supervisors
Harley V. Pothoff: 32,470 votes
Jake Rios: 14,192 votes
County Auditor
Kevin Dragotto (DEM): 22,641 votes
Keith Lucy (REP): 26,670 votes
County Agricultural Extension Council (Vote for no more than four)
Andrew Cogan: 16,174 votes (4)
William J. Watters: 15,901 votes
Jessica Ehrlich: 20,655 votes (2)
Jennifer Vaske: 21,727 votes (1)
Jonathan Wessels: 16,932 votes (3)
Write-In: 257 votes
Supreme Court Judge
Judge David May is on the ballot for retention.
Yes: 26,754 votes
No: 12,078 votes
Court of Appeals Judges
Court of Appeals Judges are up for retainment votes as well.
Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
Yes: 25,870 votes
No: 9,337 votes
Samuel Langholz:
Yes: 25,528 votes
No: 10,529 votes
Mary Ellen Tabor:
Yes: 27,256 votes
No: 8,537 votes
Tyler J. Buller:
Yes: 25,684 votes
No: 9,434 votes
District 1A Court Judges Retention
Should Judge Thomas A. Bitter be retained?
Yes: 30,652 votes
No: 8,467 votes
Should Judge Monica Ackley be retained?
Yes: 27,700 votes
No: 11,002 votes
District 1A Associate Judge Retention
Should Judge Robert James Richter be retained?
Yes: 28,486 votes
No: 7,766 votes
Muscatine County (All 25 precincts reporting unofficial results)
State Senator District 48
John Dabeet (DEM): 3,547 votes
Mark S. Lofgren (REP): 6,103 votes
State Representative District 82
Phil Wiese (DEM): 910 votes
Bobby Kaufmann (REP): 1,152 votes
State Representative District 95
Jeff Poulter (DEM): 400 votes
Taylor Collins (REP): 1,186 votes
State Representative District 96
Mark Cisneros (REP): 5,003 votes
Mandy Moody (DEM): 2,857 votes
County Board of Supervisors District 3
Scott Sauer (REP): 6,910 votes
Kim Schneider (LIB): 4,148 votes
Supreme Court Judge
Judge David May is on the ballot for retention.
Yes: 6,523 votes
No: 2,998 votes
Court of Appeals Judges
Scott County Court of Appeals Judges are up for retainment votes as well.
Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
Yes: 6,493 votes
No: 2,605 votes
Samuel Langholz:
Yes: 6,159 votes
No: 2,800 votes
Mary Ellen Tabor:
Yes: 6,490 votes
No: 2,535 votes
Tyler J. Buller:
Yes: 6,357 votes
No: 2,616 votes
District Court
Thomas Reidel is up for a retainment vote, too. Judge Reidel was appointed to the Iowa District Court in 2011.
Yes: 7,063 votes
No: 2,330 votes
Associate District Court Judges
Gary Patrick Strausser is on the ballot for retention. Judge Strausser was elected in 2005.
Yes: 6,671 votes
No: 2,496 votes
Public Measure
"Shall the Board of Directors of the Louisa-Muscatine Community School District in the counties of Louisa and Muscatine, state of Iowa be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $8,895,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip an addition to the junior/senior high school building for a competition gymnasium, including locker rooms and related spaces?"
Yes: 499 votes
No: 280 votes
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