JERSEY/GREENE/CALHOUN/MACOUPIN COUNTIES - Multiple counties in the Riverbend voted on a referendum to separate from Cook County, including its county seat, Chicago. Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of how voters across the region voted for or against the separation referendum and a series of state ballot questions. Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun County voters each considered a local referendum to separate from Cook County and form a new state. While the name of the county referenced in the referendum depends on the ballot it appears on, the wording for each is otherwise the same - here’s how it appears on the Jersey County ballot: "Shall the County Board of Jersey County correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois outside of Cook County about the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state, and to seek admission to the Union as such, subject to the approval of the people?" Jersey, Calhoun, and Greene County voters overwhelmingly supported
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MADISON COUNTY - Incumbent Amy Elik has won her race against challenger Nick Raftopoulos. Elik (R) and Raftopoulos (D) were in a contested race to represent the 111th District in the General Assembly. Elik has served in this role since 2021. According to unofficial Election Night results, Elik walked away with 29,837 votes, or 61.57% of the votes, to Raftopoulos’s 18,621 votes, with 86 of 87 precincts reporting at 10 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2024. “I am just really pleased and honored that I’ll be able to represent the 111th district again and just grateful for the citizens and the voters for the 111th,” Elik said. She said there is “plenty of work to be done” as the General Assembly prepares to move into a veto session. She added that the Madison County Republicans “work really, really hard” for constituents. “It’s full steam ahead on my priorities of trying to lower the cost of living for Illinoisans, trying to keep taxes
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft tells FOX 2 he expects voter turnout to be slightly higher for this presidential election compared to 2020 when it was 70%.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley won a second term on Tuesday, overcoming a well-financed rival in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2018.
Hawley led Marine veteran Lucas Kunce 51% to 47% when the Associated Press called the race at 9:30 p.m.
“They said they were going to turn Missouri blue,” Hawley told supporters Tuesday night. “They said they would invest whatever it took to beat us. They said they were going to make an example of the State of Missouri. Well, tonight…
OZARK — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley won a second term on Tuesday, cruising to victory over a well-financed rival in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2018. Hawley defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce 56% to 42% in final, unofficial results. “They said they were going to turn Missouri blue,” Hawley […]
ST. CLAIR COUNTY - While most counties in the Riverbend had little to no local-level competition in the 2024 General Election, St. Clair County voters saw a few face-offs between incumbent Democrats and Republican challengers. St. Clair saw more competition than most counties in the region, with contested races for County Board Chairman, County Coroner, and more. Here are the results for each: County Board Chairman Mark Kern (D): 54% Ryan Musick (R): 45% Incumbent Democrat Mark Kern, who has been County Board Chairman since 2004, secured his re-election on Tuesday night in a bid against Republican challenger Ryan Musick. Kern earned 48,956 votes over Musick's 43,825 votes. County Coroner Calvin Dye, Sr. (D): 51% Dean Darnall (R): 48% Another incumbent Democrat, Calvin Dye, Sr., defeated Republican challenger Dean Darnall to win his re-election bid for County Coroner. Dye's 46,917 votes put him ahead of Darnall's 45,662 votes to secure the coroner
Missouri’s next governor will be Mike Kehoe, a Republican who cruised to victory Tuesday night over Democrat Crystal Quade.
The Associated Press called the race at 8:30 p.m. with 22% of precincts reporting and Kehoe leading Quade 52% to 46%
Kehoe has served six years as lieutenant governor after being appointed to the job by Gov. Mike Parson in 2018.
Kehoe’s true battle for governor came during the contentious primary in August, when he beat out two fellow Republicans who boasted being…
Missouri and Illinois, the two states of the St. Louis metropolitan area, continue on with their long-standing patterns of voting in presidential elections, according to Race Call projections from The Associated Press.
Missouri’s next governor will be Mike Kehoe, a Republican who cruised to victory Tuesday night over Democrat Crystal Quade. Final, unofficial results show Kehoe defeated Quade 59% to 39%. “Our victory tonight, it’s a win for our cops, our firefighters, our farmers, and our job creators,” Kehoe told supporters Tuesday night. “It’s a win for […]
Former President Donald Trump won Missouri’s 10 electoral votes for the third straight election on Tuesday, easily defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. With all precincts reporting, final, unofficial results show Trump defeated Harris 58% to 40%. In 2020, Trump won Missouri by 16 percentage points over Joe Biden. Four years earlier, he won by nearly […]
Democratic St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell on Tuesday defeated Republican Andrew Jones to represent Missouri's First Congressional District in Congress.
The Associated Press called the race around 8:20 p.m.
The result was expected in the heavily Democratic district.
Bell won a hotly contested August Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Cori Bush.
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