Undated – Governor Rod Blagojevich won a second term, Democrats took control of all of the state's constitutional offices and the party strengthened its grip on the General Assembly. In addition, Democrat Phil Hare was chosen to replace retiring Congressman Lane Evans. Here are the results from west central llinois:
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
17th DISTRICT
ANDREA ZINGA (R) 43%
PHIL HARE (D) 57%
MACOMB SALES TAX REFERENDUM
YES 53%
NO 47%
ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE
94th DISTRICT
RICH MYERS (R) 61%
GAIL RUSSELL (D) 39%
ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE
93rd DISTRICT
JIL TRACY (R) 66%
KELLY STREET (D) 34%
JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT
3rd DISTRICT
MICHAEL POWERS (R) 47%
VICKI WRIGHT (D) 53%
McDONOUGH COUNTY SHERIFF
RICK VanBROOKER (R) 58%
MIKE JOHNSON (D) (I) 42%
McDONOUGH COUNTY CLERK
GRETCHEN DeJAYNES (R) 63%
GARY SHERER (D) 37%
McDONOUGH COUNTY BOARD
DISTRICT 1
vote for three
MICHAEL HILLYER (R) 16%
JOE KERSTING (R) 17%
TED PAWLIAS (R) 13%
ALICE HENRY (D) (I) 18%
LINDA JANI (D) (I) 20%
CHARLES NEBLOCK (D) 15%
McDONOUGH COUNTY BOARD
DISTRICT 2
vote for four
L. SCOTT SCHWERER (R) 13%
JAMES TEATER (R) 10%
DAVID CORTELYOU (R) 15%
LANCE BROOKS (R) 11%
ROD McGREW (D) (I) 15%
BOB MAHR (D) (I) 14%
HAROLD FEIKERT (D) 9%
JERRY JOHNSON (D) 10%
McDONOUGH COUNTY BOARD
DISTRICT 3
vote for four
BILL ENGEL (R) 12%
LEROY BROWN (R) 15%
BILL CARLE (R) 15%
SCOTT FOSTER (R) 12%
LEE TROTTER (D) 13%
WAYNE WHITE (D) 13%
CHRIS HEATON (D) 10%
SEAN BEDWELL (D) 10%
HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF
JOHN JEFFERSON (R) 70%
SCOTT FLOYD (D) 30%
HANCOCK COUNTY TREASURER
KRISTINE PILKINGTON (R) 67%
BEVERLY MARKEY (D) 33%
HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD
5th DISTRICT
vote for two
STEPHEN FINNEY (R) 34%
EDWARD OWEN (R) (I) 32%
MARLIN LONG (D) (I) 35%
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 307
(TO BE ELECTED FROM CARTHAGE)
vote for two
JENNIFER BROOKS EDHOLM 34%
THOMAS HOLTSCLAW 39%
WALTER SWERINGEN 27%
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 307
AT-LARGE SEAT
vote for one
JERRY GREEN 40%
JOHN HUSTON 37%
MICHAEL McDOWELL 23%
SCHUYLER COUNTY TREASURER
JEANNE ERVIN (R) 34%
DEAN ROSS (D) 66%
ASTORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
YES 80%
NO 20%
FULTON COUNTY TREASURER
LINDA HACKETT (R) 38%
VICTORIA HARPER (D) 62%
FULTON COUNTY BOARD
2nd DISTRICT
vote for three
ROY SLATER, SR (R) 19%
LINDA HELLE (D) 30%
JACK SIMMONS (D) 27%
ROBERT BUCHER (D) 24%
HENDERSON COUNTY TREASURER
SUSAN MEYER (R) 63%
NINA HURT (D) 37%
CASS COUNTY SHERIFF
DAVID OSMER (D) 64%
ALLEN PHERIGO (R) 36%
KNOX COUNTY TREASURER
ROBIN DAVIS (D) 67%
JOHN MILLER (R) 33%