Congressional and county races were decided, as were a number of referenda.
17th District – Congress
Cheri Bustos 55%
Bobby Schilling 45%
18th District – Congress
Aaron Schock 75%
Darrel Miller 25%
Schuyler County Sheriff
Bill Redshaw 59%
Kevin Murray 28%
Jurl Southerland, Jr 13%
Schuyler County Board – vote for three
Max McClelland 21% (1,895 votes)
Chet Esther 20% (1,867 votes)
David Blackburn 20% (1,826 votes)
Laverne Maxwell 14% (1,271 votes)
Clark Wear 13 % (1,141 votes)
Sandra Valentine 12% (1,119 votes)
Knox County Clerk
Scott Erickson 67% (9,908 votes)
John Hunigan 33% (4,961 votes)
Knox County Board – District 1 – vote for two
Cheryl Nache 35% (1,550 votes)
Richard Conklin 33% (1,469 votes)
Rollie Paulsgrove 32% (1,463 votes)
Knox County Board – District 3 – vote for two
Pamela Davidson 48% (1,198 votes)
Trisha Hurst 27% (681 votes)
Elisha French 25% (637 votes)
Knox County Board – District 4 – vote for one
David Erickson 72% (2,298 votes)
Rodney Grimes 28% (880 votes)
McDonough County Board – District 1 – vote for three
Larry Aurelio 33% (960 votes)
Alice Henry 26% (757 votes)
William Digger Oster 21% 624 votes)
Earl Godt 20% (568 votes)
McDonough County Board – District 2 – vote for four
Clarke Kelso 19% (2,254 votes)
David Cortelyou 18% (2,060 votes)
Trevor Toland 17% (1,939 votes)
Travis Hiel 16% (1,837 votes)
Christie Davis 8% (953 votes)
Bob Smith 8% (899 votes)
Dana Walker 8% (876 votes)
Stephen Larimer 7% (810 votes)
McDonough County Board – District 3 – vote for three
Marcia Twaddle 27% (2,652 votes)
George Dixon 25% (2,414 votes)
Jerome Anderson 23% (2,210 votes)
Jarad Huffman 15% (1,442 votes)
Peter Bithos, Jr 10% (1,013 votes)
Henderson County Clerk & Recorder
Amanda Van Arsdale Rousonelos 68%
Patty Daniels 32%
Cass County Circuit Clerk – two year unexpired term
Chere Kay Garner 72% (2,744 votes)
Ricardo Montoya 28% (1,082 votes)
Regional Superintendent of Schools
(Henderson, Knox, Mercer, and Warren Counties)
Jodi Scott 62%
Bonnie Harris 38%
REFERENDA
Monmouth-Roseville School District tax rate hike
No 57%
Yes 43%
Knox County public safety tax for 911
Yes 53%
No 47%
Schuyler County surcharge for enhanced 911
Yes 56%
No 44%
Beardstown School District tax rate hike
No 70%
Yes 30%
Colchester Fire Protection District special tax for ambulance service
Yes 61%
No 39%
Village of Elvaston – reduce the size of the village board
Yes 59%
No 41%
Village of Bryant – reduce the size of the village board
Yes 59%
No 41%
Quincy School District $89 million bond issue
Yes 66%
No 34%
