Early voting turnouts show better than average for a midterm election in Christian, Shelby, and Montgomery Counties.

In Christian County, 59.5 percent of registered voters cast their ballot Tuesday. This is slightly higher than the 52 percent Illinois average for the 2018 midterms. 

Meanwhile, Shelby County had a pretty good turnout with over two-thirds of registered voters making their voices heard. 

Montgomery County’s election turnout fared the best out of the three with 67.8 percent of voters casting their ballot at the box. 

Christian County saw: 
Total Voters: 21248
Ballots Cast: 12646
Turnout: 59.5%
Precincts: 29
Precincts Reporting: 29

POLLING
29 of 29 Precincts

9881 Ballots Cast (78.1%)

EARLY
1624 Ballots Cast (12.8%)

VOTE BY MAIL
1141 Ballots Cast (9%)

Shelby County saw: 

Total Voters: 14705

Ballots Cast: 9817
Turnout: 66.8%
Precincts: 33
Precincts Reporting: 33

POLLING
33 of 33 Precincts

8099 Ballots Cast (82.5%)

EARLY
821 Ballots Cast (8.4%)

VOTE BY MAIL
897 Ballots Cast (9.1%)