Tuesday was election day in America and Christian, Montgomery, and Shelby County all had local races that were decided on Tuesday evening. Taking a look at some referendums; Christian, Montgomery, and Shelby Counties both voted yes on election worker protection and candidate accountability referendum with Christian voting 85%-15% in favor of it, Montgomery voting 87%-12% and Shelby County it’s 82%-17%. For the Property Tax Relief and Fairness Act in Christian County, 51% say yes while 49% say no as it is decided by less than 20 votes, in Montgomery County 51% say yes while 48% say no, and in Shelby County, 55% say no while 44% say yes. For the assisted reproductive health referendum in Christian County 62% say yes while 37% say no, Montgomery County 63% say yes while 36% say no, and in Shelby County, 54% say yes while 45% say no.
In local election issues, Christian County saw 76% vote in favor of Mike Coffey over 19% for Kristen Chiaro in the 95th District. In the 96th district, 80% voted in favor of Lisa Smith, while 20% voted in favor of Sue Scherer. In County Board 4, Jean A. Vandenbergh (47%) and Miranda Langen (36%) defeated Kenny Crowe (16%). The County voted 84%-15% to retain Judge Amanda S. Ade-Harlow. In the proposition to increase the limiting rate for Rochester Public Library District, the public voted no 76%-23%.
In Montgomery County, in the 5th district of the county race, Russell E. Beason defeated Richard Wendel 62%-38%, and in the 7th district of the county race, Robert Corso defeated Timothy L. Fogle 70%-30%. In the circuit court judge 4th Judicial Circuit, Christopher B. Hantla defeated Bryant “Butch” Hitchings 67%-33%. The voters voted to retain Judge Amanda S. Ade-Harlow 80% to 20%.
In Shelby County, Peter Otis defeated Kari Ann Kingston in the county circuit clerk 58%-42%. For the 2nd District County Board seat, Mark Bennett defeated James Caputo 74%-26%. In District 4 (4-year term), Christy A. Wafford defeated Uvanna J. McKinney 77%-23%. In District 7, Robert C. Orman defeated Guy Michael Anderson 62%-38%. In the 9th district (4-year term) Gene Price defeated Chrissy Latzke 77%-22% and in the 9th district (2-year term), Chrissy Grante defeated Shawne Martz 54%-46%. Shelby County voted to retain Judge Amanda S. Ade-Harlow 81%-19% and Shelby County Proposition to elect board members from single-member districts passed 69%-31%.
For Christian County results visit https://il-christian.pollresults.net/. For Shelby County results visit https://il-shelby.pollresults.net/. For Montgomery County results, click here.
