Just over 20 percent of eligible voters turned out in Montgomery County for Tuesday’s Primary Election, with 3,573 ballots cast out of 17,231 registered voters.

On the Republican side, 2,379 ballots were cast, accounting for just over 66 percent of the total vote.
In contested Republican races, for State Senator, Steve McClure secured the local vote with 1,364 votes (57.64%) over Erika Harold who received 1,003 votes (42.36%).

For Secretary of State, Diane M. Harris received 1,384 votes (61.52%) over Walter Adamczyk who received 865 votes (38.48%).

In the 15th Congressional District, Mary Miller led the field with 1,421 votes (62.44%), followed by Ryan D. Tebrugge with 473 votes (20.78%). Jim Acklin received 227 votes (9.97%), and Michael Wood had 155 votes (6.81%).

Moving to the Democratic side, 1,194 ballots were cast, making up about 33 percent of the total vote.
In the race for United States Senate, Juliana Stratton led locally with 456 votes (38.18%), followed closely by Raja Krishnamoorthi with 428 votes (35.81%). Robin Kelly received 140 votes (11.73%), with the remaining candidates receiving smaller totals.

In the Comptroller race, Holly Kim secured the local vote with 500 votes (41.89%), followed by Margaret Croke with 327 votes (27.43%), Karina Villa with 209 votes (17.52%), and Stephanie Kifowit with 157 votes (13.16%).

In the 15th Congressional District Democratic primary, Paul Davis narrowly edged out Jennifer Todd, receiving 456 votes (38.50%) to Todd’s 453 votes (38.24%). Randy Raley received 190 votes (16.04%), while Kyle Nudo finished with 86 votes (7.22%).

Unopposed Democratic candidates receiving 100 percent of the vote locally included JB Pritzker for Governor, Kwame Raoul for Attorney General, Alexi Giannoulias for Secretary of State, and Michael Frerichs for Treasurer.

Many local county races in Montgomery County were uncontested in the primary.

For more information on the election, visit the Montgomery County Clerk’s website.