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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Politics
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Peoria County updates election results after mail-in ballots counted
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The counting of about 2,000 additional mail-in ballots didn't change the outcome of the dozens of Peoria County races, but it did tighten up some of the races within the city limits of Peoria. The Peoria County Election Commission released updated results late Tuesday afternoon that showed all the results that were the same as they were on Election Night. Elizabeth Gannon, the commission's head, said there were an additional 2,035 ballots, which raised the overall voter turnout for the April 1 general election to 22.3%. Gannon did say there were still about 80 provisional ballots left to be counted on Thursday. And it is possible that some mail-in ballots could still come in and be counted, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day. No races, she said, flipped. However, two of the city council seats did tighten up. In the 2nd District, only 49 votes separate winner Alex Carmona's 1,473 votes from Estrella Diaz's 1,424. In the 4th District, incumbent Andre Allen clung to a 51%-49% margin. After the addition of ballots, he had 2,209 votes to Jamie Messmore's 2,084 votes. The other races in the 1st and the 5th District weren't affected, and the victory margins remained high with both incumbents retaining their seats, Denise Jackson in the 1st and Denis Cyr in the 5th. Tim Riggenbach in the 3rd District was unopposed. Mayor Rita Ali added slightly to her margin, gaining one percentage point to claim about 61% or 10,959 votes to At-Large Councilman John Kelly's total of 7,110 votes which was about 39.3%. Latrina Leary maintained her 45% to 30% lead over Frank Abdnour for the Peoria Township Supervisor. Anita Meeker came in third with 24.6% of the vote. Those percentages were virtually the same from a week ago. There is no automatic recount despite the closeness of the vote totals. A candidate can request one, but they'd have to pay for it, and also, it's not a full recount of all votes. Rather, it's a percentage of the overall vote total. All ballots must have been postmarked and received when the polls closed on April 1 or Election Day. Some are from overseas or military members, so it takes a long time to get here. It's still possible more ballots could arrive by Thursday. The election results will be made official on April 16, one day after the last day ballots can be counted. This story will be updated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Politics
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Possibly 2,000 mail-in ballots to be counted, election commission head says
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — As of Thursday afternoon, there are potentially close to 2,000 votes left to be counted by the Peoria County Election Commission two days after Tuesday's election. However, it's possible the results of those votes will not be known until Tuesday. Elizabeth Gannon, the election commission head, said her office collected almost 2,000 ballots in the mail and from drop boxes on Tuesday when the polls closed. However, given the need to open the ballots and get them ready for scanning, it's possible the results will not be released until Tuesday. The commission tends to release updated ballot counts on Thursday and Tuesday. UPDATED: One new face on the Peoria City Council as incumbents win their seats Gannon explained she didn't want to release a partial vote total and then let people wonder how many were left and why some were counted and others were not. The additional votes could affect some races within the city of Peoria, including the 2nd and the 4th District council seats, which were both less than 100 votes apart on Tuesday. There is no automatic recount despite the closeness of the vote totals. A candidate can request one but they'd have to pay for it, and also, it's not a full recount of all votes. Rather, it's a percentage of the overall vote total. All ballots must have been postmarked and received when the polls closed on April 1 or Election Day. Some are from overseas or military members, so it takes a long time to get here. It's still possible more ballots could arrive by Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
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Construction expected to impact polling location in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ongoing construction is expected to impact a polling place at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1420 W. Moss Ave. The Moss Avenue Reconstruction Project is expected to impact voters' access to a polling location at the church, Executive Director of the Peoria County Election Commission Elizabeth Gannon said. To access the church, voters are encouraged to turn onto North Institute Place from West Bradley Avenue. North Institute Place crosses Moss Avenue and will let voters reach the polling place. The city is expected to put up signs to help direct voters to the church. The election will be held on April 1. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
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You can research election results using Peoria County Election Commission's new database
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Election results in Peoria County are now at your fingertips. The Peoria County Election Commission rolled out ElectionStats, an interactive database for reviewing election results since 2010. There are 3,052 contests, 1,909 candidates and 63 ballot questions in the database. 'We wanted a more user-friendly tool for our voters and really anybody to use to look at our election results. It allows you to get really down in the weeds in the data,' said Elizabeth Gannon, executive director of Peoria County Election Commission. Here's how it works. You can search by contest, candidate or ballot question. The results will give you graphs and charts of detailed voter results and turnout data. You can even export the results to conduct your own data analysis. 'I really hope that people just have a better understanding of the data that is available to them and wanting to make that as transparent to the voter and the citizen as possible, and just another way for them to interact with the election results here in Peoria County,' said Gannon. In addition to curious voters, Gannon said the database is useful for political scientists, researchers, and even potential candidates. It will be regularly updated with data from future and past elections. The Peoria County Election Commission houses election results dating back to the early 1900s. 'I really think that this can be very helpful to candidates that are choosing to run just to see who is voting, how they're voting when they're voting,' she said. 'The 2025 primary and the 2025 general will probably be added around May or June, and every year we hope to go back in time a little bit farther.' Peoria County is one of the first election commissions across the state to adopt the new database, developed by software company Civera. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
