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Schmidt flips District 114 by 6 point margin; ESL posts election results 12 hours after polls closed
Republican Kevin Schmidt of Millstadt has upset three term incumbent Democrat LaToya Greenwood of East St. Louis for the 114th House District by more than 2,000 votes.
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Harriss flips Illinois Senate District 56 seat, defeating Tharp by 2,000 votes
Republican Erica Conway Harriss flipped the Illinois Senate District 56 seat when she defeated Democrat Kris Tharp by roughly 2,000 votes.
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Elik defeats Silkwood by 13-point margin in Illinois House District 111
Republican incumbent Rep. Amy Elik defeated Democrat Joe Silkwood by a margin of 56.6 to 43.4 percent to serve State House District 111.
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Stuart defeats Korte by nearly 3,000 votes
Democrat incumbent Rep. Katie Stuart has defeated Republican challenger Jennifer Korte by 2,968 votes - 20,200 to 17,232, according to unofficial totals in Madison and St. Clair counties.
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Madison County Republican judge candidates win despite gerrymander law that worked against two of them
Republican candidates for Madison County circuit judge have swept three circuit court races in Subcircuit 1.
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Haida cruises to third six-year term as St. Clair County circuit judge with 74% approval
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida has earned another six-year term.
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Nearly $4 million goes to three Metro East Democrat incumbents in October
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat leaders perhaps sensing trouble for three incumbents in Madison and St. Clair counties propped them up with almost $4 million in October.
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Madison County board member raises concerns about Tharp's simultaneous county, state employment
During the Madison County Board meeting on Oct. 19, board member Mick Madison (R-Bethalto) raised concerns about Democratic Sen. Kris Tharp continuing his employment with the county as Jail Administrator while simultaneously serving as a state senator.
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Judicial candidate accused of misrepresenting himself as a sitting judge
Julian is accused of distributing campaign materials where he presents that he is a sitting judge.
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One-third of Madison County voters to decide three judicial races in gerrymandered district
EDWARDSVILLE – Anxious Democrats await results of a state law that in effect suppresses two-thirds of Madison County voters from participating in this year’s judicial elections.
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'Unprecedented spending' by Illinois Democrats erodes confidence in Supreme Court independence, officials say
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, having spent $353 million of his personal fortune on elections in five years, dug into a different pocket for Democrat Supreme Court candidates Elizabeth Rochford and Mary O’Brien.
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First time in over two decades, Illinois voters to choose a new secretary of state
(The Center Square) – For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Illinois will have a new secretary of state.
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Illinois Right to Life: Silkwood attempts to 'deceive his constituents'; Approval rating dropped based on abortion comments
Illinois Right to Life has removed their approval rating for Democratic House District 111 candidate Joe Silkwood, saying he seeks to deceive voters by claiming to be both pro-choice and pro-life on the topic of abortion.
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Big cash from big names going into MC Dem committee; One attack against GOP judge uses 'Neo-Nazi' in ad
EDWARDSVILLE – State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville), who championed the controversial subcircuit law that dramatically changed the way judges are elected in Madison County, has contributed $15,000 to the Madison County Democrat Central Committee (MCDCC) this election cycle.
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'Voters need to know votes cast properly, counted fairly,' says spokesperson for judge candidates in controversial Subcircuit 1
Specifics are still needed as to how and when improper ballots for dozens of addresses in Edwardsville will be remedied, according to a spokesperson for Madison County Republican judicial candidates.
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County Clerk challenger reacts to Subcircuit 1 balloting blunder
Republican candidate for County Clerk Linda Andreas of Maryville took aim at Democrat incumbent Debbie Ming Mendoza over errors that caused ballots of more than 100 registered voters in Edwardsville Precinct 3 to include three judicial races.
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'Serious situation': Human error caused 160 Madison County voters to be coded into Subcircuit 1, Clerk says
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Clerk Debbie Ming-Mendoza confirmed that 160 ballots for registered voters living in portions of Edwardsville Precinct 3 were erroneously coded as being within the bounds of Judicial Subcircuit 1, and that a "handful" of early voters or mail voters were incorrectly allowed to vote in the circuit court judge races.
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Dems close with hits on GOP candidates that lawmakers tried to take out legislatively
A series of political attack ads funded by the Madison County Democratic Central Committee took hits at Republican judicial candidates.
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Voter fraud investigation involving Subcircuit 1 write-in ballots remains under seal
An investigation by the Illinois Attorney General into voter fraud suspected in Madison County on June 28 - primary election day - remains under seal.
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Stuart's campaign relying on coastal strategists; Only 5% of funding since July 1 is locally sourced
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat Representative Katie Stuart of Edwardsville runs with money from Chicago and Springfield and strategy from California and Washington.