Unofficial election results in Moultrie County show Republican candidates leading in the contested statewide and congressional races.
As of 8:28 Tuesday night, 15 of the county’s 16 precincts were reporting.
In the race for U.S. Senate, Republican Don Tracy received 78 percent of the vote in Moultrie County, with 2,611 votes. Democrat Juliana Stratton had 655 votes, while Whitfield Harrington Jr. received 61.
Republican Darren Bailey and running mate Aaron Del Mar led the governor’s race with 2,683 votes, or about 80 percent. Democrat JB Pritzker and running mate Christian Mitchell received 571 votes.
Republican candidates also held sizable leads in the other contested statewide races. Robert Fioretti led Kwame Raoul in the attorney general’s race, Diane Harris led Alexi Giannoulias for secretary of state, Bryan Drew led Margaret Croke for comptroller, and Max Solomon led Michael Frerichs for state treasurer.
In the 15th Congressional District, Republican Mary Miller received 2,659 votes, compared with 677 for Democrat Jennifer Todd.
The contested race for the 101st Illinois House District, which includes two Moultrie County precincts, showed Republican Chris Miller leading Democrat Douglas Fagan, 183 votes to 31.
Moultrie County had 3,364 ballots cast out of 8,789 registered voters, for a turnout of about 38 percent.
All results remain unofficial, with one precinct still outstanding.
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