Another campaign season reached its finale on Tuesday.
There are few surprises in southwestern Illinois. The races include positions in Madison, Randolph and St. Clair County, where Democrat Mark Kern retained his seat as board chairman but saw other seats across the district filled by Republicans.
Mike Bost (R) and Nikki Budzinski (D) swept away with the vote to keep their seats in Illinois’ 12th and 13th congressional districts, respectively, as counting continues in other races nationally to balance the balance of power in the U.S. House determine. of representatives.
In the state General Assembly, Katie Stuart (D) held off challenger Jay Keeven in the 112th State House District and Amy Elik (R) held off Nick Raftopoulos (D) in the 111th.
That leaves a hotly contested race for the 114th District, where Republican Kevin Schmidt appears to have held off a late charge from his predecessor, Democrat LaToya Greenwood.
Although all precincts are considered, some mail-in or provisional ballots may not be included in these results. Here are the final unofficial results for contested races in southwestern Illinois:
