
Welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Consolidated Election. Greg Sapp will be live on 979 XFM with Effingham County’s results, and we’ll be posting returns below as they are tabulated.
UPDATED 9:49 PM
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 38) | 37 | 100 |
REGISTERED VOTERS (TOTAL) | 23,892 | |
BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL | 3,258 | |
VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL | 13.64 |

CITY
CITY OF ALTAMONT, FOR MAYOR
Candidates | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
DAN MILLEVILLE | 157 | 47.72 |
TODD V. SLINGERLAND | 29 | 8.81 |
MICHAEL WILLIAM BOWMAN | 143 | 43.47 |
CITY OF ALTAMONT, FOR COMMISSIONER
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
TAYLER POLK | 197 | 37.03 |
MICHAEL WALKER | 255 | 47.93 |
WRITE-IN | 80 | 15.04 |
CITY OF EFFINGHAM, FOR MAYOR
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
MIKE SCHUTZBACH | 860 | 100 |
CITY OF EFFINGHAM, FOR COMMISSIONER
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
LARRY MICENHEIMER | 662 | 19.76 |
HENRY J. STEPHENS | 606 | 18.08 |
DUSTIN L. BROWN | 399 | 11.91 |
MERVIN D. GILLENWATER | 617 | 18.41 |
LIBBY MOELLER | 608 | 18.14 |
DONALD J. ALTHOFF | 459 | 13.70 |

VILLAGE
VILLAGE OF BEECHER CITY, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
JANET L. LORTON (INDEPENDENT) | 21 | 32.81 |
DAIL A. SCHONSCHACK (INDEPENDENT) | 21 | 32.81 |
LESLIE C. WOOD (INDEPENDENT) | 22 | 34.38 |
VILLAGE OF DIETERICH, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
DERICK STUMEIER (LIBERTY) | 38 | 14.07 |
FREDERICK BRAY (LIBERTY) | 79 | 29.26 |
CARRIE GALBRAITH (LIBERTY) | 69 | 25.56 |
JEFF WHITE (PEOPLES) | 84 | 31.11 |
VILLAGE OF DIETERICH, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
MATT FLOWERS (LIBERTY) | 106 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF EDGEWOOD, FOR VILLAGE CLERK
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
KAREN MAHAFFEY (INDEPENDENT) | 21 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF EDGEWOOD, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
GLORIA HISSONG (INDEPENDENT) | 21 | 38.18 |
JOHN LIMES (INDEPENDENT) | 20 | 36.36 |
ROBERT BURGESS (INDEPENDENT) | 14 | 25.45 |

VILLAGE OF EDGEWOOD, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
CARISSA YOCUM (INDEPENDENT) | 20 | 51.28 |
MIKE COX (INDEPENDENT) | 19 | 48.72 |
VILLAGE OF MONTROSE, FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
STEVEN BROWNING (INDEPENDENT) | 28 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF MONTROSE, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
JANE M. MELLENDORF (INDEPENDENT) | 27 | 36.00 |
DEREK SCHORMAN (INDEPENDENT) | 22 | 29.33 |
MARY LILLEY (INDEPENDENT) | 26 | 34.67 |
VILLAGE OF MONTROSE, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
LONNIE LOY (INDEPENDENT) | 23 | 46.94 |
BRAD HORTON (INDEPENDENT) | 26 | 53.06 |
VILLAGE OF SHUMWAY, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
SUZANNE LONG (INDEPENDENT) | 9 | 27.27 |
TIMOTHY LONG (INDEPENDENT) | 9 | 27.27 |
DAVID A. THIES (INDEPENDENT) | 15 | 45.45 |
VILLAGE OF TEUTOPOLIS, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
CHRISTINA T. METTE | 272 | 33.25 |
DANIEL F. ZERRUSEN | 250 | 30.56 |
BRIAN CAMPBELL | 41 | 5.01 |
BERNARD J. HARTKE | 255 | 31.17 |

VILLAGE OF WATSON, FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
CANDICE HIGGS (INDEPENDENT) | 39 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF WATSON, FOR VILLAGE CLERK (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
THOMAS FREEMAN (INDEPENDENT) | 45 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF WATSON, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
JOHN FULK (INDEPENDENT) | 35 | 100 |
VILLAGE OF WATSON, FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
RHONDA GOECKNER (INDEPENDENT) | 30 | 42.86 |
COLBY HIGGS (INDEPENDENT) | 40 | 57.14 |

TOWN
TOWN OF MASON, FOR MAYOR (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
WRITE-IN | ||
WRITE-IN |
TOWN OF MASON, FOR TRUSTEE (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
WRITE-IN | ||
WRITE-IN |
TOWN OF MASON, FOR TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
WRITE-IN | ||
WRITE-IN |

PARK
DIETERICH PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER (FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
TRAVIS KESSLER | 103 | 52.82 |
VALERIE SANGUINETTI | 92 | 47.18 |
DIETERICH PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER (UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
TRACI BRUNS | 77 | 39.90 |
MIKE CAMPBELL | 116 | 60.10 |
EFFINGHAM PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
DAVID E. DUST | 352 | 21.27 |
RUSSELL L. SEHY | 637 | 38.49 |
MATT DASENBROCK | 666 | 40.24 |
MASON TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
NO CANDIDATE |

TEUTOPOLIS PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER (FULL 6-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
PAUL GRUNLOH | 222 | 45.03 |
GERALD M. RUNDE | 271 | 54.97 |
TEUTOPOLIS PARK DISTRICT, FOR COMMISSIONER (UNEXPIRED 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
MICHELLE NIEBRUGGE | 289 | 100 |
LIBRARY
ST. ELMO PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, FOR LIBRARY TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
DON CRAWFORD | 55 | 28.80 |
PEGGY STOLTE | 74 | 38.74 |
CONNIE HOUGH | 62 | 32.46 |

SCHOOL
ALTAMONT COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 10
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE FULL TERMS
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 6N Range 4E ALONZO SHOAF | 331 | 44.91 |
Township 7N Range 4E ROBERT E. ROEDL | 406 | 55.09 |
ALTAMONT COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 10
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 7N Range 4E DANE MILLEVILLE | 393 | 25.94 |
DEREK MICHAEL BOWMAN | 388 | 25.61 |
Township 7N Range 5E MARTIN REYES | 327 | 21.58 |
Township 6N Range 4E CHRIS GUSE | 407 | 26.86 |

BEECHER CITY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 20
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE FULL TERMS
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 9N Range 4E JORDAN SHIELDS | 103 | 50.74 |
Township 8N Range 3E CHRISTOPHER DOEDTMAN | 100 | 49.26 |
BEECHER CITY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 20
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 8N Range 3E RYAN SCHAEFER | 98 | 24.62 |
Township 9N Range 4E LEE ROADARMEL | 98 | 24.62 |
DAVID DOTY | 104 | 26.13 |
Township 9N Range 3E AARON SUMMERS | 98 | 24.62 |
DIETERICH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 30
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 8N Range 8E THAD GOEBEL | 189 | 27.12 |
Township 6N Range 7E CORY M. NIEBRUGGE | 192 | 27.55 |
Township 7N Range 7E ANITA BIERMAN | 171 | 24.53 |
MARVIN IFFERT | 145 | 20.80 |

EFFINGHAM COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 40
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
NO CANDIDATE |
EFFINGHAM COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 40
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 8N Range 5E JANE WILLENBORG | 967 | 18.24 |
JILL WENDLING | 1,072 | 20.22 |
ANDREW ALTMAN | 716 | 13.51 |
CARY KYLE HARPER | 564 | 10.64 |
Township 8N Range 6E DESHA WEAR | 693 | 13.07 |
DALLAS C. BEAR | 538 | 10.15 |
SCOTT L. VOLPI | 751 | 14.17 |
TEUTOPOLIS COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 50
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE FULL TERMS
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 8N Range 6E KARI R. THOMPSON | 631 | 100 |

TEUTOPOLIS COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 50
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 9N Range 7E CHANDLER LEE HEWING | 278 | 10.13 |
LAURA HEMMEN | 256 | 9.33 |
Township 9N Range 6E JESSY J. DRAVES | 145 | 5.29 |
Township 8N Range 6E SCOTT COPPLE | 231 | 8.42 |
CARI BUEHNERKEMPER | 164 | 5.98 |
EDWARD M. SIEMER | 437 | 15.93 |
PAUL J. HARDIEK | 436 | 15.90 |
ADAM BLICKEM | 72 | 2.62 |
KATIE NIEMERG | 312 | 11.37 |
Township 7N Range 7E ADAM HOENE | 412 | 15.02 |
JASPER COUNTY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 1
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 7N Range 10E JACKIE L. SCHACKMANN | ||
Township 6N Range 9E WILLIAM D. MEINHART | ||
DAVID R. BLECHA | ||
JERRY L. (JED) EARNEST | ||
Township 8N Range 9E AMANDA UTLEY | ||
Township 8N Range 8E KRISTINE MICHELS |
STEWARDSON-STRASBURG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5A
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 10N Range 4E BRENT CURRY | 4 | 40.00 |
Township 11N Range 5E RON McCLAIN II | 2 | 20.00 |
JOHN BARRY WITTENBERG | 2 | 20.00 |
Township 10N Range 5E KINDA MORRIS | 2 | 20.00 |

NORTH CLAY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 25
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 5N Range 6E AARON KINCAID | ||
JASON GRIFFY | ||
Township 4N Range 5E KIMBERLY HOYT SMITH |
ST. ELMO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 202
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM)
THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE FULL TERMS
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 7N Range 3E JARED MORRISON |
ST. ELMO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 202
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Township 8N Range 3E JOSHUA FULK | ||
LISA VOELKER | ||
Township 8N Range 2E DAVID R. ABENDROTH | ||
Township 6N Range 3E JARED STINE |

COLLEGE
LAKE LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 517
FOR TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (TO SERVE A 6-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
DENISE WALK | 2,444 | 42.70 |
DORIS REYNOLDS | 1,585 | 27.69 |
MIKE SULLIVAN | 1,695 | 29.61 |
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
(BOND, CHRISTIAN, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, TO SERVE A 6-YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
MARK RITTER FAYETTE COUNTY | 1,310 | 23.41 |
KAY DUST EFFINGHAM COUNTY | 2,740 | 48.95 |
DON SCOTT CHRISTIAN COUNTY | 689 | 12.31 |
MARY ADAMS BOND COUNTY | 858 | 15.33 |
FOR MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
(BOND, CHRISTIAN, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, FOR AN UNEXPIRED FOUR YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
NO CANDIDATE |
FOR MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
(BOND, CHRISTIAN, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TWO YEAR TERM)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
NO CANDIDATE |
FOR MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
(CLARK, COLES, CUMBERLAND, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, MOULTRIE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
NO CANDIDATE |
FOR MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
(CLAY, CRAWFORD, JASPER, LAWRENCE, AND RICHLAND COUNTIES)
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
TRAVIS FARLEY JASPER COUNTY | ||
SHEILA MIKEWORTH CRAWFORD COUNTY |

FIRE
SHUMWAY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, FOR TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
DOUGLAS THIES | 210 | 48.39 |
TRACY SUTTER | 224 | 51.61 |
STEWARDSON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, FOR TRUSTEE
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
ERVIN MUELLER | 10 | 47.62 |
DAN LANKOW | 11 | 52.38 |
PUBLIC QUESTION
VILLAGE OF MONTROSE
“Shall the Village of Montrose, Illinois, impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Ocupation Tax, in the amount of 1% of the gross receipts of any sale of tangible personal property (other than an item of tangible personal property titled and registered with an agency of this State’s government, food for human consumption off premises where sold, prescription drugs, and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics) upon any person engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail in the Village of Montrose, Illinois; and shall the Village of Montrose, Illinois, impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax, in the amount of 1% of the selling price of all tangible personal property transferred by a serviceman, either in the form of tangible personal property or in the form of real estate, as an incident to a sale of service, upon all persons engaged in the Village of Montrose, Illinois, in the business of making sales of service, to be used by the Village of Montrose, Illinois, for expenditures on municipal operations, expenditures on public infrastructure, property tax relief?”
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
YES | 13 | 48.15 |
NO | 14 | 51.85 |