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Election Summary Report Date:03/20/18 Time:21:14:15 Jackson County, IL Page:1 of 1 General Primary Election Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, CONTESTED RACES Registered Voters 31777 - Cards Cast 6476 20.38% Num. Report Precinct 57 - Num. Reporting 53 92.98% D GOVERNOR/LT GOVERNOR DEM R GOVERNOR/LT GOVERNOR REP Total Total Number of Precincts 57 Number of Precincts 57 Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % Times Counted 3897/31777 12.3 % Times Counted 2565/31777 8.1 % Total Votes 3764 Total Votes 2497 PRITZKER / STRATTON DEM 2155 57.25% RAUNER / SANGUINETTI REP 1249 50.02% KENNEDY / JOY DEM 524 13.92% IVES / MORTHLAND REP 1248 49.98% BISS / WALLACE DEM 943 25.05% DAIBER / TODD DEM 29 0.77% R ATTORNEY GENERAL REP HARDIMAN / AVERY DEM 43 1.14% Total MARSHALL / COLE DEM 70 1.86% Number of Precincts 57 Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % D ATTORNEY GENERAL DEM Times Counted 2565/31777 8.1 % Total Total Votes 2181 Number of Precincts 57 ERIKA HAROLD REP 1189 54.52% Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % GARY GRASSO REP 992 45.48% Times Counted 3897/31777 12.3 % Total Votes 3548 R D12 CONGRESSIONAL REP PAT QUINN DEM 1838 51.80% Total RENATO MARIOTTI DEM 299 8.43% Number of Precincts 57 SCOTT DRURY DEM 149 4.20% Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % NANCY ROTERING DEM 230 6.48% Times Counted 2568/31777 8.1 % KWAME RAOUL DEM 517 14.57% Total Votes 2520 JESSE RUIZ DEM 117 3.30% MIKE BOST REP 2286 90.71% SHARON FAIRLEY DEM 272 7.67% PRESTON NELSON REP 234 9.29% AARON GOLDSTEIN DEM 120 3.38% Write-in Votes 6 0.17% R D115 REPRESENTATIVE REP Total D D12 CONGRESSIONAL DEM Number of Precincts 48 Total Precincts Reporting 44 91.7 % Number of Precincts 57 Times Counted 2343/26219 8.9 % Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % Total Votes 2307 Times Counted 3908/31777 12.3 % TERRI BRYANT REP 1318 57.13% Total Votes 3359 PAUL JACOBS REP 989 42.87% BRENDAN KELLY DEM 2416 71.93% DAVID BEQUETTE DEM 943 28.07% R D118 REPRESENTATIVE REP Total D D115 REPRESENTATIVE DEM Number of Precincts 10 Total Precincts Reporting 10 100.0 % Number of Precincts 48 Times Counted 222/5558 4.0 % Precincts Reporting 44 91.7 % Total Votes 197 Times Counted 3220/26219 12.3 % PATRICK WINDHORST REP 90 45.69% Total Votes 2998 SAMUEL K STRATEMEYER REP 87 44.16% MARSHA GRIFFIN DEM 1631 54.40% WES SHERROD REP 20 10.15% TAMIKO MUELLER DEM 1367 45.60% D D1 JUDICIAL Schwartz DEM Total Number of Precincts 57 Precincts Reporting 53 93.0 % Times Counted 3897/31777 12.3 % Total Votes 3607 CHRISTY W. SOLVERSON DEM 2640 73.19% BRIAN L. ROBERTS DEM 967 26.81%.

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