Published on November 4, 2026 7:09 am
Last Updated on November 4, 2026 11:12 am
Effingham County Voting Results from Tuesdays Election:
15,5651 Ballots Counted.
11,036 Voted on election day.
1,112 Voted early by mail.
3,357 Voted early.
63.4% Voter turnout.
United States Senator:
Juliana Stratton – D – 3,098 (20.03%)
Don Tracy – R- 12,140 (78.5%)
Whitfield Harrington Jr – I – 227 (1.47%)
Stratton was the winner of US Senator Seat in Illinois.
Governor & Lieutenant Governor:
Pritzker and Mitchell – D – 2,691 (17.29%)
Bailey and Del Mar – R – 12,529 (80.48%)
Corbett and Schofield – I – 339 (2.18%)
WRITE-IN – 8 (0.05%)
Pritzker was re-elected as Governor of Illinois.
Attorney General:
Kwame Raoul – D – 3,148 (20.41%)
Robert W. Fioretti – R – 12,274 (79.59%)
Kwame Raoul was re-elected Attorney General of Illinois.
Secretary of State:
Alexi Giannoulias – D – 3,548 (22.95%)
Diane M. Harris – R – 11,912 (77.05%)
Alexi Giannoulias was re-elected Secretary of State of Illinois.
Comptroller:
Margaret Croke – D – 2,947 (19.17%)
Bryan Drew – R – 12,410 (80.71%)
Margaret Croke was elected Comptroller of Illinois.
State Treasurer:
Michael W. Frerichs – D – 3,215 (20.92%)
Max Solomon – R – 12,129 (78.93%)
Frerichs re-elected Treasuere of Illinois.
12th District Congressional Seat:
Julie Fortier – D – 3,041 (19.8%)
Mike Bost – R – 12,321 (80.20%)
Bost re-elected 12th District Congressional Seat.
51st Legislative District State Senator:
Chapin Rose – R – 1,023 (100%)
Unopposed
Rose re-elected to District State Senator.
54th Legislative District State Senator:
Steve McClure – R- 11,305 (100%)
Unopposed
McClure re-elected District State Senator.
102nd State Representative.
Adam Niemerg – R – 1,036 (100%)
Unopposed.
Niemerg re-elected to to State House Seat.
107th State Representative:
Brad Halbrook – R – 11,251 (100%)
unopposed
Halbrook re-elected to State House Seat.
110th State Representative:
Blaine Wilhour – R- 1,351 (100%)
unopposed
Wilhour re-elected to State House Seat.
County Clerk:
Michelle Kollmann – R – 13,899 (100%)
unopposed.
Kollmann re-elected to County Clerk.
County Treasurer:
Deborah Ruholl – R – 13,916 (100%)
unopposed.
Ruholl re-elected County Treasurer.
County Sheriff:
Travis Buhnerkempe – R – 13,884 (100%)
unopposed.
Buhnerkempe elected as County Sheriff.
Supervisor of Assessments:
Pamela Braun – R- 13,749 (100%)
unopposed
Braun re-elected to Supervisor of Assessments.
County Board Member District A:
Ronald Kelly -R- 1,591 (100%)
Unopposed
Kelly elected to County Board Member District A.
County Board Member District B.
Joshua Douthit -R- 1,267 (100%)
Unopposed.
Douthit re-elected County Board Member District B.
County Board Member District E:
Jeremy Kyle -R- 1,633 (100%)
Unopposed.
Kyle elected to County Board Member District E.
County Board Member District H:
Sandra Rich -R- 2,013 (100%)
Unopposed.
Rich re-elected County Board Member District H.
Proposition Building Bonds- Teutopolis Unit 50 School District:
Yes – 2,091 (70.1 %)
No – (29.9%)
