UPDATE: 10:17 p.m.
PEORIA, Ill. — Republican U.S. House Representative Darin LaHood has claimed victory in the race for the Illinois 16th District seat even as more than 60 percent of precincts have yet to report final results in the race.
With 37 percent of precincts reporting just after 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, LaHood held a wide lead of more than 30,000 votes.
Meanwhile, the race for U.S. House District 17 continued to remain too close to call with Republican Esther Joy King and Democrat Eric Sorensen exchanging the lead several times.
It’s expected there may not be a winner declared in that race by Wednesday.
A number of local races remain officially undecided, but for all the very latest results — follow this link.
UPDATE: 9:47 p.m.
PEORIA, Ill. — Voter turnout appears to have come in a little lower than expected in one area of the Peoria-Pekin metro.
Tazewell County voter turnout is reported to have totaled roughly 58 percent for this General Election Tuesday. Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman had said he expected to see turnout around there or greater. (Corrected)
Top elections officials in Peoria County also expected to see turnout around 55 to 56 percent.
A number of local races remain officially undecided, but for all the very latest results — follow this link.
UPDATE: 9:13 p.m.
(Reuters) – Republicans have picked up a net four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that had previously been held by Democrats with 228 of 435 races not yet called, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.
For House races, Edison Research is tracking the net number of seats that flip from one party to another, as opposed to the net gain or loss of overall seats by either party.
The number of flips does not take into account seven new seats created during congressional redistricting and two races in which an incumbent Democrat and an incumbent Republican are facing each other due to redistricting.
So far, Republicans have won 132 seats in the 435-seat House and Democrats have won 75 seats, Edison projected.
(Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Dan Burns)
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UPDATE: 7:24 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ race for Governor, months in the making, appears to have ended in a flash Tuesday as tabulators have projected that incumbent Governor J.B. Pritzker has defeated Republican gubernatorial challenger and longtime state legislator Darren Bailey.
With only 1 percent of precincts reporting, this race was already being called, with Pritzker taking roughly 63 percent of the vote and Bailey, garnering 35 percent support.
Another call being made just minutes since polls closed in Illinois is the race for U.S. Senate, where incumbent Democrat Tammy Duckworth is being declared the winner over Republican challenger Kathy Salvi.
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UPDATE: 4:41 p.m.
PEORIA, Ill. — Election workers across the area are now poised to begin counting one of the most anticipated votes in decades. Midterm elections include more than statewide and federal races, of course and we will be tracking all the results live, with the help of our friends at 25 News.
For up to the minute results, particularly for all local and state races in Illinois, visit this site.
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If you’re not registered to vote, you can still register and vote at your designated polling place on Election Day, as long as you provide two forms of identification.
If you have a mail-in ballot, you can turn it in at your polling place or send it in the mail. In order for your mail-in vote to count, it must be postmarked by Election Day, Tuesday November 8, and received by your local election authority within two weeks.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
PEORIA, Ill. — Thousands of Illinois residents have cast early and mail-in ballots, but much of the vote for Tuesday’s Midterm elections is expected to come from the polls on Election Day.
The polls are open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday.
In Illinois, you need to provide your name and address to vote if you’re already registered.
If you’re not registered to vote, you can still register and vote at your designated polling place on Election Day, as long as you provide two forms of identification.
If you have a mail-in ballot, you can turn it in at your polling place or send it in the mail. In order for your mail-in vote to count, it must be postmarked by Election Day, Tuesday November 8, and received by your local election authority within two weeks.
To find your polling place, click HERE.
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