January 25, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Unofficial County Election Results

COUNTY WIDE RESULTS
No races are called because mail-in ballots will still be counted for the next 14 days.

COUNTY CLERK
R-Terrence Stuber 27, 627 47.24 %
D-Aaron Ammons 30,855 52.76%

Executive
R-Ted Myhre 26,522 45.83%
D-Steve Summers 31,349 54.17 %

Sheriff
R-John Brown 27,077 46.36%
D-Dustin Heuerman 31,334 53.64 %

County Board District 3
Vote for 2
R-Stanley Harper 5,730 52.42%
R-Aaron L. Esry 3,940 36.05 %
L-Kathleen Mcmanamon 1,260 11.53%

County Board District 4
Vote for 2
R-Jim McGuire 2,916 24.47%
R-Brad Passalacqua 2,341 19.64 %
D-Elizabeth “Elly” Hanauer-Friedman 3,400 28.53%
D-Jennifer “Jenny” Lokshin 3,262 27.37%

County Board District 5
R- Lucas Atwood 2,419 24.39 %
R- Von Young 2,196 22.15 %
D- Bethany Vanichtheeranont 2,529 25.50 %
D-Leah Taylor 2,772 27.95%

County Board District 10
Vote for 2
R- Mike Kobel 1,587 18.29%
R-Dean Hazen 1,202 13.86%
D-Christopher Stohr 2,960 34.12 %
D-Jilmala Rogers 2,926 33.73%

County Board District 11
Vote for 2
R-Karen James 1,008 23.86%
D-Wayne T. Williams Jr. 1,612 38.15%
D-Lorraine Cowart 1,605 37.99%

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