About fifty percent of registered voters in Kankakee County turned out for yesterday’s general election. The highly contested referendum to abolish the Bourbonnais Township Road District was not passed with roughly sixty percent of voters saying no. The Bourbonnais Public Library District funding Referendum failed to pass with some 71 percent voting no. The Momence Fire Referendum failed to pass as well. However, the Braidwood Fire Protection District Referendum did pass.
As far as county offices go, Dan Hendrickson will remain Kankakee County Clerk for another term. Hendrickson beat out challenger Brian Vaughn with about fifty eight percent of the vote. Gary Ciaccio beat out Ken Lewellen in district 14 with 54 percent. Reginald Bell took district 15 away from Amber Turner with 64 percent. Chad Miller will retain his seat in district 25, beating out challenger Charlene Eads at 59 percent. In District 28, Nathan Benoit beat out Joe Hosek at 63 percent. And Marta Perales barely defeated Steve Taden in district 21 with just a little over fifty percent of the vote.
Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker secured his third term in office by defeating challenger Darren Bailey for a second time. Juliana Stratton will replace retiring Senator Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, and Donna Miller will represent Illinois District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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