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A Stormy Primary Election Night
Posted by Publisher/Editor of The Rhubarb
By Lisa Rodgers
BOONE COUNTY-On Tuesday evening March 15, storms with heavy rain and w...inds blew through Boone County. Other counties in the State of Illinois were under tornado warnings which made for a rather interesting election night as not only were individuals watching for results, but also keeping an eye on the local weather radar. Heavy voter turnout delayed precincts from reporting until nearly 8:30 p.m. in Boone County.
The 2016 Primary Election season has seen record turnouts across the country and Boone County was no exception yesterday. At 7:00 p.m. the doors were locked at the Boone County Administration building and if you were already in line to vote, you were permitted to submit your ballot. Between 50-60 people waited in line and the last to cast their votes were well after 8:00pm. A fair amount of those waiting to vote registered just prior to voting. At the end of the evening Boone County Clerk and Recorder Mary Steurer displayed a packet of new voter registration cards about 4 inches think. It was unprecedented.
According to the final Election Summary Report with 100% of precincts reporting Boone County has 31,979 registered voters in the county. Yesterday 14,668 ballots were cast or 45.87% voter turnout which is an outstanding percentage for a primary election.
All evening while individuals were registering to vote, registered voters casting ballots and with 38 districts reporting with ballot boxes to the Clerk’s Office, Mary Steurer, her staff along with several volunteers kept a professional and yet fast paced office. There were times they were literally running across the room, but they were able to successfully complete their duties.
It was a very late night for everyone in the office as the lights did not go off until after 12:30 a.m. and then requiring staff to be back in only a few hours later for a regular business day. Mary, her staff and volunteers deserve a big thank you for all their efforts from everyone in Boone County. Job well done!
If lasts night’s election results is any indication, the 2016 November Presidential Election should continue to set national and local numbers of voter turnout.
Boone County Final Primary Election Results 100% of 38 Precincts Reporting:
Republican Presidential Race
*Donald Trump 3816 39.31%
Ted Cruz 3248 33.46%
Marco Rubio 721 7.43%
John Kasich 1597 16.45%
Democratic Presidential Race
Hilary Clinton 1957 41.09%
*Bernie Sanders 2773 58.22%
Fire 3 Ambulance Tax
YES 1405 47.98%
*NO 1523 52.02%
Republican States Attorney
*Tricia Smith 4986 52.95%
Michelle Courier 4431 47.05%
Republican Circuit Clerk
Todd Shattuck 3591 41.86%
*Linda Anderson 4988 58.14%
Republican County Board District 1
W. Fred Genrich 1107 22.28%
*Marshall Newhouse 1910 38.44%
*Dennis Ellingson 1952 39.28%
Republican County Board District 2
*Catherine Ward 2022 33.17%
*Bernard O’Malley 2271 37.25%
Cory Lind 1803 29.58%
Republican County Board District 3
*Carl Larson 1127 30.85%
Matthew Ragano 669 18.31%
Martin Vanderweit 896 24.53%
*Marion Thornberry 961 26.31%
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