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Voters Select Their Winners In Tuesday's Consolidated Election

by Dessa Rodeffer, Quill Publisher/Owner

Five Village of Stronghurst trustee candidates were running for three positions Tuesday: three incumbents: Bruce Caldwell (Charles B.), Shane Reed, and Amanda Kane along with challengers Michael Swisher, and Randy Jarvis.

Voters selected one incumbent Shane Reed and two new trustees to the board, Randy Jarvis and Michael Swisher.

Thirteen precincts were counted and sent in at 9:00 p.m. with just 831 (17.23%) casting ballots out of 4,824 registered voters. The "unofficial" vote is as follows:

Stronghurst Village Trustee (3)

Raritan Village Trustee (3)

Dallas City Mayor (1)

Dallas City Commissioners (4)

Gladstone Village Trustee (3)

Oquawka Village Trustee (3)4 yr

Oquawka Village Trustee (1)2 yr

Dallas City Elementary SD 327

Board Member Unexp. 2-yr (4)

United CUSD 304 Bd Member(3)

Other races uncontested:

West Central CUSD 235 Bd.Mbr. Unex 2 Yr (2)

W C CUSD 235 Bd. Mbr. 4 Yr (3)