All 4 Capital Township trustees are operating for reelection, however three challengers are additionally vying for seats.
A number of space college districts have contested races as voters head to the polls for the April 1 Consolidated Election.
A variety of space municipalities and villages even have races for high positions.
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Capital Township
Mychael Overton votes on the Union Baptist Church polling location on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Springfield.
Seven candidates are operating for 4 seats in Capital Township, which helps with common help and property valuation.
The boundaries of Capital Township are all inside the metropolis of Springfield.
The incumbents are Kelly Gilmore, Ken Leonard and Tammie Rockford, all Republicans, and Democrat Bernadette Gordon. Gilmore, Gordon and Leonard had been all appointed to their seats.
In search of to make inroads are Democrats Evan Brown and Kari Gardiner and Republican April E. Smith.
The seats are “at-large” and are for four-year phrases
There’s a invoice within the Illinois Home of Representatives that will dissolve Capital Township’s present construction and substitute it with a brand new degree of presidency.
Faculty boards
At the very least eight college districts within the county have contested elections, together with Ball-Chatham, the place eight candidates are vying for 4 seats.
In Springfield District 186, seats in three subdistricts are up. The one contested race in Subdistrict 1 pits incumbent Anthony “Tony” Mares towards political newcomer Kristin Barnett.
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Incumbents Micah Miller in Subdistrict 2 and Erica Austin in Subdistrict 6 are unchallenged.
There are contested races in Mt. Pulaski, Pawnee, Riverton, Rochester, Sangamon Valley and Williamsville. All these districts have “staggered phrases,” which means the entire board shouldn’t be up for election in a single cycle.
In Ball-Chatham, three incumbents–Laura Calderon, Tiffani Saunders and Ann Strahle–are not operating.
Andrea Rediger and Patrick Phipps are incumbents who’re operating.
They’re joined by challengers Priyanka Deo, Brent Kulavic, Lisa M. Lipe, Carrie Jeffries, Margaret Seymour and Joe Bolletta.
Village presidents
A number of space races are contested, together with Nice Plains, the place voters will elect Craig Held’s successor.
Trustees Chris Reid and Jennifer Lynn Darnell will face off for that proper.
In Jerome, present President Michael Lopez, who has been president since 2013, is challenged by former village trustee Rob Winchester.
Incumbent Michael P. Krall squares off with trustee Kris Neuman in New Berlin.
In Rochester, incumbent Joseph C. Suerdieck is matched towards village trustee Stacia Munroe.
Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788: [email protected]: X, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.
This text initially appeared on State Journal-Register: Listed below are some key races within the April 1 election round Sangamon County