Republican Sean Morgan defeated longtime Democratic incumbent Janet Will in Tuesday's race for Wabash County Clerk, highlighting Election Day results that also saw voters in Bellmont reject a proposal to dissolve their village.
Morgan led throughout the evening as precinct results came in, finishing with 2,243 votes to Will's 1,695. That's a victory margin of 548 votes. Will had been the lone remaining Democratic county officeholder in Wabash County.
Morgan will join his brother, Derek Morgan, as a Wabash County elected official. Derek Morgan won another four-year term as sheriff after facing no opposition in Tuesday's election.
The county's other races were also uncontested. Jayden Pettyjohn was elected to the Wabash County Board of Commissioners, replacing Scott West, who chose not to seek reelection. Meanwhile, Wabash County Treasurer Angela Broster was reelected to another four-year term without opposition.
In Bellmont, voters rejected a ballot question asking whether the village should be dissolved. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 53 to 45, meaning Bellmont will remain an incorporated village.
Voter turnout in Wabash County was approximately 53.5 percent, with 3,966 ballots cast out of 7,418 registered voters.
Statewide, Democrats won all six statewide executive offices, along with Illinois' U.S. Senate race.
Governor J.B. Pritzker won a third term, defeating Republican Darren Bailey for the second consecutive election. Pritzker becomes the first Illinois governor since Jim Thompson to win a third term.
And Democratic Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton defeated Republican Don Tracy in the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Dick Durbin. Stratton will become Illinois' junior U.S. senator, serving alongside Tammy Duckworth.
Democrats also won the races for attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller, and state treasurer.
L-R: Wabash County Clerk-Elect Sean Morgan; Wabash County Commissioner-Elect Jayden Pettyjohn; Wabash County Sheriff J. Derek Morgan.