In low-turnout races, O’Fallon has largely new city council
O’Fallon will have nearly all new aldermen on its city council after voters in St. Clair County decided, among other things, who they wanted to lead their cities, villages and schools.
The only sitting O’Fallon alderman who was leading a challenger when the unofficial results came in Tuesday night was Gwen Randolph in Ward 5. She was ahead of candidate Chris Hursey by just seven votes.
Randolph’s appointment by Mayor Herb Roach last year was historic because she became the first black woman to serve on the O’Fallon City Council.
Other than Randolph and incumbent alderman Kevin Hagarty, who was unopposed in Ward 3, the council will soon be filled with newcomers, according to the unofficial results. They include Jessica Lotz in Ward 2, Todd Roach in Ward 4, Thomas Vorce in Ward 6, and Nathan Parchman in Ward 7.
Just 11 percent of St. Clair County’s registered voters cast ballots in the election.
Here are more unofficial results from some of the contested races in St. Clair County:
O’Fallon City Council
Ward 2
(Vote for one)
Jessica Lotz: 330
Robert W. Kueker (incumbent): 203
With 3 of 3 precincts reporting.
Ward 4
(Vote for one)
Todd R. Roach: 248
Mary Lynam-Miller: 165
Sarah Atterberry: 26
With 8 of 8 precincts reporting.
Ward 5
(Vote for one)
Gwendolyn Randolph (incumbent): 71
Chris Hursey: 64
With 5 of 5 precincts reporting.
Ward 6
(Vote for one)
Thomas Vorce: 198
Christopher “Casey” Scharven: 56
With 3 of 3 precincts reporting.
Ward 7
(Vote for one)
Nathan L. Parchman: 254
Brian Gibson: 209
With 5 of 5 precincts reporting.
Swansea Village Board
(Vote for three)
Marilyn Neumeyer (incumbent): 752
Brian T. McGuire (incumbent): 705
Jeff Parker: 703
Randall E. Tedesco: 450
John “Skip” Kernan: 368
With 15 of 15 precincts reporting.
East St. Louis City Council
(Vote for two)
Charles R. Powell III (incumbent): 2,792
Tommy Dancy: 2,683
Roy Mosley Sr.: 1,887
James Ross: 1,025
F.G. McGraw: 491
Simone Williams: 369
With 25 of 25 precincts reporting.
Cahokia Village Board
District 1
(Vote for one)
Audra J. Baker: 273
Write-in votes: 32
With 4 of 4 precincts reporting.
District 5
(Vote for one)
Jeffery Kent Radford Sr. (incumbent): 290
Write-in votes: 18
With 3 of 3 precincts reporting.
Cahokia Village Clerk
(Vote for one)
Richard Ray Duncan (incumbent): 1,337
Elda M. Martin: 515
With 13 of 13 precincts reporting.
Southwestern Illinois College Board
District 3
(Vote for one)
Steve Campo: 3,258
Stephanie Scurlark-Belt (incumbent): 2,547
With 64 of 64 precincts reporting.
District 5
(Vote for one)
Robert G. Morton (incumbent): 1,755
Donald Michael “Mike” Butler: 1,534
With 49 of 49 precincts reporting.
Belleville High School District 201 Board
(Vote for four)
Michael Todd: 3,562
Carol Eckert (incumbent): 3,540
Michael Eiskant (incumbent): 3,381
Brian Barton (incumbent): 2,871
Benjamin R. Wanless: 2,544
Tanya Martin: 2,461
With 102 of 102 precincts reporting.
O’Fallon High School District 203 Board
(Vote for three)
Martha Fraier Stoffel: 1,685
Mark Christ (incumbent): 1,446
Donna Johnson (incumbent): 1,395
P.K. Johnson: 1,108
Brandt L. House (incumbent): 985
With 31 of 31 precincts reporting.
East St. Louis School District 189 Board
(Vote for three)
Irma G. Golliday (incumbent): 4,873
R.C. Clark (incumbent): 3,498
Betty Jones-Carr: 3,345
Marquitta A. McAfee (incumbent): 2,269
Walter L. Hood Sr.: 2,172
LaVondo M. Pulley: 162
With 45 of 45 precincts reporting.
Mascoutah City Council
(Vote for two)
Walter (Wally) Battas: 429
John (Jack) Weyant (incumbent): 387
Charles Jefferson: 271
Danny Schrempp: 261
With 4 of 4 precincts reporting.
Washington Park Village Board
(Vote for three)
Debbie Moore (incumbent): 418
Clyde “Stonewall” Jackson (incumbent): 394
Herod “Booman” Hill: 373
Write-in votes: 293
Angie “Ann” Rodgers: 216
Terrilyn Gossett: 26
With 5 of 5 precincts reporting.
Centreville City Council
Ward 1
(Vote for one)
Ashley Haynes: 218
Write-in votes: 24
With 1 of 1 precincts reporting.
Centreville City Clerk
(Vote for one)
De Mario M. Helm Sr. (incumbent): 916
J. Madlock: 320
With 6 of 6 precincts reporting.
Fairview Heights City Council
Ward 2
(Vote for one)
Anthony J. LeFlore: 159
Roger D. Lowry (incumbent): 155
With 6 of 6 precincts reporting.
Mascoutah School District 19 Board
(Vote for three)
Rhonda J. Ross: 673
James C. Wolfe: 666
Matthew E. Stukenberg (incumbent): 635
Timothy J. Petersen (incumbent): 624
With 12 of 12 precincts reporting.
Columbia City Council
Ward 2
(Vote for one)
Kevin Martens (incumbent): 322
Harold R. McCarty Jr.: 220
With 4 of 4 precincts reporting.
Lebanon City Council
Ward 2
(Vote for one)
Landall Mack (incumbent): 46
Teddy Edgar Sells Jr.: 35
Robert Lee: 4
With 2 of 2 precincts reporting.
Ward 3
(Vote for one)
Jessica Zurliene: 110
Bruce Bartholomew (incumbent): 19
With 1 of 1 precincts reporting.
Dupo Village Board
(Vote for three)
Ken Phillips (incumbent): 203
Kerry Foster (incumbent): 196
Joe Basinski (incumbent): 180
Charles Carner: 136
With 6 of 6 precincts reporting.
New Athens Village Board
(Vote for three)
William L. Wilson: 130
Terry Hamon: 127
Ronald K. Hampton Jr. (incumbent): 123
Donald R. Hall (incumbent): 105
With 2 of 2 precincts reporting.
New Baden Village Board
(Vote for one)
Tom Kuhn: 75
Sarah Moyer: 49
With 4 of 4 precincts reporting.
Marissa Village Board
(Vote for three)
Christopher “Chris” M. Klingeman (incumbent): 223
Laura A. McMahon (incumbent): 221
Roy Dean Dickey: 203
Paul W. Sinn (incumbent): 187
With 2 of 2 precincts reporting.
Smithton Village Board
(Vote for three)
Michael J. Smallwood (incumbent): 549
Charles J. Rogers III (incumbent): 491
Phillip “Phil” W. Henning: 468
Leo Simburger: 406
With 4 of 4 precincts reporting.
Signal Hill School District 181 Board
(Vote for four)
Tara Altmansberger O’Sadnick: 345
Paul Slocomb (incumbent): 310
Misti N. Andrade: 245
Ananda Maria Sharma: 223
Erik Wenberg: 208
Deonna King: 136
Melanie Stith: 98
With 9 of 9 precincts reporting.
Columbia School District 4 Board
Unexpired two-year term
(Vote for one)
Greg Meyer: 1,290
Ted Schrader (incumbent): 1,202
Four-year term
(Vote for three)
Lisa Schumacher: 1,302
Scott Middelkamp (incumbent): 1,290
Tyson C. Search: 1,282
Tammy Hines (incumbent): 1,276
Phillip Taylor: 1,248
Cress Morr: 1,089
With 17 of 17 precincts reporting.
Find more election results from St. Clair County at stclair.platinumelectionresults.com. Visit bnd.com/news/politics-government/election for more information about the candidates in some contested races who received questionnaires from the Belleville News-Democrat.
This story was originally published April 2, 2019 at 7:05 PM.
