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Peoria Countys election chief is disputing a mayoral candidates claims that ballots arent being properly handled during a tight election race. Peoria City Councilman Jim Montelongos campaign on Monday released a letter sent last week claiming that Illinois law isnt being followed in the handling of mail-in ballots. He claims, through attorney Bill Atkins, that ballots havent been properly segregated by days of receipt, so its impossible to tell which days they came in. Montelongo and City Counc...

Originally published on April 8, 2021 7:20 pm Updated results posted by the Peoria County Election Commission on Thursday afternoon have flipped and tightened Peoria’s mayoral race. At-large city council member Rita Ali now holds a 23-vote advantage over District 4 representative Jim Montelongo, with 16,496 ballots counted. On Election Night, Montelongo led by 73 votes out of the 16,002 tabulated. The additional results came from recently received vote-by-mail ballots. Ballots postmarked by...

After Thursdays latest count, just 23 votes separate the contenders in Peorias mayoral race. Rita Ali now holds the lead after entering the day with a 73-vote deficit. Both candidates are expected to pick up votes in the coming days. We wont know who the official winner is until April 20 because of vote-by-mail ballots. Heres an explanation on the process for determining a winner of a close race in Illinois. What happened Thursday, April 8? The counting of 488 mail-in ballots gave Rita Ali a 2...

What are next steps in Peorias too-tight-to-call mayoral race? Chris Kaergard, Journal Star © MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR Samantha Stevens, 17, left, who has worked as an election judge in two other elections, and Yvette Shockley, a 10-year veteran election judge, help voters Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at El Vista Baptist Church in Peoria. Entering Thursday, just 73 votes separate the contenders in Peorias mayoral race. And while Jim Montelongo holds the lead, both candidates are e...

Live election coverage: Peoria mayoral race too close to call, goes to mail ballots Journal Star staff So far in the Peoria mayoral race, it’s Montelongo. But not by much. By a 73-vote margin with 100% of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Jim Montelongo led Rita Ali for the right to be Peoria mayor for the next four years. Montelongo received 7,983 votes, or 50.23%. Ali received 7,910 votes, or 49.77%. The totals included election-day ballots from all 95 city precincts, as we...

Live election coverage: Peoria mayoral race too close to call, goes to mail ballots Journal Star staff So far it’s Montelongo, but not by much. By a 73-vote margin with 100% of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Jim Montelongo led Rita Ali in the Peoria mayoral election. Montelongo had 7,983 votes, or 50.23%, and Ali had 7,910, or 49.77%. The totals included election-day ballots from all 95 city precincts, as well as early and mail voting. © Supplied photos Rita Ali and Jim...

Live election coverage: Denise Jackson wins 1st District Council seat Journal Star staff As results came in, several races began to tighten. The race for the 2nd District seat on the Peoria City Council narrowed as challenger Peter Kobak winnowed incumbent Chuck Grayeb’s lead to just 115 votes with four precincts left to be counted. Peorias treasurer race was split nearly 50-50, with Stephen Morris holding a minimal lead over Brooke Petty Sommerville.  The mayors race has gra...

Live election coverage: Denise Jackson wins 1st District Council seat Journal Star staff As results came in, several races began to tighten. The race for the 2nd District seat on the Peoria City Council narrowed as challenger Peter Kobak winnowed incumbent Chuck Grayeb’s lead to just 115 votes with four precincts left to be counted. Peorias treasurer race was split nearly 50-50, with Stephen Morris holding a minimal lead over Brooke Petty Sommerville.  The mayors race has gra...

— 8:30 a.m. PEORIA — At the ballot box Tuesday, Tracy Bowles didnt sense the same excitement as in November. Still, with municipal offices on the line, she felt a duty to cast a ballot. Just past 7 a.m., she exited Ignite Church, 3707 N. Dayton Ave., her polling place in the Peoria City Councils 3rd District. "I try to vote in every election," said Bowles, 62. "I think the mayors race is the biggest. But every race is important." After the first election hour, Bowles was the fourth voter t...

Live election coverage: Do Peoria voters favor incumbents? Recent trends say they do. Journal Star staff 5:50 p.m. Generally speaking, modern-day Peorias city elections have favored incumbents in office. Since 2001, there have been 52 seats up for election between at-large seats and district seats (that includes two unexpired terms for at-large seats in 2017). Only five sitting council members have been defeated over that time: In 2005: 2nd District Councilwoman Marcella Teplitz...