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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 Montelongo About 675 outstanding mail-in votes probably will decide who wins. That total is accordi...

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. Peoria's treasurer race was split nearly 50-50, with Stephen Morris holding a minimal lead over Brooke Petty Sommerville.  The mayor's race has gradually tightened throughout the night, with Rita Ali holding a slim 51-49 lead over Jim Montelongo...

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. Peoria's treasurer race was split nearly 50-50, with Stephen Morris holding a minimal lead over Brooke Petty Sommerville.  The mayor's race has gradually tightened throughout the night, with Rita Ali holding a slim 51-49 lead over Jim Montelongo...

— 8:30 a.m. PEORIA — At the ballot box Tuesday, Tracy Bowles didn't 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 Council's 3rd District. "I try to vote in every election," said Bowles, 62. "I think the mayor's race is the biggest. But every race is important." After the first election hour, Bowles was the fourth voter to visit Ignite Church. That level of turnout wasn't odd for the Peoria area, said Tom Bride, the ...

Live election coverage: Do Peoria voters favor incumbents? Recent trends say they do. Journal Star staff 5:50 p.m. Generally speaking, modern-day Peoria's 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 lost to Barbara Van Auken. In 2005: 3rd District Councilwoman Gale Thetford lost to Bob Manning. (...