(UPDATE) Nov. 8 National and State Election Results: Clinton Wins Kane, But Trump Wins Presidential Race
As Kane County goes, so doesn’t go the nation.
Kane County and state of Illinois voters supported Hillary Clinton’s bid for the U.S. presidency, but nationwide Donald Trump was announced the winner shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Here are unofficial results of national and state races for the Nov. 8 2016, General Election, with 228 of 228 precincts reporting on the Kane County Clerk’s Office website and 73 of 73 precincts reporting on the Aurora Election Commission results page.
This article was updated at 11:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Federal Races
For President and Vice President of the United States
Shortly before 8 p.m., ABC news reported that Clinton won Illinois. She took Kane County handily. But as of 2 a.m. Wednesday, Donald Trump was making his victory speech. Trump won in both the popular vote and the Electoral College.
- Hillary Rodham Clinton Timothy Michael Kaine (Democratic) — 80,981 (Kane) + 25,111 (Aurora) = 106,092
- Donald J. Trump Michael R. Pence (Republican) — 74,296 + 9,964 = 84,260
- Gary Johnson Bill Weld (Libertarian) — 7,995 + 1,461 = 9,456
- Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka (Green) — 2,337 + 591 = 2,928
For U.S. Senator
ABC news reported Tammy Duckworth as the winner before 8 p.m., as well. Duckworth has made her victory speech, defeating incumbent Mark Kirk 64 percent to 31 percent.
- Tammy Duckworth (Democratic) — 75,694 + 23,706 = 99,400
- Mark Steven Kirk (Republican) — 78,720 + 10,814 = 89,534
- Kenton McMillen (Libertarian) — 7,073 + 1,425 = 8,498
- Scott Summers (Green) — 3,449 + 926 = 4,375
For the 6th Congressional District Representative of Congress
- Amanda Howland (Democratic) — 20,866
- Peter J. Roskam (Republican) — 28,961
For the 8th Congressional District Representative in Congress
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic) — 15,628
- Peter “Pete” DiCianni (Republican) — 7,582
For the 11th Congressional District Representative in Congress
- Bill Foster (Democratic) — 4,559 + 21,153 = 31,197
- Tonia Khouri (Republican) — 2,837 + 7,881 = 10,718
For the 14th Congressional District Representative in Congress
- Jim Walz (Democratic) — 31,655 + 3,996 = 35,651
- Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren (Republican) — 51,264 + 3,658 = 54,922
State Races
For Comptroller
Leslie Munger won in Kane, but Susana Mendoza declared victory before midnight Tuesday.
- Susana Mendoza (Democratic) — 64,203 + 22,218 = 86,421
- Leslie Geissler Munger (Republican) — 88,643 + 12,145 = 100,788
- Claire Ball (Libertarian) — 6,719 + 1,294 = 8,013
- Tim Curtin (Green) — 3,973 + 925 = 4,898
For State Senator 22nd Legislative District
Kane County Board member Cristina Castro won her bid to become state senator of the 22nd District. The Tribune had the total margin as 38,993 for Castro and 21,699 for Smodilla.
- Cristina Castro (Democratic) — 13,764
- Tracy Smodilla (Republican) — 6,268
For State Senator 25th Legislative District
Jim Oberweis defeated Corinne Pierog 53,524 to 43,671, according to the Tribune results site.
- Corinne M. Pierog (Democratic) — 24,236 + 1,958 = 26,194
- Jim Oberweis (Republican) — 32,086 + 2,264 = 34,350
For State Senator 26th Legislative District
Dan McConnchie won overall, with 62,737 votes. Kelly Mazeski tallied 43,048, according to the Tribune.
- Kelly Mazeski (Democratic) — 2,289
- Dan McConchie (Republican) — 2,271
For State Senator 35th Legislative District
- Dave Syverson (Republican) — 7,368
For 43rd Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Anna Moeller (Democratic) — 16,845
- Richard Evans (write-in) — 214
For 49rd Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Mike Fortner (Republican) — 20,976 + 860 = 21,836
For 50th Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
Keith Wheeler won overall over Valerie Burd. The margin was 30,886 to 19,936, according to the Tribune.
- Valerie L. Burd (Democratic) — 10,134 + 12,113 = 22,247
- Keith R. Wheeler (Republican) — 18,168 + 2,539 = 24,169
For 52nd Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- David McSweeney (Republican) — 3,462
For 65th Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Steven A. Andersson (Republican) — 38,439
For 66th Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
Allen Skillicorn defeated Nancy Zettler 27,048 to 19,763, the Tribune reported.
- Nancy A. Zettler (Democratic) — 6,817
- Allen Skillicorn (Republican) — 8,172
For 70th Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Robert W. Pritchard (Republican) — 8,476
For 83rd Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Linda Chapa LaVia (Democratic) — 3,024 + 17,433 = 20,457
For 84th Representative District in the Illinois General Assembly
Stephanie Kifowit defeated Mike Strick 21,472 to 13,320, according to the Tribune.
- Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic) — 897 + 7,227 = 8,124
- Mike Strick (Republican) — 245 + 3,279 = 3,524
SOURCES: Kane County Clerk’s Office website, Aurora Election Commission results page.