As of 7:54 p.m. tonight, an unofficial vote count for the municipal election has been posted to the Champaign County Clerk’s webpage.

According to the results, which will be made official in 14 days, out of 136,443 registered voters in Champaign County, 9,123 cast their in-person and mail-in ballots so far in this election, or around 7%. 

The county is still awaiting mail-in ballots, meaning that final results of most races are still subject to change.  

Mayoral Race

The election day ballot count resulted in a lead for incumbent Deborah Frank Feinen, who received 76% of the vote so far with 3,299 votes. Challengers Don Gerard and Azark David Cobbs received 627 (17% of the vote) and 228 votes (6%) respectively.

City Council Race

Three at-large city council members can be elected in this race.

In the city council race, newcomer Kathy Shannon has received the most votes out of the four challengers, at 2,328, or 27.7% of the vote.

Incumbent Matthew Gladney received 2,265 or 27%, incumbent William Kyles received 2,313 or 23% of the vote, and incumbent Gregory Stock received 1,873 or 22.3%. 

Unit 4 School Board race

Four school board members can be elected in this race.

Unit 4 School Board candidate Betsy Holder received 2,888 or 19% of the vote. Amy Armstrong received 2,888 or 18% of the vote, Jamar Brown received 2,625 or 17%, Mark Thies received 2,177 or 14%, Jefferey Brownfield received 1,980 or 12.6%, Albert Zwettler received 1,758 or 11.23% and Mark Holm received 1,370 or 8.8% of the vote.

UPDATE: APR. 7 2023:

As of Apr. 6th at 3:27 PM, the County Clerk’s office has counted 18,842 ballots.

Mayoral Race 

Incumbent Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen received 6,101 votes, or 74.5% of the vote,  slightly narrowing a significant lead, while challengers Don Gerard and Azark David Cobbs received 1,562 and 528 votes respectively. 

City council race 

Three at-large city council members can be elected in this race.

In the city council race, Matthew Gladney and Kathy Shannon both still hover around 27% of the vote, with Gladney now receiving the most votes at 5,163 (or 27.23%) and Shannon behind with 5,137 (or 27.09%.) 

William Kyles has currently received 4,351 votes (or 22.94%), followed by Gregory Stock with 4,312 (or 22.74%.) 

Unit 4 School Board Race 

Four school board members can be elected in this race.

Unit 4 School Board candidate Betsy Holder received 6,546 votes, or 18.19% of the vote. Amy Armstrong received 6,288 or 17.5%, Jamar Brown received 6,103 or 17%, Mark Thies received 4,785 or 13.3%, Albert Zwettler received 4,553 or 12.7%, Jeffery Brownfield received 4,421 or 12.3%, and Mark Holm received 3,293 or 9.15%.

All results are unofficial and subject to change. Check back for official results when they are made final.

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