217 Today: A look at 2024 Election Day results
The line to vote at Brookens Administrative Center in Urbana on Election Day. Arjun Thakkar / IPM News
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Today's headlines:
- It appears all of the central Illinois congress members have been re-elected.
- Democrat incumbent George Danos has been re-elected to another term as the Champaign County auditor, defeating Republican challenger Alan Anderson.
- Unofficial election results in Champaign County suggest that Mahomet-Seymour School District voters do not seem ready to pay for new middle and elementary schools.
- After polls closed last night, some voters waited several hours to cast their ballots.
- A technical issue brought voting to a halt in Champaign County earlier Tuesday morning.
- Democratic incumbent Congressman Eric Sorensen has won the race for Illinois’ 17th District.
- The nonprofit Braver Angels sent people in pairs with opposing political views to polling places nationwide.
- A local resident in Champaign-Urbana has a unique perspective on Vice President Kamala Harris's unsuccessful run for the presidency.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Jim Meadows, Emily Hays, Madison Holcomb, Elissa Eaton, Brendan Gallian, Arjun Thakkar, Anna Koh and Kennedy Vincent.