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School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2019)
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Four seats on the School District U-46 school board in Illinois were up for general election on April 2, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2018.[1]
Incumbent Susan E. Kerr, incumbent John Devereux, Eva Porter, and Kate Thommes won election in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 7,191 |
| ✔ |  | John Devereux (Nonpartisan)  | 14.8 | 6,721 |
| ✔ |  | Eva Porter (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 6,557 |
| ✔ |  | Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 6,496 |
 | Jeanette Ward (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 5,342 | |
| Daniel Hancock (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 4,716 | ||
| Tina Rio (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 4,588 | ||
| Ina Silva-Sobolewski (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 3,656 | ||
| Total votes: 45,267 | |||
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About the district
- See also: School District U-46, Illinois
The School District U-46 is located in Cook, Kane, and Dupage counties in Illinois. The district served 39,665 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[2]
State profile
- See also: Illinois and Illinois elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, the two U.S. senators from Illinois were Democrats.
- Illinois had 13 Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held six of 13 state executive offices. The Illinois Commerce Commission was composed of individuals with different affiliations. Elections for the other six offices were nonpartisan.
- Illinois' governor was Democrat J.B. Pritzker.
State legislature
- Democrats had a veto-proof majority in the Illinois State Senate of 40 members to Republicans' 19 members.
- Democrats had a veto-proof majority in the Illinois House of Representatives of 74 members to Republicans' 44 members.
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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| Demographic data for Illinois | ||
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| Illinois | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 12,839,047 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 55,519 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 72.3% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 14.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 5% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 16.5% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 87.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 32.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $57,574 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 16.8% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Eleven of 102 Illinois counties—10.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Alexander County, Illinois | 8.30% | 13.65% | 12.62% | ||||
| Carroll County, Illinois | 26.69% | 1.49% | 4.81% | ||||
| Fulton County, Illinois | 14.93% | 11.04% | 21.33% | ||||
| Henderson County, Illinois | 28.43% | 12.25% | 17.67% | ||||
| Henry County, Illinois | 20.99% | 3.08% | 7.74% | ||||
| Jo Daviess County, Illinois | 14.64% | 1.16% | 10.49% | ||||
| Knox County, Illinois | 2.91% | 17.37% | 19.89% | ||||
| Mercer County, Illinois | 20.36% | 7.39% | 11.91% | ||||
| Putnam County, Illinois | 19.92% | 1.82% | 15.64% | ||||
| Warren County, Illinois | 16.50% | 5.47% | 8.08% | ||||
| Whiteside County, Illinois | 6.18% | 17.02% | 17.56% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with 55.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Illinois voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 50 percent of the time. Illinois voted Democratic in all five elections from 2000 to 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Illinois. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 75 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 39.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 76 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. Clinton won 13 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 43 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 15 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 42 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 22.1 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 83.62% | 15.21% | D+68.4 | 82.32% | 14.37% | D+68 | D |
| 2 | 82.39% | 15.42% | D+67 | 80.05% | 14.65% | D+65.4 | D |
| 3 | 79.93% | 18.51% | D+61.4 | 79.31% | 17.11% | D+62.2 | D |
| 4 | 85.70% | 11.51% | D+74.2 | 86.74% | 8.01% | D+78.7 | D |
| 5 | 85.51% | 13.50% | D+72 | 86.81% | 9.67% | D+77.1 | D |
| 6 | 87.98% | 11.09% | D+76.9 | 85.82% | 10.82% | D+75 | D |
| 7 | 80.06% | 18.99% | D+61.1 | 80.62% | 15.84% | D+64.8 | D |
| 8 | 86.10% | 13.03% | D+73.1 | 85.11% | 11.52% | D+73.6 | D |
| 9 | 87.33% | 11.58% | D+75.8 | 87.72% | 8.52% | D+79.2 | D |
| 10 | 89.16% | 9.51% | D+79.7 | 89.44% | 6.93% | D+82.5 | D |
| 11 | 70.89% | 26.65% | D+44.2 | 80.64% | 13.16% | D+67.5 | D |
| 12 | 72.73% | 24.96% | D+47.8 | 81.23% | 13.31% | D+67.9 | D |
| 13 | 83.32% | 14.08% | D+69.2 | 85.26% | 10.09% | D+75.2 | D |
| 14 | 86.60% | 10.95% | D+75.7 | 86.67% | 8.59% | D+78.1 | D |
| 15 | 61.08% | 37.44% | D+23.6 | 63.15% | 32.35% | D+30.8 | D |
| 16 | 67.28% | 31.33% | D+36 | 70.19% | 26.06% | D+44.1 | D |
| 17 | 61.83% | 36.93% | D+24.9 | 69.97% | 25.22% | D+44.8 | D |
| 18 | 66.52% | 31.94% | D+34.6 | 76.28% | 18.12% | D+58.2 | D |
| 19 | 63.32% | 34.68% | D+28.6 | 60.22% | 34.98% | D+25.2 | D |
| 20 | 52.74% | 45.64% | D+7.1 | 51.65% | 43.61% | D+8 | R |
| 21 | 74.33% | 24.11% | D+50.2 | 74.36% | 21.32% | D+53 | D |
| 22 | 71.92% | 26.75% | D+45.2 | 72.11% | 24.01% | D+48.1 | D |
| 23 | 68.15% | 30.25% | D+37.9 | 68.21% | 27.01% | D+41.2 | D |
| 24 | 76.56% | 21.82% | D+54.7 | 78.51% | 17.01% | D+61.5 | D |
| 25 | 93.09% | 5.86% | D+87.2 | 91.45% | 5.66% | D+85.8 | D |
| 26 | 85.59% | 13.65% | D+71.9 | 86.53% | 10.16% | D+76.4 | D |
| 27 | 81.90% | 17.46% | D+64.4 | 79.07% | 18.14% | D+60.9 | D |
| 28 | 79.41% | 19.90% | D+59.5 | 75.46% | 21.59% | D+53.9 | D |
| 29 | 83.65% | 15.75% | D+67.9 | 81.69% | 15.87% | D+65.8 | D |
| 30 | 82.89% | 16.29% | D+66.6 | 79.99% | 16.71% | D+63.3 | D |
| 31 | 82.49% | 16.80% | D+65.7 | 77.74% | 19.39% | D+58.4 | D |
| 32 | 87.17% | 12.26% | D+74.9 | 82.32% | 15.18% | D+67.1 | D |
| 33 | 87.38% | 12.10% | D+75.3 | 85.39% | 12.24% | D+73.2 | D |
| 34 | 80.42% | 18.91% | D+61.5 | 76.17% | 21.23% | D+54.9 | D |
| 35 | 56.71% | 41.96% | D+14.8 | 53.87% | 41.66% | D+12.2 | D |
| 36 | 56.82% | 41.83% | D+15 | 56.15% | 39.16% | D+17 | D |
| 37 | 39.72% | 58.89% | R+19.2 | 39.49% | 55.32% | R+15.8 | R |
| 38 | 78.87% | 20.34% | D+58.5 | 76.44% | 20.51% | D+55.9 | D |
| 39 | 82.46% | 14.81% | D+67.7 | 82.71% | 12.52% | D+70.2 | D |
| 40 | 81.75% | 15.46% | D+66.3 | 82.84% | 11.67% | D+71.2 | D |
| 41 | 47.44% | 51.05% | R+3.6 | 55.32% | 38.20% | D+17.1 | R |
| 42 | 45.06% | 53.21% | R+8.2 | 51.28% | 41.48% | D+9.8 | R |
| 43 | 65.55% | 32.50% | D+33.1 | 65.81% | 28.61% | D+37.2 | D |
| 44 | 62.30% | 36.05% | D+26.3 | 62.48% | 32.17% | D+30.3 | D |
| 45 | 48.18% | 50.30% | R+2.1 | 48.39% | 46.46% | D+1.9 | R |
| 46 | 58.46% | 39.71% | D+18.8 | 59.07% | 35.26% | D+23.8 | D |
| 47 | 43.33% | 55.30% | R+12 | 51.72% | 41.63% | D+10.1 | R |
| 48 | 49.08% | 49.10% | R+0 | 55.13% | 37.66% | D+17.5 | R |
| 49 | 47.84% | 50.47% | R+2.6 | 52.14% | 40.94% | D+11.2 | R |
| 50 | 42.69% | 55.72% | R+13 | 44.59% | 48.88% | R+4.3 | R |
| 51 | 42.13% | 56.55% | R+14.4 | 50.03% | 43.68% | D+6.3 | R |
| 52 | 44.02% | 54.27% | R+10.3 | 45.31% | 48.09% | R+2.8 | R |
| 53 | 49.78% | 48.75% | D+1 | 55.58% | 38.54% | D+17 | R |
| 54 | 47.53% | 50.89% | R+3.4 | 53.16% | 40.31% | D+12.9 | R |
| 55 | 55.26% | 43.04% | D+12.2 | 57.50% | 37.06% | D+20.4 | D |
| 56 | 55.72% | 42.70% | D+13 | 56.72% | 37.77% | D+19 | D |
| 57 | 57.78% | 40.95% | D+16.8 | 61.54% | 33.50% | D+28 | D |
| 58 | 56.67% | 42.28% | D+14.4 | 67.90% | 27.15% | D+40.8 | D |
| 59 | 59.17% | 39.44% | D+19.7 | 64.53% | 30.30% | D+34.2 | D |
| 60 | 75.70% | 23.34% | D+52.4 | 75.53% | 20.08% | D+55.5 | D |
| 61 | 50.84% | 47.70% | D+3.1 | 51.76% | 42.09% | D+9.7 | R |
| 62 | 54.69% | 43.51% | D+11.2 | 55.13% | 38.21% | D+16.9 | D |
| 63 | 45.16% | 52.83% | R+7.7 | 40.55% | 52.68% | R+12.1 | R |
| 64 | 44.10% | 54.17% | R+10.1 | 41.29% | 52.51% | R+11.2 | R |
| 65 | 43.52% | 55.10% | R+11.6 | 46.78% | 47.37% | R+0.6 | R |
| 66 | 46.19% | 52.24% | R+6.1 | 46.91% | 46.96% | R+0.1 | R |
| 67 | 70.11% | 28.12% | D+42 | 64.34% | 30.36% | D+34 | D |
| 68 | 48.13% | 50.10% | R+2 | 44.36% | 49.75% | R+5.4 | R |
| 69 | 43.41% | 54.91% | R+11.5 | 38.97% | 55.13% | R+16.2 | R |
| 70 | 49.12% | 48.75% | D+0.4 | 46.09% | 46.77% | R+0.7 | R |
| 71 | 56.68% | 41.68% | D+15 | 43.93% | 50.00% | R+6.1 | R |
| 72 | 62.60% | 35.95% | D+26.7 | 53.78% | 40.19% | D+13.6 | D |
| 73 | 37.57% | 60.78% | R+23.2 | 34.45% | 59.10% | R+24.7 | R |
| 74 | 50.34% | 47.90% | D+2.4 | 37.36% | 56.41% | R+19.1 | R |
| 75 | 43.44% | 54.51% | R+11.1 | 36.58% | 57.17% | R+20.6 | R |
| 76 | 52.08% | 46.00% | D+6.1 | 42.52% | 51.68% | R+9.2 | R |
| 77 | 64.97% | 33.66% | D+31.3 | 64.89% | 30.98% | D+33.9 | D |
| 78 | 80.57% | 18.10% | D+62.5 | 80.12% | 15.92% | D+64.2 | D |
| 79 | 48.61% | 49.64% | R+1 | 41.25% | 53.07% | R+11.8 | R |
| 80 | 66.23% | 32.75% | D+33.5 | 64.99% | 31.42% | D+33.6 | D |
| 81 | 49.98% | 48.31% | D+1.7 | 54.80% | 38.55% | D+16.3 | R |
| 82 | 41.03% | 57.68% | R+16.7 | 43.86% | 50.67% | R+6.8 | R |
| 83 | 69.12% | 29.20% | D+39.9 | 69.54% | 24.80% | D+44.7 | D |
| 84 | 59.63% | 38.93% | D+20.7 | 63.03% | 31.19% | D+31.8 | D |
| 85 | 63.64% | 34.81% | D+28.8 | 60.90% | 33.45% | D+27.5 | D |
| 86 | 65.21% | 33.17% | D+32 | 61.15% | 34.04% | D+27.1 | D |
| 87 | 36.99% | 60.88% | R+23.9 | 30.62% | 63.34% | R+32.7 | R |
| 88 | 40.02% | 57.84% | R+17.8 | 38.41% | 54.54% | R+16.1 | R |
| 89 | 45.79% | 52.18% | R+6.4 | 35.99% | 57.98% | R+22 | R |
| 90 | 42.91% | 55.12% | R+12.2 | 36.05% | 57.26% | R+21.2 | R |
| 91 | 50.46% | 47.13% | D+3.3 | 37.74% | 55.81% | R+18.1 | R |
| 92 | 63.44% | 34.67% | D+28.8 | 59.86% | 34.18% | D+25.7 | D |
| 93 | 49.27% | 48.45% | D+0.8 | 36.82% | 57.40% | R+20.6 | R |
| 94 | 37.54% | 60.67% | R+23.1 | 26.64% | 68.63% | R+42 | R |
| 95 | 42.49% | 54.95% | R+12.5 | 28.84% | 65.74% | R+36.9 | R |
| 96 | 58.74% | 39.47% | D+19.3 | 50.73% | 44.13% | D+6.6 | D |
| 97 | 46.85% | 51.64% | R+4.8 | 47.31% | 46.94% | D+0.4 | R |
| 98 | 59.53% | 39.10% | D+20.4 | 58.02% | 36.87% | D+21.2 | D |
| 99 | 41.40% | 56.65% | R+15.3 | 41.34% | 52.43% | R+11.1 | R |
| 100 | 37.26% | 60.42% | R+23.2 | 25.75% | 69.57% | R+43.8 | R |
| 101 | 33.91% | 64.22% | R+30.3 | 28.70% | 65.31% | R+36.6 | R |
| 102 | 33.32% | 64.74% | R+31.4 | 26.87% | 67.69% | R+40.8 | R |
| 103 | 67.85% | 28.35% | D+39.5 | 71.56% | 20.92% | D+50.6 | D |
| 104 | 46.02% | 52.10% | R+6.1 | 42.48% | 52.16% | R+9.7 | R |
| 105 | 41.33% | 56.81% | R+15.5 | 45.19% | 47.11% | R+1.9 | R |
| 106 | 29.26% | 68.84% | R+39.6 | 22.90% | 71.51% | R+48.6 | R |
| 107 | 34.01% | 64.10% | R+30.1 | 22.81% | 72.62% | R+49.8 | R |
| 108 | 34.28% | 63.51% | R+29.2 | 26.75% | 67.49% | R+40.7 | R |
| 109 | 27.23% | 70.75% | R+43.5 | 17.21% | 79.13% | R+61.9 | R |
| 110 | 37.75% | 60.20% | R+22.5 | 27.66% | 67.10% | R+39.4 | R |
| 111 | 51.31% | 46.13% | D+5.2 | 39.05% | 55.40% | R+16.4 | D |
| 112 | 48.97% | 48.87% | D+0.1 | 44.35% | 49.85% | R+5.5 | D |
| 113 | 58.59% | 39.41% | D+19.2 | 53.73% | 41.03% | D+12.7 | D |
| 114 | 63.89% | 34.84% | D+29.1 | 57.60% | 38.35% | D+19.3 | D |
| 115 | 43.13% | 53.93% | R+10.8 | 33.20% | 61.29% | R+28.1 | R |
| 116 | 41.16% | 56.77% | R+15.6 | 29.39% | 66.21% | R+36.8 | D |
| 117 | 37.92% | 59.99% | R+22.1 | 26.42% | 69.38% | R+43 | R |
| 118 | 39.86% | 58.03% | R+18.2 | 28.44% | 67.59% | R+39.2 | D |
| Total | 57.61% | 40.74% | D+16.9 | 55.96% | 38.85% | D+17.1 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "Candidates for the 2019 Consolidated Election," accessed December 21, 2018
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed February 4, 2019
- ↑ Encyclopedia.com, "Illinois," accessed May 7, 2019
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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