1st District Peoria City Council candidates Gary Sandberg and Denise Moore secured spots on April’s general election ballot. Moore captured more than 70-percent of the vote. Sandberg got 20-percent. They beat out challenger Randy Emert in Tuesday’s primary election.
In the Fifth District race, incumbent Dan Irving and challenger Casey Johnson tied to captured the most votes, beating write-in candidate Dan Adler.
The Peoria City Election Commission reports more than 500 people voted in the First District race and 650 voted in the Fifth District. That means only four-percent of registered voters cast ballots. Commission Executive Director Tom Bride says those numbers are similar to the last city council primary in 2009. He says the winter weather also likely impacted the low turnout.
Peoria primary election sees low voter turnout
