Voters affirmed incumbents in the 17th and 18th Congressional Districts. But Peoria County will have a new coroner.
Republican Johnna Ingersoll lost her bid for a fourth term to Jamie Harwood, 53 to 47 percent. Harwood says his background as a forensic nurse will bring changes to the coroner’s office.
“Every day, medicine changes and we work on an evidenced based best practice system everywhere in healthcare,” Harwood said. “There’s no reason the coroner’s system for investigating death shouldn’t be the exact same premise.”
The Peoria County Auditor’s office will remain with incumbent Carol VanWinkle. The Peoria County Board will have several new faces including Republican Gregory Adamson who won the 11th District Peoria County Board seat over Democrat Laurie Covington.
Jodi Hoos will remain on the bench in the 10th Judicial Circuit. She beat challenger, Associate Judge Tim Cusack to maintain the seat she was appointed to fill nearly two years ago.