On April 9th, municipal elections were held throughout the state of Illinois. The Libertarian Party of Illinois (LPIL) had three candidates on the ballot: Lex Green for mayor of Bloomington, Chad Grimm for Peoria City Council and Chris Jenner for McHenry County College Board. The results:
Lex Green – came in third of three candidates, receiving 1,246 votes, or 12.83%.
Chad Grimm – came in 2nd out of 2 candidates, with 270 votes, or 18.82%.
Chris Jenner – came in 2nd out of 9 candidates, with top 3 getting elected. Got 9,718 votes, or 14.7%. WON the election.
Congratulations to Chris Jenner!
Some good news for 3rd parties.