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November 6, 2012

Local race results with 15 precincts reporting

Effingham Daily News

EFFINGHAM — Here are voting results with 15 of 37 precincts reporting.

Circuit Clerk

John Niemerg  3,553

Pam Mathy  3,607

State's Attorney

Bryan Kibler  4,358

Deborah Niebrugge Reimers  2,814

Coroner

Duane Guffey  3,902

Tanya Overbeck   3,259

County Board District A

Lloyd Foster  731

Leonard Waldhoff  531

County Board District B

James Niemann  923

James Hammer   562

County Board District D

David Campbell   591

Gene Jackson  326

County Board District G

Ed Hoopingarner  174

Douglas McCain  230

County Board District I

Joseph Thoele  472

Rebecca Gobczynski  209



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

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