ST. CLAIR COUNTY – St. Clair County voters will encounter several contested races and questions on their ballots for the Nov. 3, 2026, general elections.
In the County Clerk race, Republican Gary Hursey faces Democrat Laura Kaemmerer to replace current County Clerk Thomas Holbrook, who is not seeking re-election.
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County Treasurer Andrew Lopinot is running for re-election as a Democrat against Republican challenger Myki Rhodes. On the County Board of Review, another incumbent Democrat, Irma G. Golliday, is being challenged by Republican candidate Brian Triska.
Several seats on the St. Clair County Board are also up for grabs in various districts.
For the District 2 seat, incumbent Democrat G. W. Scott Jr. faces Republican challenger Cary Matthews. District 4 will also see an incumbent Democrat, Harry Hollingsworth, running against a Republican challenger, Marvin B. Strode.
The pattern continues in District 8, where incumbent Democrat Steve Gomric is being challenged by Republican Jamie White. However, an incumbent Republican in District 13, Steve Reeb, faces a challenge from Democrat candidate Michael Greenfield.
Republican Craig Nunnally and Democrat David Roth are both competing to replace incumbent board member Jerry Dinges for the District 15 board seat.
In District 23, incumbent Democrat Jana Armstrong Moll faces Republican challenger Jake Renner. Republican Gary McCoy and Democrat Angela Sweetland are competing to take the District 25 seat currently occupied by Richie Meile.
Uncontested Races
In the race for County Sheriff, incumbent Democrat Richard “Rick” Watson is running unopposed for re-election after previously defeating challenger Edgar Ellis in the spring 2026 primaries.
Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Gomric Minton is seeking re-election unopposed as County Assessor, as no Republican candidate has filed.
Several County Board members are also unopposed in their re-election bids, including Democrats Roy Mosley Jr. for District 3, Lonnie Mosley for District 5, C. Richard Vernier for District 12, Robert “Bob” Trentman for District 14, Scott Tieman for District 17 and Susan Gruberman for District 22. Republican County Board members seeking re-election unopposed include Phillip “Phil” W. Henning for District 19, Ed Cockrell for District 20, Harold “Andy” Bittle for District 21, Robert Wilhelm for District 26 and John Coers for District 28.
Local Ballot Propositions
Depending on where St. Clair County voters live, they may encounter different propositions on their ballots. Several involve possible consolidation of their Fire Protection Districts into the Cahokia Fire Protection District. The exact wording of each proposition will appear on the ballot as follows:
VILLAGE OF ALORTON, ILLINOIS: Shall the territory currently comprising part of the City of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, formerly comprising the Village of Alorton located in St. Clair County, Illinois, be annexed to and made part of the Cahokia Fire Protection District
CAMP JACKSON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Shall the Camp Jackson Fire Protection District located in St Clair County, Illinois, be dissolved and be consolidated into the Cahokia Fire Protection District
CHURCH ROAD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Shall the Church Road Fire Protection District located in St. Clair County, Illinois, be dissolved and be consolidated into the Cahokia Fire Protection District
GOLDEN GARDENS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Shall the Golden Gardens Fire Protection District located in St. Clair County, Illinois, be dissolved and be consolidated into the Cahokia Fire Protection District
MIDWAY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Shall the Midway Fire Protection District located in St. Clair County, Illinois, be dissolved and be consolidated into the Cahokia Fire Protection District
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS MILLSTADT EMS ESD: Shall the territory described as currently comprising the Millstadt Fire Protection District; that portion of the Hecker Fire Protection District located in Millstadt Township (excluding any part of the Hecker Fire Protection District located in Prairie du Long Township), St. Clair County, Illinois; and that portion of the Waterloo Community Fire Protection District located in St. Clair County, Illinois, be organized as Millstadt EMS ESD and shall the District be authorized to levy and to collect property tax not to exceed .40% on the property situated in the District
Article continues after sponsor messageVILLAGE OF SUMMERFIELD ORDINANCE NO. 178: Shall the Village of Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, for the purpose of providing police protection within the Village, increase the police protection tax rate an additional amount equal to 0.60% above the limiting rate of all taxable property within the village pursuant to 65 ilcs 5/11-1-5.1
CITY OF O'FALLON: Shall the City of O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois, use $5 million of reserves and increase property taxes to repay general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $17,500,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a new public library? If approved, the estimated additional cost for the median-valued O'Fallon home ($296,000) would be approximately $127 per year (about $10.60 per month). Actual amounts will vary based on a property's assessed value, future interest rates, and changes in the City's equalized assessed valuation.
A sample ballot for St. Clair County voters is available starting on page 5 of the county’s Voter Information Guide on the 2026 general elections. More information on early voting sites and hours is available here.
Stay tuned to Riverbender.com for the latest local results from Election Night on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
