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LIVE RESULTS: Illinois Governor And Congressional Races
Live election results: Get the latest on Illinois' races for governor and U.S. House.
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NPR Live Election Blog
Follow live NPR coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, including results and analysis. Get caught up on the latest national election news right here.
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Volunteers Drive U of I Students To Polls
A group of Champaign-Urbana residents ferried University of Illinois students to polling places off campus on Tuesday. The effort came together after reports of long lines at the campus polling place inside the Illini Union.
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Long Lines And Allegations Of Voter Suppression At Some Champaign County Polling Places
Cunnigham Township Supervisor Danielle Chynoweth said she received three calls alleging that homeless individuals faced challenges at local polling places when they tried to register and vote early.
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Farmers Are Seeking More Temporary H-2A Workers, And Keeping Them Longer
Across the country, farmers have voiced concerns over what they say is a growing labor shortage. That’s why an increasing number are turning to the federal H-2A visa program, which allows farmers to bring in workers temporarily from foreign countries.
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Early Voting Is Way Up In Illinois — Will Overall Turnout Surge, Too?
Illinois election officials say there’s been a huge spike in early voting this year. But it’s not yet clear just what that means.
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High Schoolers To Help At Polling Places In Sangamon County
The Sangamon county clerk has recruited about 80 high school students to serve as judges and registrars on election day.
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Referendum In Rantoul Calls For Election Of Village Trustees From Districts
A referendum on Tuesday’s ballot in Rantoul would have village board members elected from districts, instead of at-large.
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Danville Voters Will Decide If They Want A City Manager
In Danville, an elected mayor runs the city government day to day, and the city council sets laws and policies. That form of government is called mayor-aldermanic or mayor-council government. But a referendum on Tuesday’s ballot would have the city council hire a professional manager to run Danville’s government, and the mayor’s job would become a part-time one.
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Key Questions The 2018 Election Will Answer
In one respect, this is a typical midterm election — a race shaped as a referendum on the president and the party in power. But there are so many ways in which this election is anything but typical. We've seen a surge in first-time candidates, especially women and minorities. In the past several midterms, the party in power was relatively complacent compared with the party hoping to be in power. Heading into Election Day, Democrats have an enthusiasm edge, but Republicans have been getting steadily amped up, too.
