As of 7:54 p.m. tonight, an unofficial vote count for the municipal election has been posted to the Champaign County Clerk’s webpage. According to the results, which will be made official in 14 days, out of 136,443 registered voters in the city of Champaign, 9,123 cast their in-person and mail-in ballots so far in this.
Voters in Champaign and Danville re-elected their mayors Tuesday, but by widely different margins. Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen received 5,358 votes, or nearly 75 percent of the unofficial tally. In Danville, Rickey Williams Junior has been re-elected to serve a second full term as mayor. Williams defeated his challenger, Vermilion Housing Authority executive director Jackie Vinson, by just 59 votes, according to Tuesday night’s unofficial returns.,
Mayoral Candidates Deborah “Deb” Frank Feinen (INCUMBENT): Feinen has been mayor of Champaign since 2015. Prior to her two terms as mayor, she served as an at-large representative on the Champaign City Council and vice president of the Champaign County Board. Feinen told Smile Politely that the most important issue in this election cycle.