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The results are in for the 2024 Presidential Election, and looking at the unofficial totals recorded Tuesday evening at the Clinton County Courthouse, local voters favored Republican candidate Donald Trump and his vice-presidential pick JD Vance as their presidential choice.
Results were not finalized across the country, however, locally, voters chose former President Trump by a large margin giving him 74 percent of the vote (14,302 votes) while Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz tallied just 23 percent (4,355 votes).
Overall, voter turnout was exceptionally high in the county with 74 percent of the county’s 25,960 voters casting a ballot. This compared to 72.9 percent in the 2020 presidential election and 69.2 percent in 2016.
Also driving Clinton County voters to the polls this year were several referendums.
Voters in Lookingglass Township approved a referendum to create an Emergency Services District to continue providing ambulance service to the residents throughout the township as well as the portion of the Village of New Baden that falls within St. Clair County.
At the county level, Clinton County voters sent a message to Springfield that they are in favor of separating from Cook County.
A handful of residents in Clinton County, who reside in the Patoka School District, also approved a referendum response to a question on school board representation.
There were also several questions, where voters throughout the state were asked their opinion on election worker protection, property tax relief and fairness, and assisted reproductive health.
Please note that all totals are unofficial with provisional ballots and outstanding mail-in ballots (which are postmarked by Nov. 5, 2024, to be counted in the days ahead.
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Citizens of all ages are invited to the annual Clinton County Veterans Day Celebration this Monday, Nov. 11, in Albers.
Set aside as a day to honor and remember all of our area veterans, the countywide celebration — hosted by the Albers American Legion Post 1026 — will include a church service, program, dinner, parade and music.
Serving as the keynote speaker will be United States Air Force Retired Chief Master Sergeant Robert Dandridge of New Baden.
Dandridge brings with him an inspiring story of leadership, dedication, and service spanning over three decades.
Monday’s activities will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a Mass at St. Bernard’s Church in Albers for living and deceased veterans.
A dinner will be served at the Albers American Legion at 11:30 a.m. and the cost will be $13 per person. A Veterans Day program will get underway at 1 p.m. (with USAF Retired Chief Master Sergeant Robert Dandridge).
The parade lineup will start at 2 p.m. with the parade beginning at 2:30 p.m. (See parade route at the end of this article).
Dancing will follow after the parade at 4 p.m. with music by “Bobby and the Buzzards.” A closing 50/50 raffle will be held at 6 p.m. to assist with funding the program.
About guest speaker USAF Retired Chief Master Sergeant Robert Dandridge
United States Air Force Retired Chief Master Sergeant Robert Dandridge joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 2002 at Post 1874 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he maintains his life membership.
He was raised as an Air Force dependent, living in overseas and stateside locations. Before graduating high school at Fort Meade Maryland, he enlisted in the world’s greatest Air Force and retired after a long and distinguished 30-year career as the command chief master sergeant to nine installations throughout the United Kingdom and Norway.