2023 Decatur Election Decatur, Illinois
- Primaries: Feb 28, 2023
- Election: Apr 04, 2023
The 2023 Consolidated elections cover municipal offices like city council, school board, and several others. These elections are technically non-partisan in most municipalities. That means candidates do not officially run as a political party.
See the 2023 Election Results
Voter turnout is typically very low in municipal elections, at least in Macon County.
There are no primaries this year.
For Election news, see the Election Story Page
For Other Municipalities, see Macon County Elections
See Candidate Writeups for the latest platforms or navigate the offices below.
City Council
The City Council governs the City of Decatur.
Vote for UP TO 3 candidates.
See the City Council Forum for details about all four candidates.
Pat McDaniel
Karl Coleman
Dennis Ralph Cooper
Lisa Gregory
School Board
Vote for UP TO 3 candidates.
See the School Board Forum for details about all candidates.
Mark Reynolds
Bill Clevenger
Jacob Jenkins
Will Wetzel
Misty Fronk
Hannah Wolfe
Jalynn Walker
Datrice Weathers
Mayor
Information coming soon.
Park District Commissioner
Information coming soon
Shelith Hansbro
School Trustees - Regional Board #39
Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education #39, School Board of Trustees.
There are no candidates for ROE #39. There are a total of 6 seats available. There are 2 six-year terms, 2 four-year unexpired terms, and 2 two-year unexpired terms.
See ROE #39 Topic for more information
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School Trustees - Richland Community College
"Richland Community College is governed by an eight-member Board of Trustees. Seven of the Trustees are elected on staggered, six-year terms by registered voters within the Richland District. The eighth member is a Student Trustee that is elected for a one-year term by fellow students."
Vote for UP TO 3 candidates. Marcy Rood and Anthony "Tony" Albertina are both write-in candidates.
Wayne Dunning
Marcy Rood
Eliminate County Auditor Referendum
There will be a question on the ballot to eliminate the County Auditor's office.
The ballot question will read "Shall Macon County eliminate the office of County Auditor, effective December 1, 2024?"
You will vote YES to ELIMINATE the office
or NO to keep the office
If the office is eliminated, it is likely the staff will be kept and the elected position will be replaced by a financial expert hired by the County Board.
For more information read Do we need a County Auditor?
Note about the website
Please forgive how ugly this page is. This page was designed for 'offices' and the website doesn't have a feature for ballot measures, aside from voting for candidates for office. This will be improved in a future update.
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