Belleville has a new mayor (D), 'Just call me Jenny,' she said from her victory party
Belleville City Clerk Jenny Gain Meyer has defeated Mayor Patty Gregory, who became the city’s first female mayor four years ago by successfully challenging a longtime incumbent.
Belleville voters in Tuesday’s consolidated election cast 3,399 ballots (63%) for Meyer, 1,972 (36%) for Gregory and 17 (less than 1%) for write-in candidates, including Ryan Musick, according to unofficial results released by the office of St. Clair County Clerk Tom Holbrook.
That includes all ballots from early voting, all ballots from Election Day voting and a portion of mail-in ballots. Officials have two weeks to count the remainder of mail-in ballots postmarked by Tuesday.
Meyer, 49, gathered with supporters, including Illinois Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea), on Tuesday night at Tavern on Main restaurant and bar for an election watch party that quickly turned into a victory celebration.
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