Kewaneeans voted for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election.
So did Henry County as a whole. The county also favored Republican Joe McGraw in the 17th District Congressman race that was won by incumbent Democrat Eric Sorensen.
According to the Henry County Clerk’s office, voter turnout Tuesday was 25,295, which was 70 percent of the county’s 35,918 voters.
Trump carried Henry County, 15,341 votes to 9,199 for Harris.
In Kewanee and Wethersfield townships, 5,104 voters cast ballots in the presidential election. In only two precincts, Kewanee Precincts 4 and 8, were more votes cast for Harris than for Trump.
The precinct breakdown in Kewanee was:
Kewanee 1: Trump won 105-105
Kewanee 2: Trump 219-149
Kewanee 3: Trump 222-163
Kewanee 4: Harris 112-102
Kewanee 5: Trump 94-61
Kewanee 6: Trump 129-119
Kewanee 7: Trump 148-126
Kewanee 8: Harris 184-175
Kewanee 9: Trump 148-138
Kewanee 10: Trump 164-160
Kewanee 11: Trump170-164
Total: Trump 1,736-1,481
In Wethersfield Township it was:
Precinct 1: Trump 294-198
Precinct 2: Trump 319-218
Precinct 3: Trump 183-151
Precinct 4: Trump- 28-237
Total: Trump 1,083-804
McGraw received 5,024 votes in Henry County, to 4,406 for Sorensen.
All the three advisory questions on the ballot passed in Henry County.
The question on civil penalties for candidates who interfere with election workers passed 87 percent to 12 percent.
Voters favored the three percent tax on incomes over $1 million was approved 54-45 percent, and requiring insurance companies to cover reproductive treatments passed 61-38 percent.
