Peoria, Illinois City Council election, 2007

Peoria City Council election, 2007

April 14, 2007

5 At-Large of 10 City Council seats.

	Majority party

Leader	None
Party	Independent
Last election	10
Seats won	10
Seat change	+/- 0
Popular vote	73,238
Percentage	100.00%
Swing	N/A

Mayor before election

Jim Ardis
Independent

Elected Mayor

Jim Ardis
Independent

The Peoria City Council election of 2007 was held on April 14, 2007. The five At-Large of 10 city council seats were up for election. Ten candidates were on the ballot. Elected were incumbents Gary V. Sandberg and W. Eric Turner; and newcomers Ryan Spain, George Jacob, and Jim Montelongo. The Council is presided over by the Mayor, who is elected independently.

Voting method

In Peoria, Illinois, each elector casts five votes in the At-Large elections. An elector may cast five votes for one candidate, two and a half votes each for two candidates, one and two thirds votes each for three candidates, one and one quarter votes each for four candidates, and one vote each for five candidates. The five candidates having the largest number of votes are considered to be elected and are seated on the city council.

The totals shown below are rounded to the nearest non-fraction.

Results

2007 City Council election Peoria, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gary V. Sandberg	13,769	18.80	-2.53
	Independent	Ryan Spain	11,928	16.29	N/A
	Independent	W. Eric Turner	11,925	16.28	-1.55
	Independent	George Jacob	9,685	13.22	N/A
	Independent	Jim Montelongo	7,788	10.63	N/A
	Independent	Dan L. Irving	5,184	7.08	N/A
	Independent	Gale S. Thetford	4,921	6.72	N/A
	Independent	Patti J. Sterling-Polk	4,314	5.89	-2.03
	Independent	Gloria C. Fitzgerald	2,172	2.97	N/A
	Independent	Dan Gilette	1,552	2.12	N/A
Majority			1,841	2.51	-0.99
Turnout			73,238
	Independent hold		Swing

References

http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/results

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