Sheri Jesiel led Democrat Joyce Mason in votes cast in Lake Villa Township for the District 61 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
Jesiel appeared to outpace Mason by a margin of 0.3 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Sheri Jesiel, won by a margin of 20.8 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Loren Karner, who received 1,651 votes to Jesiel's 2,521.
2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Lake Villa Township
Sheri Jesiel
2,651/ 50.13%
Joyce Mason
2,637/ 49.87%
Sheri Jesiel
2,521/ 60.4%
Loren Karner
1,651/ 39.6%