Peoria-area elections officials anticipate low to average turnout for primaries

As Election Day arrives Tuesday, Peoria-area officials say they anticipate voting participation on par with typical primaries.

Elizabeth Gannon, executive director of the Peoria County Election Commission, said field support staff are getting equipment set up at the polling places, but otherwise things have been slow.

“Between early voting and vote by mail, we've had a little bit less than 10% of the electorate cast their ballots already, which is fairly low,” said Gannon. “But we're hoping that tomorrow we can get to at least 20-25% turnout. That's my hope.”

Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said he's expecting a little bit better showing there.

“About a 30% turnout is what we're expecting,” said Ackerman. “We are always hopeful for a higher turnout, but we think it’s lining up to be an average primary election.”



https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2026-03-16/peoria-area-elections-officials-anticipate-low-to-average-turnout-for-primaries