The elections filled positions on three agricultural boards: the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board and the Sheep and Wool Marketing Board.
These boards oversee the check-off dollars that come from assessments levied at the first point of sale. State law sets assessment for corn at 7/8 of 1 cent per bushel, soybeans at 1/2 of 1 percent of the market value, and wool at 3 1/2 cents per pound.
Newly-elected board members will serve three-year terms. A list of winners for each commodity board follows:
Illinois Corn Marketing Board
District 3 -- Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren -- Rob Elliott
District 6 -- Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermillion -- Steve Fourez
District 9 -- Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, McDonough -- Terry Smith
District 12 -- Clark, Coles, Crawford, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, Cumberland -- Daniel Meyer
District 15 -- Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Williamson -- Jeff Scates
Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board
District 3 -- Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark, Warren, Whiteside -- Dwayne Anderson
District 4 -- Bureau, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle -- Buck Hill
District 6 -- Livingston, McLean, Woodford -- James Martin
District 8 -- Adams, Brown, Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler -- David Niekamp
District 15 -- Clinton, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair -- Jeff Parker
District 18 -- Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson -- Richard Rubenacker
Sheep and Wool Marketing Board
District 3 -- Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, Henry -- Appointment
District 6 -- Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby -- Appointment
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