Tanya Hildenbrand led Democrat Christopher Belt in votes cast in Mascoutah Township for the District 57 state Senate race, according to the latest vote count.
Hildenbrand appeared to outpace Belt by a margin of 29.5 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Ruocco Katherine, won by a margin of 44.6 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Clayborne, Jr., II, who received 414 votes to Katherine's 1,081.
2018 State Senate race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Mascoutah Township
Tanya Hildenbrand
1,332/ 64.75%
Christopher Belt
725/ 35.25%
Ruocco Katherine
1,081/ 72.31%
Clayborne, Jr., II
414/ 27.69%