Christopher Belt led Republican Tanya Hildenbrand in votes cast in O Fallon Township for the District 57 state Senate race, according to the latest vote count.
Belt appeared to outpace Hildenbrand by a margin of 2.8 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Ruocco Katherine, won by a margin of 19.34 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Clayborne, Jr., II, who received 1,445 votes to Katherine's 2,138.
2018 State Senate race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
O Fallon Township
Tanya Hildenbrand
2,274/ 48.59%
Christopher Belt
2,406/ 51.41%
Ruocco Katherine
2,138/ 59.67%
Clayborne, Jr., II
1,445/ 40.33%