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Champaign County Board Member, District 5

Champaign County, Illinois

My vote power

Below average

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

This seat represents District 5, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: High · 68 out of 100

This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 208,741 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(12,694,798 ÷ 208,741) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.98, measured against a statewide vote in IL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

About this office

  • Setting your property tax rate
  • Funding county roads, health programs, and elections
  • Setting land use and building rules outside city limits

Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,

Candidates

Democratic · Incumbent · declared

Chairs the county board's Policy, Personnel, and Appointments Committee and serves on its Facilities Committee. Also the board's appointee to the Champaign County Board of Health and to the Labor/Management Health Insurance Committee.

Sources: champaigncountyclerkil.gov · ccco-results.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com