Peotone, Green Garden Townships Vote Republican as Crete, Monee Vote Democratic

Article Summary: In the Nov. 3, 2026, election, Republican candidates won clear majorities in the Peotone, Will, Green Garden, Washington and Manhattan township precincts, while Crete and Monee township precincts voted strongly Democratic. Frankfort Township was split almost evenly.

Eastern Will Townships Key Points:

• Will Township precincts gave the Republican governor ticket 70.8% and Peotone Township precincts gave it 63.7%.
• Monee Township precincts gave the Democratic ticket 75.6% and Crete Township precincts gave it 65.2%.
• Green Garden Township had the highest turnout of the townships reviewed, at 56.44%.

PEOTONE — The precinct results released Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, show sharp differences in how Will County’s eastern and southern townships voted from the county as a whole. Several rural townships favored Republicans even as Democrats led every countywide race.

In the governor’s race, the Republican ticket of Darren Bailey and Aaron B. Del Mar received:

• Will Township: 448 votes (70.8%), against 171 for the Democratic ticket of JB Pritzker and Christian Mitchell.
• Peotone Township: 1,059 (63.7%), against 554 for Pritzker.
• Green Garden Township: 1,120 (62.9%), against 598.
• Manhattan Township: 2,616 (57.9%), against 1,724.
• Washington Township: 1,318 (57.8%), against 885.
• New Lenox Township: 9,093 (54%), against 7,096.

Pritzker and Mitchell led in Monee Township with 3,594 votes (75.6%) and in Crete Township with 4,949 (65.2%). In Frankfort Township they led with 11,478 (49.4%) to 10,838 (46.7%).

The local county races followed the same pattern. In the sheriff’s race, Republican James “Jim” Reilly received 72.8% in Will Township precincts, 67.9% in Peotone, 66.7% in Green Garden and 61.4% in Washington. Democrat Patrick Jones received 77% in Monee and 66% in Crete. In Frankfort Township, Reilly had 51.9%. In the county clerk’s race, Republican Annette Parker received 68% in Peotone Township precincts and Democrat Michelle Stiff received 76.9% in Monee.

Turnout by Township

Turnout in each of these townships was within a few points of the countywide figure of 49.56%:

• Green Garden: 1,792 of 3,175 registered (56.44%)
• Will: 634 of 1,167 (54.33%)
• Peotone: 1,669 of 3,106 (53.73%)
• Frankfort: 23,363 of 44,016 (53.08%)
• New Lenox: 16,903 of 32,341 (52.26%)
• Manhattan: 4,541 of 8,918 (50.92%)
• Washington: 2,295 of 4,594 (49.96%)
• Crete: 7,615 of 15,307 (49.75%)
• Monee: 4,783 of 10,028 (47.7%)

In the 2nd Congressional District, the Will County portion includes precincts in Crete, Monee, Peotone, Washington and Will townships. Republican Michael Scott Noack carried the Peotone, Washington and Will township precincts, and Democrat Donna Miller carried Crete and Monee. Will County precincts make up only part of that district.