At 6:15 pm on Wednesday April 17, a ballot placement lottery was held at the Iroquois County administrative building. Democrats won the ballot placement lottery and will appear first on the ballot in November. Republicans will appear second on the ballot.

Then it was the Iroquois County Republican Party county convention at 7:00.

Seventeen of the nineteen elected precinct committeepersons attended the county convention.

Challenger Mitchell Bence defeated the incumbent Lyle Behrends to become the new Iroquois County Republican Party chairman. The vote was 9-8 for Bence. Behrends had served as chairman since 2016.

Dan Huse was reelected vice chairman. He defeated challenger Lindsey Ishmiel. Huse also received 9 votes.

Kurt Albers was reelected treasurer without opposition.

Joseph Monack was elected secretary without opposition.