Republican Wes Barr has won in the race for Sangamon County Sheriff.
“I’m just blessed,” Barr said. “I thank the citizens for supporting me and coming out and voting for me. It’s truly humbling.”
Barr said he’s not thought about setting up his office just yet, but will hit the ground running in a few days.
“We’ve been doing this for 17 months, it’s been a long campaign but also very rewarding,” he said. “We’re going to take a few days off, we’ve got three weeks to formulate a plan to have a transition team put together. We’ll just keep moving forward.”
Barr defeated Undersheriff Jack Campbell in the primary and won a decisive victory over Democrat Jeff Regan in tonight’s general election.