After the votes were tallied just before midnight in Tuesday's Primary Election, vote numbers provided by Rooks County Clerk Ruthmary Muir showed 45% of the county's 3,858 registered voters checking in at the polls.

There are a total of 235 who are registered as Advanced Voters in Rooks County. A whopping 90% of those (211) voted in this Primary.

According to Muir, in 2016, Rooks County had a registered voter turnout of 39%, while 2018 showed 30%. So as you can see, many in Rooks County voted in this year's Primary Election.

Way to exercise your right!