Weinstock, Friend, Vera and Jendras solidify leads in Glenbard District 87 board race Judith Weinstock, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) Robert Friend Glenbard Twp. H.S. D87 school board candidate. Mireya Vera, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) Kermit Eby, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) Jennifer Jendras, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) Cyndi Covelli, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) Nicole Dawson, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021) David Dejanovich, Glenbard D87 candidate (2021)
Updated 4/6/2021 10:39 PM
Incumbents trying to keep their seats on the Glenbard High School District 87 board held leads in Tuesday s election despite differences on the campaign trail.
With 173 of 176 precincts reporting, sitting board President Judith Weinstock was ahead with 7,544 votes, followed by fellow board members Bob Friend with 7,480 and Mireya Vera with 6,123. A fourth incumbent Jennifer Jendras, who campaigned with a trio of challengers, had 5,868 votes.
School board incumbents fare well in DuPage County in pandemic election Upper from left, Robert Bruno, Adam Collins, Jodee Dunham, Abigail Emerson and lower from left, Jason Loebach, Chris Martelli, Millie Sessions and Tayyaba Syed ran for Glen Ellyn District 41 school board seats in Tuesday s election.
Updated 4/7/2021 8:47 AM
Numerous incumbents in DuPage County s most contentious school board races appeared to hold onto their seats Tuesday, fending off a flood of opposition candidates in an election largely seen as a referendum on COVID-19 restrictions and the pace of reopening classrooms.
Unofficial results indicated voters seemed to favor experience over new blood as many districts shifted to return to in-person learning after spring break while navigating a possible pandemic resurgence in DuPage.