Glendale Heights presidency decided by 2 votes; other close races seem settled
Other close races also seem settled Chodri Ma Khokhar
Updated 4/21/2021 8:05 PM
Two weeks after the consolidated election, who will be certified as winners is clearer in a handful of closely contested races in DuPage County.
But a resident may challenge the outcome of the Glendale Heights village president race, where Chodri Ma Khokhar has just two more votes than Mike Ontiveroz.
Tuesday was the last day for the county clerk to receive and tally any vote-by-mail ballots that were postmarked by April 6.
The clerk will officially certify the results on Tuesday, April 27.
Several tight races still too close to call in DuPage County
Updated 4/14/2021 4:43 PM
More than a week after the April 6 consolidated election, several tight municipal and school board races in DuPage County are coming down to the wire.
The outcomes of various contests deemed too close to call on election night remain unclear as election authorities continue tabulating late-arriving mail-in and provisional ballots. In Roselle Elementary District 12, an incumbent and a newcomer are tied for the fourth spot on the school board, while a thin margin still separates the two candidates battling for the last open seat on the College of DuPage board as of Wednesday.
With four seats open, the
Daily Herald reports Emerson finished fifth out of eight candidates with 1,945 votes.
Incumbents Robert Bruno and Joe Loebach held onto their seats, while newcomers Tayyaba Syed and Chris Marteli also emerged victorious.
As the battle intensified, Emerson, who ran on a platform of a full-time return to in-person learning, stressed that her run was all about doing what she feels is best for the community.
Emerson said she was shocked at how partisan the race came to be, as illustrated by a phone call she received late in the campaign from Indivisible DuPage attorney Matt Gasaway that she said she found to be threatening as he peppered her about online posts he felt were off base.
Syed has lead in Glen Ellyn District 41 with Bruno and Loebach in top 3 Tayyaba Syed is a candidate for the District 41 school board in the April 2021 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 are candidates for Glen Ellyn District 41 school board in the April 6, 2021 election. Robert Bruno is a candidate for the District 241 school board in the April 2021 election. Adam Collins is a candidate for the District 41 school board in the April 2021 election. Jodee Dunham is a candidate for the District 200 school board in the April 2021 election.
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.