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Election Day has passed, and the dust continues to settle. Here’s what happened with the key races and questions on Tri-Cities ballots.
Kane County turnout was 57.4%, with 167,714 ballots cast. You can see full results on the Kane County Clerk’s results page.
Note: all results below are unofficial until certified.
Referendums
St. Charles School District 303: Voters appear to have rejected the $282.5 million bond proposal by about 57% to 43%. The money would have paid for building repairs and upgrades, more career and technical education space, and a new field house.
St. Charles Township: Voters approved giving the township authority to contract for garbage, recycling, and other refuse collection in unincorporated areas, by about 65% to 35%.
U.S. House
District 8: Democrat Melissa Bean won the open seat over Republican Jennifer Davis.
District 11: Democratic incumbent Bill Foster won reelection over Republican Jeff Walter, Elburn’s village president.
District 14: Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood won reelection over Republican Jim Marter.
Illinois Senate
District 33: Democrat Michele Clark won the open seat over Republican Danielle Penman of St. Charles.
District 42: Democrat Jared Ploger won the open seat over Republican Eddie Perez.
Illinois House
District 49: Democratic incumbent Maura Hirschauer won reelection over Republican John Paul Augustynowicz.
District 65: Democrat Ricky Rivard of St. Charles leads Republican incumbent Dan Ugaste by about 53% to 47%, with all Kane and DuPage precincts reporting. The race hasn’t been called. If the results hold, Rivard would unseat Ugaste, who has held the seat since 2019.
District 83: Democratic incumbent Matt Hanson won reelection over Republican Jesse Rodriguez.
Kane County races
Sheriff: Democrat Amy Johnson, the current undersheriff, defeated Republican Rob Russell.
Treasurer: Democrat Penny Wegman, the current county auditor, unseated Republican incumbent Chris Lauzen.
Clerk: Democrat Brenda Rodgers of Elgin unseated Republican incumbent John “Jack” Cunningham.
County Board District 2: Democrat Ellen Nottke defeated independent Kelly Burke.
County Board District 11: Democrat Julie Forbes defeated Republican William Collins.
County Board District 13: Democrat Nico Jimenez defeated Republican Ryan Deniz.
County Board District 15: As of Wednesday morning, Democrat Kate Monteleone led Republican incumbent David Young by just 113 votes, making this one too close to call.
Also on the ballot
Judges: Voters retained all four Kane County circuit judges on the ballot: Joseph Grady, D.J. Tegeler, Robert Villa, and Elizabeth Flood.
Regional Superintendent of Schools: Democrat Jerry Cook defeated Republican John Jonak.
Statewide: Gov. JB Pritzker won a third term, and Juliana Stratton won the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. See statewide results.
Under Illinois law, voters’ mail-in ballots can be received and counted for up to 14 days after Election Day. Aside from particularly close races, most unofficial results are unlikely to change.
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