Election results: what DuPage’s unofficial count shows for Lombard ballots

Democrats led every partisan race on Lombard ballots in DuPage County’s unofficial count after the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election. The Associated Press declared Gov. JB Pritzker the winner of a third term and Juliana Stratton the winner of Illinois’s U.S. Senate seat, and both local school questions, for School District 45 and High School District 88, appear to have passed. All four 18th Circuit judges on the ballot appear to have been retained.

Where the count stands

As of the DuPage County Clerk’s last update, at 11:25 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, the county’s unofficial results showed all 600 of 600 precincts reporting in countywide races, such as governor and County Board chair. The U.S. Senate race showed 600 of 605 precincts reporting.

These results are unofficial. “Precincts reporting” means each precinct has turned in its election-night count; it does not mean every ballot has been counted. Mail ballots postmarked by Election Day still count if they arrive within 14 days, and provisional ballots are still being reviewed; the Illinois Election Code gives the county clerk 14 days after the election to finish validating and counting them, so the totals below will change. The results become official only after the county completes its canvass, which the Election Code requires within 21 days of the election.

The numbers below are DuPage County votes only. In races that cross county lines, including the statewide, congressional, legislative and appellate court races, they are not the full totals. The Lilac Post is not calling any race. Where we say a candidate “appears to have won,” we mean the unofficial count shows a clear margin, or the Associated Press has declared a winner, as noted. In each list, the leader comes first.

Statewide races

The AP declared Stratton, Pritzker, Raoul and Giannoulias the winners statewide. Croke and Frerichs lead in DuPage; we did not find a statewide call in either race when we checked.

• U.S. Senate (DuPage votes, 600 of 605 precincts): Juliana Stratton 209,793 (63.2%), Don Tracy 115,767 (34.9%), Whitfield Harrington Jr. 6,133 (1.8%)
• Governor and lieutenant governor (600 of 600): JB Pritzker and Christian Mitchell 208,257 (62.9%), Darren Bailey and Aaron B. Del Mar 109,582 (33.1%), Collin Corbett and Carolyn Schofield 13,430 (4.1%)
• Attorney general (600 of 600): Kwame Raoul 211,280 (63.7%), Robert W. Fioretti 120,162 (36.3%)
• Secretary of state (600 of 600): Alexi Giannoulias 222,979 (67.5%), Diane M. Harris 107,507 (32.5%)
• Comptroller (600 of 600): Margaret Croke 204,973 (62.6%), Bryan Drew 122,518 (37.4%)
• Treasurer (600 of 600): Michael W. Frerichs 207,324 (63.4%), Max Solomon 119,668 (36.6%)

Congress and the legislature

The AP declared Ramirez and Casten the winners districtwide. In the legislative races, Ellman, Glowiak Hilton, DeLaRosa, Deuter and Blair-Sherlock lead in the DuPage portion of their districts.

• U.S. House, 3rd District (DuPage votes, 117 of 118 precincts): Delia Ramirez 39,201 (61.6%), Angel Oakley 24,464 (38.4%)
• U.S. House, 6th District (DuPage votes, 211 of 212): Sean Casten 80,469 (65.0%), Niki Conforti 43,269 (35.0%)
• State Senate, 21st District (DuPage votes, 117 of 117): Laura Ellman 46,897 (66.6%), Julie Berkowicz 23,514 (33.4%)
• State Senate, 23rd District (DuPage votes, 135 of 135): Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak Hilton 45,048 (64.1%), Linda Z. Polacek 25,260 (35.9%)
• State House, 42nd District (DuPage votes, 71 of 71): Margaret A. DeLaRosa 28,208 (66.1%), Stephanie W. Trussell 14,485 (33.9%)
• State House, 45th District (DuPage votes, 71 of 71): Martha “Marti” Deuter 24,748 (62.0%), Gina Parrilli 15,193 (38.0%)
• State House, 46th District (DuPage votes, 64 of 64): Diane Blair-Sherlock 20,790 (68.4%), Pedro Jovany Mendoza 9,615 (31.6%)

DuPage County offices

Deb Conroy appears to have won the County Board chair race, and Coolidge, Deacon Garcia and Yoo appear to have won the sheriff, clerk and treasurer races, according to the unofficial results.

• County Board chair (600 of 600 precincts): Deb Conroy 205,736 (62.7%), Gary Grasso 122,235 (37.3%)
• Sheriff (600 of 600): Peter Joseph Coolidge 195,657 (59.8%), Sean T. Noonan 131,289 (40.2%)
• County clerk (600 of 600): Paula Deacon Garcia 203,376 (62.4%), Patricia Kladis-Schiappa 122,454 (37.6%)
• County treasurer (600 of 600): Yeena Yoo 192,712 (58.9%), Gwen Henry 134,523 (41.1%)

County Board districts that include Lombard

In all three County Board districts that include parts of Lombard, Childress, Villanueva, Espinoza, Rada Walters, McGowen and FitzGerald Ozog appear to have won, according to the unofficial results.

• District 1, four-year term (103 of 103 precincts): Michael L. Childress 27,470 (58.5%), Eric Poplonski 19,491 (41.5%)
• District 1, two-year term (103 of 103): Melissa Villanueva 27,706 (58.8%), Paula Pezza 19,374 (41.2%)
• District 2, four-year term (111 of 111): Christopher Espinoza 38,452 (62.4%), Robert “Rusty” Stevens 23,123 (37.6%)
• District 2, two-year term (111 of 111): Mary Rada Walters 38,259 (62.3%), Theresa McClear 23,169 (37.7%)
• District 4, four-year term (105 of 105): Paula McGowen 33,843 (60.6%), Grant Eckhoff 21,995 (39.4%)
• District 4, two-year term (105 of 105): Mary FitzGerald Ozog 35,803 (64.0%), Isobel Michaud 20,141 (36.0%)

Forest preserves and schools

Hebreard, Smentek, Tyson-Dunne and Gamboa appear to have won, according to the unofficial results.

• Forest Preserve president (DuPage only, 600 of 600 precincts): Daniel Hebreard 203,789 (62.5%), Carl Schultz 122,456 (37.5%)
• Forest Preserve commissioner, District 1 (105 of 105): Susan M. Smentek 27,549 (58.5%), Carolyn Ubriaco 19,548 (41.5%)
• Forest Preserve commissioner, District 2 (113 of 113): Tina Tyson-Dunne 38,259 (62.9%), William “Bill” Wehrle 22,537 (37.1%)
• Regional superintendent of schools for DuPage County (576 of 576): Rebecca Gamboa 191,179 (61.2%), Amber M. Quirk 121,427 (38.8%)

Courts

O’Connell leads in DuPage in the Appellate Court race; the district also includes other counties. A judge needs 60% Yes to stay on the bench, and all four 18th Circuit judges appear to have been retained, according to the unofficial results.

• Appellate Court, 3rd District, to fill the vacancy of Justice Mary W. McDade (DuPage votes, 600 of 600 precincts): Margaret “Peggy” O’Connell 207,843 (63.7%), Jason A. Helland 118,624 (36.3%)
• Circuit judge, 18th Circuit, 5th Subcircuit (95 of 95): Terra Costa Howard, who ran unopposed, received 39,311 votes
• Retention, Ann Celine Walsh (600 of 600): Yes 216,045 (77.9%), No 61,191 (22.1%)
• Retention, Monique O’Toole (600 of 600): Yes 208,780 (75.8%), No 66,792 (24.2%)
• Retention, Richard D. Felice (600 of 600): Yes 204,797 (74.6%), No 69,745 (25.4%)
• Retention, Margaret “Peggy” O’Connell (600 of 600): Yes 222,466 (78.2%), No 61,925 (21.8%)

Local ballot questions

Both questions appear to have passed, according to the unofficial results. The county results site lists no township referendum for York, Milton or Addison townships on this ballot.

• School District 45 limiting-rate question (28 of 28 precincts): Yes 7,695 (55.6%), No 6,134 (44.4%)
• High School District 88 building bonds (57 of 57): Yes 18,073 (69.6%), No 7,887 (30.4%)

About these results

Statewide winners were declared by the Associated Press, as reported by NPR’s results page. The Illinois State Board of Elections publishes official statewide totals after the counties finish their canvasses. Full, race-by-race DuPage results, including precinct detail, are on the county clerk’s results site linked below. The Lilac Post’s editorial recommendations, published before the election, are separate from this news report.