Incumbent mayors Steve Chirico of Naperville and David Kaptain of Elgin won their respective re-election bids in the consolidated election Tuesday.
Incumbent executive leaders Gail Johnson of Oswego and Gary Golinski of Yorkville, however, fell to defeat in their bids to remain in office.
A variety of referenda, tax hikes, and advisories were met with mixed reactions amid turnouts of voters which failed to surpass 20% in most cases.
With no incumbents running for chief executives in Wheaton, Downers Grove, and Darien, all in DuPage County, there will be new mayors.
Chirico won in a close and heated race with challenger Richard G. “Rocky” Caylor, 51.7% to 48.3%, or, 9,412 to 8,792.
Kaptain nearly doubled opponent, Carol Rauschenberger, 3,589 to 1,805. Most races reported all, or nearly all precincts recorded.
• In Oswego, Thompson Junior School teacher Troy Parlier unseated Johnson. Parlier collected 2,244 votes, Johnson, 2,019 and trustee Joe West, 882.
• In Yorkville, John Purcell received 899 votes, 39.7%, Golinski 758, 33.5%, and Arden Plocher, 606, 26.8% of the votes.
• Contested Aurora aldermanic races: Incumbent Sherman L. Jenkins won alderman at-large with 2,576 votes, 45.67%, Brooke Ann Shanley, 1,670, 29.60%, and Durrell E. Williams, 965, 17.11%; Emmanuel Llamas was elected in Ward 1 without an incumbent, with 475 votes, 41.20%; Amanda Sperzel, 403, 34.95%; Caryl Riley, 173, 15.00% and Peter Aguilera, 81, 7.03%; and both incumbents Carl Franco in the 5th Ward, and Mike Saville in the 6th Ward won re-elections handily. Newly-elected Patty Smith won in the 8th Ward with 58%.
• Philip Suess narrowly was elected mayor in Wheaton over John Prendville, 3,617, 52.8% to 3,239, 47.2%. Borger Barnett was elected mayor in Downers Grove, 4,223, David Olson, 3,670, Margaret Early, 850. Joseph Marchese was elected mayor in Darien, 1,873, 38.9%, Ted Schauer, 1,460, 31.3%, Steven Leopoldo, 1,338, 9.8%.
• Mavis Bates of Aurora was elected Park District commissioner at large over Mark Richard Buschbacher.
• In Plano, John E. Fawver was elected Ward 2 alderman over C.R. (Bob) Jones. Hinsdale School Board voted to reinstate activities. Oswego and South Elgin voted no on tax increases.
Naperville mayor Steve Chirico captured four more years in a close race by defeating opponent Rocky Caylor with more than 51 percent of the vote. Chirico thanks all his supporters at a victory party Tuesday evening at Empire Burgers & Brew in downtown Naperville. Left, is Chirico’s wife, Julie. A video can be viewed by clicking here.
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