DuPage County Board District 1
Incumbent Republican Donald E. Puchalski of Addison held a lead over Democratic challenger Zahra Suratwala of Elmhurst, based on unofficial results from nearly 98% of precincts reporting Tuesday night.
The unofficial totals had Puchalski with about 56% of the vote to nearly 44% for Suratwala.
Puchalski is currently chair of the county board’s Transportation Committee and is a member of several other committees.
Suratwala, a writer/editor, professor of English at Elgin Community College and co-founder of the “I Speak for Myself” book series, said before the election that she wanted to bring more diversity to the board and that the board needs voices from various professions,
DuPage County Board District 2
With 99.42% of precincts reporting late Tuesday night, Republican incumbent Sean T. Noonan, 47, of Elmhurst, had nearly 52% of the vote in unofficial totals, compared to about 48% for challenger Paula Deacon Garcia, 60, of Lisle.
Garcia works in the Village of Lisle Building and Zoning Department, which merged into customer service for the past two years, and has been a certified stormwater manager for 10-plus years.
Noonan, a Bloomingdale police officer, was first elected to the board in 2012, said he sought reelection because he feels a career in public service is one of the most honorable professions that a person can undertake.
Noonan said before the election that public safety and public health were his top priorities, along with getting people back to work.
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DuPage County Board District 3
Brian Krajewski, who has represented Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Willowbrook, Darien and other areas farther west on the DuPage County Board since 2010, appears headed for victory again.
Unofficial election results Tuesday night showed Krajewski, a Republican, held off a challenge by Democrat Gail Cabala-Lowry, an architect, who like Krajewski lives in Downers Grove.
Krajewski had 54% of the votes cast, and Cabala-Lowry had 46%, with all 162 precincts reporting.
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County District 2
With Jeffrey Redick not seeking reelection, the open seat was a race between Republican Karen Kelly and Democrat Tina Tyson-Dunne.
With 99.42% of precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals showed Kelly with a 640 vote lead, 50.7% to 49.30%.
Kelly, 71, of Downers Grove, is a Downers Grove Township Trustee, and Tyson-Dunne is a 43-year-old Lombard resident who work as chief of staff for State Rep. Deb Conroy of the 46th District.
The two candidates expressed very different views before the election on the recent, controversial decision by the forest preserve district board to allow for the removal of the Graue Mill dam.
Kelly said she believes the dam should remain in place and other alternatives, other than removal, should be considered.
Tyson-Dunne said she agrees with the decision made by the board to remove the dam, saying she believes the action will help with flooding issues and all species of fish will do better.