Schools
Close Call: Lincolnwood's Trustee, School Board Results
Nine candidates ran for three seats for Lincolnwood trustee. One candidate lost by seven votes.
Lincolnwood's trustee election was a tight race from start to finish.
Incumbent John Swanson eked out a victory by seven votes over Ronald Cope. Swanson ran under the newly formed Independent Party of Lincolnwood (IPOL) while Cope ran as an Independent.
All in all, there are 8,811 registered voters in Lincolnwood and 2,193 cast a ballot for Lincolnwood trustee. Swanson finished with 751 votes while Cope ended up with 744.
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Local business owner Craig Klatzco (Independent) came out on top with 925 votes while Lawrence Elster (IPOL) finished second with 904.
Meanwhile, incumbent Beryl Herman (IPOL) won her seat as Village Clerk, beating former Village Clerk Carol Krikorian (Forward Vision Party). Herman finished with 1,187 votes while Krikorian had 760.
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School Board -
About 2,200 people voted for Lincolnwood School District 74's board members. The following won out the four seats available:
- Scott Anderson (1,222)
- John Vranas (1,150)
- Kathryn O'Brien (1,124)
- Kevin Daly (1,024)
- Georjean Hlepas (Nickell won an uncontested two-year term.)
O'Brien is the newest school board member at District 74, as the other three were incumbents. The other two candidates, Meeta Vakil and Mahmood Khan, had less than 800 votes combined.
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