April 23, 2025
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DeKalb County’s unofficial April 2025 election results

Who is leading in local DeKalb County elections

By Emily K. Coleman
New voting booths are ready on the first day of early voting Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the polling place in the DeKalb County Legislative Center in Sycamore. Any registered voter in DeKalb County may choose to vote early, in person or through the mail, ahead of the June 28 primary election.

FILE – Voting booths await voters at the polling place in the DeKalb County Legislative Center in Sycamore. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Voters in DeKalb County determined this election who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Tuesday marked the last day mail-in ballots had to arrive at county clerk’s offices and still be counted. Provisional ballots also had to be addressed by that time.

Totals for all counties will be made official next week after they are canvassed.

Some highlights:

DeKalb incumbent Mayor Cohen Barnes secured a second term, if results hold. Read more here.

A newcomer appears to have unseated a 12-year incumbent on the Sycamore School District 427 school board. More here.

Incumbent Ward 2 Alderwoman Barbara Larson garnered more than double the amount of votes compared to opponent Michael Embrey for reelection to the DeKalb City Council. More here.

And the DeKalb School District 428 school board will welcome four new members after Tuesday. More here.

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