Incumbent Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis leading over challenger Villagrana

With all 78 of the precincts counted, incumbent Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis is leading over challenger Jose Villagrana, according to unofficial results.

The unofficial results from Tuesday’s election have Weis, a Republican, with 36,247 votes, compared to Villagrana, a Democratic, who received 28,328 votes. Weis was first elected to the position of Kendall County State’s Attorney in 2006.

Villagrana is a Kendall County Sheriff patrol deputy and a practicing attorney.

Weis attributed his apparent win to what he has been able to accomplish while in the office.

“I think people are happy with the direction of the State’s Attorney’s Office and the fact that we’re tough on crime but also looking looking at each case individually,” he said. “I think all that played into the results tonight.”

Weis was also pleasantly surprised by his unofficial lead. He received 56.13% of the vote, compared to Villagrana’s 43.87%, according to unofficial results.

“In a presidential race, you never know how that’s going to impact the races that are lower down,” he said. “Based on the numbers tonight, obviously the people feel I’m doing the job the way they want it done and are happy with the direction Kendall County is going.”