Results certified in Oswego School District 308 Board of Education election

The Kendall, Kane and Will County Clerk’s Offices have certified the final results for April 6 Oswego School District 308 Board of Education election, confirming the election of four new board members.

The certified results from Kendall County, Kane County and Will County, show that Dr. Donna Marino, Eugene Gatewood, Jennifer Johnson and LaTonya Simelton, will replace outgoing members Matt Bauman, Heather Moyer, Toni Morgan and Brent Lightfoot.

The results between the three counties revealed a total of 7,017 votes cast in the April 6 election. District 308 residents in Kendall County cast the most votes, with a total of 5,754. Will County residents cast 1,218 votes and Kane County residents cast 45 votes.

Marino received the most votes with 3,955. Gatewood followed at 3,806, Johnson at 3,204, and Simelton at 2,984.

However, less than 100 votes separated the results of Simelton and candidates Katie Heiden and Eulalia Valdez. Heiden took in 2,939 votes while Valdez earned 2,910 votes, meaning that 45 votes separated Simelton from Heiden and 29 votes separated Heiden from Valdez.

A seventh candidate, Keisha Earl, earned a total 1,540 votes in the election.

Marino, Gatewood, Johnson and Simelton will be sworn into the Board of Education in a special meeting at 6:45 p.m., May 3, in the Community Room of Oswego East High School.