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Will County Board split between Dems and GOP

Voter totals Tuesday show 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans winning

By Bob Okon
Election 2024
Will County Board meet fully in person for the first time in nearly two years at the Will County Office Building. Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022, in Joliet.

The Will County Board seen at a meeting in March at the Will County Office Building in Joliet. (Gary Middendorf - gmiddendorf@shawmedia.com/Gary Middendorf)

Democrats will lose their majority on the Will County Board if the vote totals on Tuesday hold up.

Voters elected 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans, according to the unofficial tally with all 310 precincts counted by 10 p.m.

A remap of county board districts guaranteed that the election would produce some changes on the board. Eight incumbents were not on the ballot, either choosing not to run or not making it through the primary.

Democrats currently have a 14-12 majority on the county board, which will have four fewer members when the new board is seated.

The size of the board will be reduced to 22 members since the previous 13 district have been cut back to 11. Two members represent each district meaning there can be bipartisan representation in districts. Voters picked a Democrat and a Republican in seven of the districts.

The top two vote-getters in each district will be elected to the board.

• District 1

Kate Deane-Schlottman (R): 12,293

Jerry Bene (R): 5,734

Joe Van Duyne (D): 10,131

• District 2

Frankie Pretzel (R): 15,278

Judy Ogalla (R): 8,746

Bob Howard (R): 8,351

• District 3

Daniel Butler (R): 9,470

George Macias (R): 6,285

Sherry Newquist (D): 9,405

Michael Flanagan (D): 8,809

• District 4

Stephen J. Balich (R): 13,819

James M Richmond (R): 10,531

Sheri Boniecki-Cooling (D): 8,608

Andrew Englebrecht (D): 6,680

• District 5

Annette Parker (R): 11,838

Philip Juarez (R): 7,323

Sherry Williams (D): 8,888

Scott Pointon (D): 6,364

• District 6

Denise Winfrey (D): 5,500

Janet Diaz (D): 4,942

• District 7

Vince Logan (R): 7,970

Glenda Wright-McCullum (R): 5,714

Natalie Coleman (D): 8,914

Brian Bessler (D): 6,836

• District 8

Mark V. Revis (R): 9,419

Nicky Giannas (R): 5,329

Mica Freeman (D): 9,646

• District 9

Raquel M. Mitchell (R): 7,542

Destinee Ortiz (D): 8,335

Margaret Tyson (D): 4,991

• District 10

Julie Berkowicz (R): 9,814

Vasavi Chakka (R): 5,740

Meta Mueller (D): 10,025

Khadia “D.J.” Sufi (D): 7,454

• District 11

Larry Alexander Shaver (R): 5,057

Antonio Timothee (R): 3,475

Jacqueline Traynere (D): 8,987

Elnalyn Costa (D): 7,416