The votes are in…
by Lansing Journal staff
LANSING, Ill. (April 2, 2019) – The polls in Lansing closed at 7:00pm tonight—and vote counting began. Results of the election are below, grouped by each office. The winning candidates’ names are in bold, and the vote percentages are also listed. The results below are official as of 11:30pm on April 2.
Village Board Trustee
Mike Fish
Village Voice Party
30.28%
1,947 votes
Saad Abbasy
Village Voice Party
29.49%
1,896 votes
Jerry Zeldenrust
Village Voice Party
27.45%
1,765 votes
Larry Thomas
Independent candidate
12.77%
821 votes
20 of 21 precincts reported.
District 215 School Board Members
Rita Oberman
Citizens for District 215
21.28%
2,326 votes
Morgan Waller
Citizens for District 215
18.61%
2,034 votes
Michael Bolz
Citizens for District 215
17.84%
1,950
Sheryl Black
All Voices Matter
16.06%
1,755 votes
Kevin Green
All Voices Matter
15.13%
1,654 votes
Miacole Nelson
All Voices Matter
11.09%
1,212 votes
41 of 44 precincts reported.
District 158 School Board Members*
Mary Kelly
33.74%
1,339 votes
Denise Jones-Williams
27.71%
1,100 votes
Abimael Duran
20.11%
798 votes
Jencelyn King-Witzel
18.44%
732 votes
16 of 17 precincts reported.
*This elementary school board represents Lansing residents living north of 186th.
District 171 School Board Members*
Cozette Y. Pettigrew
27.85%
791 votes
Desiree Ambrose
27.57%
783 votes
Jesse Michael Terrazas
24.79%
704 votes
David M. Lilly
ran uncontested for two-year term
988 votes
Dennis J Altgilbers Jr.
19.79%
562 votes
All 9 precincts reported.
*This elementary school board represents Lansing residents living south of 186th.
District 510 South Suburban College Board Trustees
Vivian Payne
44.78%
15,193 votes
Anthony DeFilippo
30.60%
10,383 votes
Max Solomon
24.61%
8,350 votes
193 of 196 precincts reported.
Lansing Library Board Trustees
Judy Koch
43.33%
1,633 votes
Lillian Ball
30.38%
1,145 votes
Geoffrey M. Erlenborn
26.29%
991 votes
20 of 21 precincts reported.
Park Board Commissioners
This race was uncontested.
Karen Adams
ran uncontested for two-year term
2,127 votes
Jim Long
(six-year term)
52.81%
2,041 votes
Micaela Smith
(six-year term)
47.19%
1,824 votes
The Lansing Journal will continue to report on the April 2 election, and a special print issue of The Lansing Journal will be published April 10 to address more election-related news. Click here to subscribe to The Lansing Journal online and receive daily updates.
Congrats to the winners !!! ???