Elections

Elections

Latest reporting from the Elections desk.

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Saba Haider wins Illinois House 84th District seat

DuPage County Board member Saba Haider defeated Republican Brian Scopa to win the Illinois House 84th District seat on Nov. 3, capturing more than 70% of the unofficial vote in a district that includes parts of Naperville.

Dawn DeSart

DeSart wins DuPage County Board District 5 seat

Dawn DeSart won the DuPage County Board District 5 race with 31,156 votes to Daniel Alejandro Lomeli's 13,968, according to unofficial results from DuPage County Clerk with all 92 reporting units counted.

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Democrats sweep Naperville-area races on election night

Democratic candidates won or led in every Naperville-area race on Nov. 3, from three congressional seats to DuPage and Will county boards, according to unofficial results reported by NCTV17 and the Associated Press.

four women

Women broke barriers on election night 2026

The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?

Paula Deacon-Garcia

Garcia wins DuPage County Clerk race over Kladis-Schiappa

Democrat Paula Deacon Garcia won the DuPage County Clerk race with 181,786 votes to Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa's 106,447, according to unofficial results with all 600 reporting units counted.

Daniel Hebreard

Hebreard wins DuPage forest preserve president race

Daniel Hebreard won the DuPage County Forest Preserve Board president race over Carl Schultz by 26.2 percentage points, according to unofficial results from DuPage County Clerk.

Deborah Conroy

Conroy wins DuPage County board chair race

Deb Conroy won the DuPage County Board Chair race with 183,884 votes to Gary Grasso's 106,276, according to unofficial results from DuPage County Clerk.

Peter Joseph Coolidge

Coolidge wins DuPage County sheriff race

Peter Joseph Coolidge won the DuPage County Sheriff race, defeating Sean T. Noonan by 60,487 votes, according to unofficial results from the DuPage County Clerk.