School Board Elections: District 59 Incumbents Hold Seats; District 214 Slate Keeps Undefeated Streak

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — School boards for five districts serving Arlington Heights students held elections for open seats Tuesday.

Here's a look at the unofficial election results, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office. Election officials have up to three weeks to certify results. Candidates with the highest vote totals are in bold:

Community Consolidated School District 59

Four-year seat; all 39 precincts reporting; 3,075 votes

• Janice A. Krinsky: 21.77% (2,031)
• Sharon Roberts: 22.79% (2,127)
• Karen Osmanski: 22.46% (2,096)
• Mardell B. Schumacher: 18.86% (1,760)
• Gary Ofisher: 14.11% (1,317)

Township High School District 214

Four-year seat; 149 of 150 precincts reporting; 15,249 votes

• Mark Hineman: 17.81% (7,886)
• Kevin Lindell: 10.79% (4,777)
• Benjamin ''Ben'' Scherr: 9.7% (4,296)
• Leonard ''Lenny'' Walker: 14.19% (6,283)
• Mildred (Millie) Palmer: 18.91% (8,373)
• Todd B Younger: 14.57% (6,450)
• Frank J. Biga III: 6.23% (2,757)
• Richard Hamen: 7.79% (3,451)

Incumbents Hineman and Younger, along with Palmer and Walker, were part of the Supporters of District 214 slate, which originally formed in 2007. Since then, candidates on the slate have been undefeated in school board elections, according to the Daily Herald.

Plus, check out stories covering the other races:

Community Consolidated School District 15

Engage D15 Slate Captures Seats

Five candidates who ran on a platform of change defeated board incumbents Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

Arlington Heights School District 25

Residency Issue Could Spoil 1st-Time Candidate's Potential Win

Anisha Ismail Patel, whose kids go to D25 schools, received the most votes in the race Tuesday. But her home is another district.

Township High School District 211

Incumbents Re-elected; Former Member Recaptures Seat

Anna Klimkowicz and Robert J. LeFevre Jr. kept their seats Tuesday and will be joined by Edward Yung, who returns to the board.

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