Candidate Filing Period Nears As Batavia Prepares For 2027 Consolidated Election

BATAVIA, IL — The general election is barely behind Batavia residents, and preparations have already begun for the next election, when residents will vote to fill five expiring City Council seats.

The city clerk will begin accepting candidate petitions for the consolidated election on April 6, 2027, beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 16 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Ave.

The filing period will run through 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23.

One seat in five of Batavia's seven wards will be up for grabs in the spring. The seats are currently held by Christopher Solfa in Ward 1, Alan Wolff in Ward 2, Tony Malay in Ward 4, Abby Beck in Ward 5 and Tim Lanci in Ward 6.

Kevin Malone and Alice Lohman, representing Ward 3, and Robin Barraza and Bob White, representing Ward 7, were last elected in 2025, meaning their terms will end in 2029.

Each aldermanic position is for a four-year term.

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Prospective candidates began circulating petitions Aug. 25 for the consolidated election.