Lemont Library Board Election Results

LEMONT, IL — While all the votes have come in for the Lemont Library incumbent candidates, Cook County has yet to release the tally for the write-in candidates votes. According to the Cook County Clerk, the count of write-ins by candidate could take up to three weeks, which is when the results are certified.

Patch will update when the write-in votes are counted.

There are several contested local races in Lemont in this election, including the most contentious, the race for Lemont Public Library board. There are four open positions on the board, and four incumbents and four write-in candidates are running.

The candidates are Vytenis Kirvelaitis, Thomas Burton, Thomas Culcasi, Catherine Sanders, Michael Dunkin, Melissa Fischer, Renee Miller Pravdik and Patricia Doornbos.

Election Results

Lemont Library Board (vote for four)

Ballots cast in Cook County: 2,536

• Kirvelaitis: 1,126
• Burton: 1,254
• Sanders: 1,326
• Culcasi: 1,276
• Dunkin
• Fischer
• Pravdik
• Doornbos

Votes for write-in candidates are not counted on Election Night. Patch will update with write-in results.

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NOTE: Tuesday's results are unofficial and do not include provisional and late absentee ballots.

You can also find the results of other local Lemont races and the sales tax referendum on Patch.

Patch has already posted candidate profiles of all the library board candidates, which you can read below.

• Meet The Write-In Candidates For Lemont Library Board
• Meet The Incumbent Candidates For Lemont Library Board

The race has faced some controversy in the town, due to the library board president Vytenis Kirvelaitis' successful objection of all newcomers' nomination papers, and the board's decision in 2018 to fire beloved children's librarian Mary Inman.

According to the library website, Kirvelaitis has been on the board since 1999; Sanders since 2013; Culcasi since 2015; and Burton since 2013.