2 Incumbents In, 1 Out in District 211 School Board Race

PALATINE, IL – Incumbents Peter R. Dombrowski and Steven Rosenblum and newcomers Kimberly Cavil and Mark J. Cramer were leading the District 211 school board race Wednesday afternoon, according to unofficial results. Cavil lead the race with 19.8 percent of the vote total followed by Dombrowski with 19.79 percent, Rosenblum with 18.1 percent and Cramer with 16.36 percent, according to unofficial results.

Incumbent Will Hinshaw did not appear to have made the cut for a school board seat in the six-way race with 15.31 percent of the vote total, according to preliminary results. Newcomer Matthew Saternus trailed with 10.56 percent of the vote total.

The unofficial results for the race can be found below. Votes for write-in candidates will not be available until after the canvas, which will begin roughly a week following the election, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office.

The candidates shared their differing views during their campaigns on the the district's high property taxes within the school district, with some stating upgrades — including new swimming pools and bathroom renovations — were not necessary, the Daily Herald reports.

District 211 is the largest high-school district in the state with 12,000 students attending its five high schools. Students live mainly in Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine and Schaumburg with some also residing in parts of Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, South Barrington, and Streamwood.

Within District 211, just over 13 percent of voters got out to the polls on Tuesday. This was slightly lower than the overall voter turnout in Cook County, which hovered at 14 percent.

More via the Cook County Clerk's Office website