Kane County Elects Don Kramer as New Sheriff

A new sheriff will take the reins in Kane County.

With all precincts reporting, Don Kramer, a Republican from Geneva, won with 72,730 votes over William Mayes Sr., a Democrat from Aurora, who had 42,733 votes, according to unofficial results Tuesday night.

Incumbent Pat Perez did not seek re-election in Tuesday’s race. Kramer retired as a lieutenant from the Kane County Sheriff’s Department in 2009 while Mayes is a current lieutenant at the sheriff’s office, the Daily Herald reports.

Kramer lost to Perez for the race for sheriff in 2010, according to Suburban Life Publications.

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Here is a look at the unofficial results from other county races:

Kane County District 11 (18 of 18 precincts)

• John P.Martin, republican: 5,054
• Martha E.Hana, democrat: 2,644

Kane County District 19 (16 of 16 precincts)

• Kurt Kojzarek, republican: 3,144
• Hidayat Khan, democrat: 1,869

Kane County District 23 (10 of 10 precincts)

• Margaret “Magie” Auger, republican: 2,652
• Kevin Smith, democrat: 1,541

Visit the Kane County Election website and the Aurora Election Commission website for more results

NOTE: Tuesday’s results are unofficial and do not include provisional and late absentee ballots and also does not include write-in candidates.