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Editor's note: Election results will not be official until Tuesday, April 30 when canvassing of votes is completed and after absentee ballots postmarked by midnight, April 8, and provisional and grace period ballots are counted on April 21.
*Read: *
· *2013 Election: Plainfield Spring Elections*
· *No Changing of the Guard in Plainfield*
· *Incumbents Return, Joined by Two New Faces on Plainfield School Board*
It was a big night for Republicans — and incumbents — in Plainfield Tuesday.
In the Village of Plainfield, incumbent Mayor Mike Collins and trustees Margie Bonuchi, Jim Racich and Garrett Peck won re-election. Collins faced a challenge from write-in candidate Michael Lambert, who was able to snag nearly 20 percent of the vote, but it wasn't enough to unseat the mayor.
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In Plainfield School District, incumbents Michelle Smith and Rod Westfall were able to recapture their seats, while William Slabich Jr. and William Dargan also snagged two four-year spots on the board.
Republicans won big in both Plainfield Township and Wheatland Township. Current trustee Tony Fremarek will become the new Plainfield Township supervisor, while tax collector Matthew Starr will take a trustee spot alongside Ernie Knight, Debbie Kraulidis and incumbent Chuck Willard. Yvonne Sencial Bolton will become the new Plainfield Township collector, and incumbent Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert, Assessor Erin Kjlaich and Clerk Anita Gerardy ran unopposed.
Wheatland Township will get a brand new board. The new GOP slate swept the races, with current clerk Chuck Kern unseating incumbent supervisor (and former Wheatland Township Republican Organization president) Todd Morse, who ran as an Independent. Deputy Clerk Bill Alstrom will take Kern's current spot, while Dave Monaghan will succeed incumbent assessor Kelli Lord (also an Independent candidate this time around). Darren Bennefield, Mike Crockett, Deb Holscher and Raquel Mitchell will become the new Wheatland Township trustees, while Mark Troyanowski unseated Highway Commissioner Dayton Jarnagin. Ben Peterson won the slate's spot for tax collector.
Plainfield Public Library candidates Patricia Lynn Miller, an incumbent, and Vicki Knight, Gretchen Fritz and Samantha Hurtado, all newcomers, will each serve four-term terms on the board. Initially a nine-way race, the field of candidates got considerably smaller after election challenges knocked three contenders off the ballot.
Plainfield Park District candidates Peter Steinys and Janet Silosky ran unopposed after Thomas Breier and Michael Brann withdrew from the race amid election challenges. Breier ran unsuccessfully as a write-in.
Plainfield Fire Protection District incumbents David Hebert and William Barnes won re-election as trustees.
Following are results from Plainfield-area races from the Will County Clerk's Office, Kendall County Clerk's Office and Aurora Election Commission.
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*Village of Plainfield*
Village president
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Michael P. Collins (IND)* *1,878*
WRITE-IN 441
Three trustee seats are open for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Margie Bonuchi (IND)* *1,469*
*Jim Racich (IND)* *1,400*
*Garrett M. Peck (IND)* *1,540*
Mark Allan Chmura (IND) 1,047
*Plainfield School District 202*
Four board seats are open for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Michelle Leigh Smith* *4,566*
*Rod Westfall* *3,898*
*William Slabich, Jr.* *3,823*
*Bill Dargan* *3,725*
P. Anne Walchshauser 3,621
*Plainfield Park District*
Two open seats for a six-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Peter Steinys* *3,293*
*Janet C. Silosky* *3,575*
WRITE-IN 330
*Plainfield Public Library*
Four seats are available for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Vicki M. Knight* *2,497*
Mina D. Green 1,413
*Patricia Lynn Miller* *2,375*
Carl F. Gilmore 1,653
*Gretchen Fritz* *2,123*
*Samantha M. Hurtado* *1,861*
WRITE-IN 106
*Plainfield Fire Protection District*
Two seats are open for a six-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
David L. Hebert 1,114
*James R. Lehmann* *1,527*
Ashley N. Sandstrom 1,485
*William A. Barnes* *1,590*
*Plainfield Township*
Supervisor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
Richard Rodriguez (DEM) 1,810
*Anthony "Tony" Fremarek (REP)* *2,826*
Clerk
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Anita Gerardy (REP)* *3,828*
Assessor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Erin Kljaich (REP)* *3,837*
Highway commissioner
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Samuel L. Reichert (REP)* *3,803*
Collector
*Candidate * *Vote Total*
John H. Cryder (DEM) 2,025
*Yvonne Sencial Bolton (REP)* *2,498*
Trustee - four open seats carrying four-year terms
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
Kevin M. Clancy (DEM) 2,055
*Charles H. "Chuck" Willard (REP)* *2,843*
*Matthew C. Starr (REP)* *2,875*
*Ernest C. Knight (REP)*
*2,565*
*Debbie Kraulidis (REP)* *2,997*
*Wheatland Township*
Supervisor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Chuck Kern (REP)* *3,195*
Mark Poulos (DEM) 1,757
Todd A. Morse (IND) 1,145
Clerk
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Bill Alstrom (REP)* *3,691*
Christine Wawronowicz (DEM) 2,232
Assessor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*David Monaghan (REP)* *3,379*
No candidate
Kelli Lord (IND) 2,470
Highway commissioner
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Mark Troyanowski (REP)* *2,977*
Dawn DeSart (DEM) 1,583
Dayton Jarnagin (IND) 1,521
Collector
*Candidate * *Vote Total*
*Ben H. Peterson (REP)* *3,848*
Margaret Tyson (DEM) 2,010
Trustee - four open seats carrying four-year terms
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Deb Holscher (REP)* *3,187*
*Michael Crockett (REP)* *3,037*
*Raquel Mitchell (REP)* *3,004*
*Darren E. Bennefield (REP)*
*2,822*
Nick Palmer (DEM) 1,718
Thomas Mikesell (DEM) 1,472
Thomas J. Verdone (DEM) 1,409
Michael J. Allen (DEM) 1,476
Catherine E. Bishir (IND) 1,277
Gary Brooks (IND) 1,077
Aatif Rahman (IND) 1,011
John F. Weiffenbach (IND) 1,040
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· Letter: Wheatland Republicans Save Residents Money, Put a Stop to Township Building Project
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Editor's note: Election results will not be official until Tuesday, April 30 when canvassing of votes is completed and after absentee ballots postmarked by midnight, April 8, and provisional and grace period ballots are counted on April 21.
*Read: *
· *2013 Election: Plainfield Spring Elections*
· *No Changing of the Guard in Plainfield*
· *Incumbents Return, Joined by Two New Faces on Plainfield School Board*
It was a big night for Republicans — and incumbents — in Plainfield Tuesday.
In the Village of Plainfield, incumbent Mayor Mike Collins and trustees Margie Bonuchi, Jim Racich and Garrett Peck won re-election. Collins faced a challenge from write-in candidate Michael Lambert, who was able to snag nearly 20 percent of the vote, but it wasn't enough to unseat the mayor.
*Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter*
In Plainfield School District, incumbents Michelle Smith and Rod Westfall were able to recapture their seats, while William Slabich Jr. and William Dargan also snagged two four-year spots on the board.
Republicans won big in both Plainfield Township and Wheatland Township. Current trustee Tony Fremarek will become the new Plainfield Township supervisor, while tax collector Matthew Starr will take a trustee spot alongside Ernie Knight, Debbie Kraulidis and incumbent Chuck Willard. Yvonne Sencial Bolton will become the new Plainfield Township collector, and incumbent Highway Commissioner Sam Reichert, Assessor Erin Kjlaich and Clerk Anita Gerardy ran unopposed.
Wheatland Township will get a brand new board. The new GOP slate swept the races, with current clerk Chuck Kern unseating incumbent supervisor (and former Wheatland Township Republican Organization president) Todd Morse, who ran as an Independent. Deputy Clerk Bill Alstrom will take Kern's current spot, while Dave Monaghan will succeed incumbent assessor Kelli Lord (also an Independent candidate this time around). Darren Bennefield, Mike Crockett, Deb Holscher and Raquel Mitchell will become the new Wheatland Township trustees, while Mark Troyanowski unseated Highway Commissioner Dayton Jarnagin. Ben Peterson won the slate's spot for tax collector.
Plainfield Public Library candidates Patricia Lynn Miller, an incumbent, and Vicki Knight, Gretchen Fritz and Samantha Hurtado, all newcomers, will each serve four-term terms on the board. Initially a nine-way race, the field of candidates got considerably smaller after election challenges knocked three contenders off the ballot.
Plainfield Park District candidates Peter Steinys and Janet Silosky ran unopposed after Thomas Breier and Michael Brann withdrew from the race amid election challenges. Breier ran unsuccessfully as a write-in.
Plainfield Fire Protection District incumbents David Hebert and William Barnes won re-election as trustees.
Following are results from Plainfield-area races from the Will County Clerk's Office, Kendall County Clerk's Office and Aurora Election Commission.
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*Village of Plainfield*
Village president
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Michael P. Collins (IND)* *1,878*
WRITE-IN 441
Three trustee seats are open for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Margie Bonuchi (IND)* *1,469*
*Jim Racich (IND)* *1,400*
*Garrett M. Peck (IND)* *1,540*
Mark Allan Chmura (IND) 1,047
*Plainfield School District 202*
Four board seats are open for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Michelle Leigh Smith* *4,566*
*Rod Westfall* *3,898*
*William Slabich, Jr.* *3,823*
*Bill Dargan* *3,725*
P. Anne Walchshauser 3,621
*Plainfield Park District*
Two open seats for a six-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Peter Steinys* *3,293*
*Janet C. Silosky* *3,575*
WRITE-IN 330
*Plainfield Public Library*
Four seats are available for a four-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Vicki M. Knight* *2,497*
Mina D. Green 1,413
*Patricia Lynn Miller* *2,375*
Carl F. Gilmore 1,653
*Gretchen Fritz* *2,123*
*Samantha M. Hurtado* *1,861*
WRITE-IN 106
*Plainfield Fire Protection District*
Two seats are open for a six-year term
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
David L. Hebert 1,114
*James R. Lehmann* *1,527*
Ashley N. Sandstrom 1,485
*William A. Barnes* *1,590*
*Plainfield Township*
Supervisor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
Richard Rodriguez (DEM) 1,810
*Anthony "Tony" Fremarek (REP)* *2,826*
Clerk
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Anita Gerardy (REP)* *3,828*
Assessor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Erin Kljaich (REP)* *3,837*
Highway commissioner
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
No candidate
*Samuel L. Reichert (REP)* *3,803*
Collector
*Candidate * *Vote Total*
John H. Cryder (DEM) 2,025
*Yvonne Sencial Bolton (REP)* *2,498*
Trustee - four open seats carrying four-year terms
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
Kevin M. Clancy (DEM) 2,055
*Charles H. "Chuck" Willard (REP)* *2,843*
*Matthew C. Starr (REP)* *2,875*
*Ernest C. Knight (REP)*
*2,565*
*Debbie Kraulidis (REP)* *2,997*
*Wheatland Township*
Supervisor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Chuck Kern (REP)* *3,195*
Mark Poulos (DEM) 1,757
Todd A. Morse (IND) 1,145
Clerk
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Bill Alstrom (REP)* *3,691*
Christine Wawronowicz (DEM) 2,232
Assessor
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*David Monaghan (REP)* *3,379*
No candidate
Kelli Lord (IND) 2,470
Highway commissioner
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Mark Troyanowski (REP)* *2,977*
Dawn DeSart (DEM) 1,583
Dayton Jarnagin (IND) 1,521
Collector
*Candidate * *Vote Total*
*Ben H. Peterson (REP)* *3,848*
Margaret Tyson (DEM) 2,010
Trustee - four open seats carrying four-year terms
*Candidate* *Vote Total*
*Deb Holscher (REP)* *3,187*
*Michael Crockett (REP)* *3,037*
*Raquel Mitchell (REP)* *3,004*
*Darren E. Bennefield (REP)*
*2,822*
Nick Palmer (DEM) 1,718
Thomas Mikesell (DEM) 1,472
Thomas J. Verdone (DEM) 1,409
Michael J. Allen (DEM) 1,476
Catherine E. Bishir (IND) 1,277
Gary Brooks (IND) 1,077
Aatif Rahman (IND) 1,011
John F. Weiffenbach (IND) 1,040
You might also be interested in:
· CAPE Releases Video of School Board Candidate Forum
· Letter: JJC Candidate Responds to Deficit, Plans to Close Fitness Center
· Plainfield School Board Forum: Candidates Speak Up on Funding, School Safety
· Ousted Plainfield Candidates Run as Write-Ins
· Letter: Wheatland Republicans Save Residents Money, Put a Stop to Township Building Project
· Letter: Wheatland Township Independent Candidates Stand for the People
· Plainfield Mayor Stays on April 9 Ballot; Lambert Loses Election Challenge
· Plainfield Parks Candidates Withdraw From Race Amid Objections
· Three Plainfield Library Candidates Removed from Ballot Reported by Patch 6 hours ago.