Politics & Government
Incumbents Keep D142 Seats; D144 Turns Into Tight Race
Voters elected Nancy Hullinger to the Forest Ridge board along with the three members up for re-election. Gregory Jackson and Elaine Walker won their re-election bids, but the race for the final seat was still too close to call.
It was a good night for the incumbents running for re-election to the boards of education for Forest Ridge Elementary School District 142 and Prairie-Hills School District 144.
Current Board Vice President John Doolin and board members Joseph Bittner and Gerard Curran retained their seats on the D142 board Tuesday. They will be joined by Nancy Hullinger, who was the second leading vote-getter.
FOREST RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT 142 RESULTS
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x = winner
SOURCE: Cook County Clerk's Office
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In the D144 race, board members Gregory Jackson and Elaine Walker retained their seats Tuesday. But the third open seat remains uncertain, with the vote count too close to call between incumbent Sharron Davis and Yvette Harris-Black.
All vote totals Tuesday, April 9, are unofficial results and do not include absentee or early voting ballots. Official results are validated at the end of April.
PRAIRIE-HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 144 RESULTS
CANDIDATES PERCENTAGE TOTAL VOTES xGregory Jackson 25.86 1,781 xElaine Walker 19.56 1,347 ySharron Davis 17.82 1,227 yYvette Harris-Black 16.06 1,106 Sarah B. Hamm 9.84 678 Kim Javier-McCall 10.86 748x = winner; y = waiting for final vote count
SOURCE: Cook County Clerk's Office
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