Lead Change in Dundee Township Highway Commissioner Race, Clerk Race Tightens

Dave Schulz
Chris Kempf

Echoes of November 2020, vote-by-mail ballots counted after election day impacting races

After two post election night updates of election returns from Kane County, a lead change takes place in the Dundee Township Highway Commissioner’s race where Dave Schulz (I) now leads Chris Kempf (R) by 20 votes.

Kempf was leading Schulz by 4 votes on election night.

In elections this close, the number of undervotes, or voters who cast ballots in Dundee Township but did not vote for either candidate in the highway commissioner’s race, must be tracked, and opportunities lost for whichever candidate does not win.

Right now, this race is still too close to call:

Source: Kane County Clerk’s Office, unofficial returns

The last time an independent candidate defeated the Republican nominee in the April election for Dundee Township Highway Commissioner was 40 years ago, and the Republican nominee was determined at a township Republican caucus.

Kempf won a contested primary on February 23 to be on the April ballot.

In additional news out of Dundee Township, the clerk’s race lead between Republican Autumn Sheppard (Carpentersville) and Democrat Paula Lauer (East Dundee) has tightened from an election night lead of 118 votes to 80 votes through Thursday.

McHenry County Blog will continue to watch both races in Dundee Township as more vote-by-mail ballots are counted by the Kane County clerk.

Election Night Article for Dundee Township

Incumbent Supervisor Trish Glees ousted by Independent Arin Thrower, Republicans maintain control of Dundee Township Board with a 3-1-1 majority.

Former trustee loses bid for clerk.

Dundee Township SupervisorTotal% of vote
Trish Glees (D) (i)154646.3%
Arin Thrower (I)179053.7%
Dundee Township ClerkTotal% of vote
Autumn Sheppard  (R) 172251.8%
Paula Lauer (D)160448.2%
Dundee Township HighwayTotal% of vote
Chris Kempf (R) 163950.1%
David Shulz (I)163549.9%
Dundee Township Trustee (4)Total% of ballots
Ken Schaffer  (R) (i)173249.4%
Richard Ahrens  (R) (i)174649.8%
Henry Kolff  (R) 152943.6%
Susan Romano  (R) 169948.5%
Trisha Calabrese (D)155544.4%
June Keibler (D)149742.7%
Sue Harney (D) (i)157745.0%
Devin McCrate (D)136939.1%


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Lead Change in Dundee Township Highway Commissioner Race, Clerk Race Tightens — 1 Comment

  1. The marxists have to figure out how many votes they have to steal; corrupt postal officials will be most happy to backdate the fake ballots.

    That’s what happened in WI, PA and GA!

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