After McHenry County Clerk applies corrections, no changes to school board composition from April 6 election after 5 challengers run unsuccessfully
In Huntley School District #158 based in Algonquin, incumbents including Board President Tony Quagliano, Board Secretary Paul Troy, former Chief of Staff to state Senator Don DeWitte Lesli Melendy, and Sean Cratty easily won reelection facing 5 challengers.
Latest returns from both McHenry and Kane Counties:
D158 School Board (4) | McHenry | Kane | Total | |
Kate Policheri | 769 | 263 | 1,032 | |
x | Sean Cratty (i) | 1,253 | 265 | 1,518 |
Susan Hochmuth | 807 | 284 | 1,091 | |
Laura Murray | 766 | 270 | 1,036 | |
x | Lesli Melendy (i) | 1,167 | 234 | 1,401 |
x | Paul Troy (i) | 1,110 | 290 | 1,400 |
Dana Dalton-Wiley | 699 | 232 | 931 | |
x | Tony Quagliano (i) | 1,051 | 289 | 1,340 |
Tara Masino | 546 | 159 | 705 |
With 4 winning reelection, Quagliano finished 4th with a 249 votes lead ahead of challenger Susan Hochmuth.
Lead change with outstanding vote-by-mail ballots is not anticipated in the D158 school board race.
Note from John Lopez: It was pointed out, School Board Member Lesli Melendy no longer works for state Senator DeWitte. The “former” has been added and the information on Ms. Melendy’s LinkedIn page indicated she still currently worked for Senator DeWitte, in addition to a different job.
Original D158 Election Night tallies:
D158 School Board (4) | McHenry | Kane | Total |
Kate Policheri | 1,027 | 249 | 1,276 |
Sean Cratty | 1,033 | 253 | 1,286 |
Susan Hochmuth | 771 | 268 | 1,039 |
Laura Murray | 987 | 257 | 1,244 |
Lesli Melendy | 1,116 | 224 | 1,340 |
Paul Troy | 946 | 273 | 1,219 |
Dana Dalton-Wiley | 881 | 218 | 1,099 |
Tony Quagliano | 773 | 269 | 1,042 |
Tara Masino | 314 | 147 | 461 |
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