
Oakton race likely to go to Yannow, Toussaint and newcomer Eimer
With nearly 300 precincts of voters casting their votes for the Oakton College board of trustees, incumbents Wendy Yannow and Marie Lynn Toussaint as well as Micah Eimer held substantial leads on election night.
Unofficial results in suburban races across Cook County are reported online by the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Oakton College District 535 comprises several north-suburban communities, including Wilmette, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe and Kenilworth.
The chart below displays those results (with all precincts reporting and counting early votes, mail-in ballots received through Tuesday and Election Day votes).
The Record published profiles of the Oakton candidates prior to the election.
Candidate | Votes | % |
Wendy B. Yannow | 29,530 | 22.15 |
Micah J. Eimer | 23,271 | 17.46 |
Rene Mandin | 17,494 | 13.12 |
Michele Hays | 16,447 | 12.34 |
Marie Lynn Toussaint | 25,917 | 19.44 |
Cheryl Brown | 20,648 | 15.49 |
Precincts reporting: 292 of 292 // Ballots cast: 74,107
These totals do not include remaining mail-in ballots, which can be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received within the next two weeks.
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Joe Coughlin
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