Elgin Twp. Democrats, Republicans Pick Nominees For 2021 Election

ELGIN TOWNSHIP, IL — Just over 1,000 people in Elgin Township headed to the polls Tuesday to decide several primary races, a dismal turnout of just 1.7 percent.

Ken Bruderle earned the Republican nomination for Elgin Township supervisor after picking up 265 of 400 votes cast, or 66.25 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results from the Kane County Clerk’s Office.

Mark Bialek earned 133 votes, or 33.25 percent of the vote in that race.

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Bruderle is set to face incumbent Democrat Franklin F. Ramirez in the April 6 election. Ramirez earned 63.86 percent of the vote in his race against Brenda Rodgers for the Democratic nomination for Elgin Township supervisor.

Jose Bosque leads James “Jimmy” Shales in the race for the Democratic nomination for Elgin Township highway commissioner. Bosque earned 321 votes to Shales’ 262 votes, but 130 mail-in ballots have not yet been returned, Kane County Clerk John Cunningham told Patch on Thursday.

Shales would need to win a significant percentage of those ballots to overcome Bosque’s 59-vote lead.

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The Democratic nominee will be pitted against Republican Jason Krabbe, who did not face a primary challenge Tuesday.

*Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article said Bosque earned the Democratic nomination for Elgin Township highway commissioner, as it did not account for mail-in ballots that have not yet been received by the Kane County Clerk’s Office.

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