Will County Board Primary - Tyson, Brown Unopposed In General

WILL COUNTY, IL — Several County Board seats were up for grabs in Will County in today's primary election; some were crowded and others, uncontested. Both District 3 Democrats will head into the general election unopposed, while in Districts 12 and 13 the Democratic and Republican candidates will now face each other in the general.

In District 12, Democrat Erin Moncek will face incumbent Republican Tom Weigel, and in District 13 newcomer Democrat Mica Freeman will face Republican Debbie Kraulidis.

Here are the final vote counts as of 10:20 p.m.:

District 3

Democrats - 100% of total votes reporting

• Incumbent Margaret Tyson (Bolingbrook) - 51.08% (4245 votes) - projected winner 1
• Joel Brown (Romeoville) - 26.431% (2195) - projected winner 2
• Richard Gougis III (Romeoville) - 22.51% (1871)

Republicans

• No candidate filed

District 12

Democrats - 100% of total votes reporting

• JoAnne Hamilton-Gunkel (Mokena) - 49.15% (3565)
  
• Erin Moncek (Democrat, from New Lenox) - 50.85% (3688) - projected winner

Republicans - 100% of total votes reporting

• Incumbent Raymond Tuminello (New Lenox) - 47.23% (2626)
• Incumbent Tom Weigel (New Lenox) - 52.77% (2934) - projected winner

District 13:

Democrats - 100% of total votes reporting

• Incumbent Mark Ferry - 47.23% (3275)
• Mica Freeman - 52.77% (3659) - projected winner

Republicans - 100% of total votes reporting

• Gerald Smith (Plainfield) - 46.68% (1504)
• Debbie Kraulidis (Joliet) - 53.32% (1718) - projected winner