Jessica Biggs leads early results in Chicago, Illinois, school board president race

Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, Victor Henderson and dozens of other candidates are competing for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. It is the first Chicago school board race in which all members are elected. Coverage noted that the stakes are high, citing student performance, persistent budget problems and under-enrollment. Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m. CT, with midterm returns expected about a half-hour later.

In the race for board president, Jessica Biggs held the lead with 48.64% of the vote (274,893 votes) when the count was 95% expected. Hilario Dominguez had 30.89% (174,591 votes), Victor Henderson had 17.78% (100,488 votes), and Sendhil Revuluri had 2.7% (15,233 votes). These figures were preliminary and reflected only the portion of the vote that had been reported at that time.

Several subdistrict races had reported all precincts. In Illinois Subdistrict 1A, Margie Luczak led Ed Bannon, 66.71% to 33.29%. In Subdistrict 1B, Claudia Peralta led Michelle Pierre, 62.88% to 37.12%. In Subdistrict 4A, Karen Zaccor had 44.16%, Ellen Sherratt had 38.26% and Angel Alvarez had 17.58%. In Illinois Subdistrict 6A, the three leading candidates were separated by just over one point, with Isaiah White at 34.75%, Anusha Thotakura at 33.53% and Brenda Anderson at 31.73%.

Other races were still counting or had not yet reported votes. In Subdistrict 2A, Ebony DeBerry led Hector Morales, 67.57% to 32.43%, with 98% of the expected vote in. Subdistrict 3B was nearly even at 93% expected, with Jason Dónes at 50.15% and Carlos Rivas at 49.85%. The page listed no votes yet for Ellen Rosenfeld in Subdistrict 4B, or for candidates in Subdistricts 8A, 8B, 9A and 10A. Honest dealing and accountability over public funds, which the stakes described in the coverage include, are matters voters will weigh as the count proceeds (Proverbs 11:1).

In Subdistrict 10B, Connie Anderson led Patrick Watson, 62.9% to 37.1%, with 93% of the expected vote reported.

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