Fourth D229 Board Seat Decided

More than a week after the April 9, the Cook County Clerk’s Office released the “unofficial” results of ballots cast for write-in candidates vying for the fourth seat on the Oak Lawn Community High School Dist. 229 school board.

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All election results remain “unofficial” until the vote is certified, which should happen by April 30.

Write-in candidate Stephen Greene received 289 votes to Dan Sodaro’s 48 votes in Friday’s canvass.

Greene will assume the fourth seat when the new D229 school board is sworn in next month.

The D229 school board race received a total of 456 write-in votes. Only votes for write-in candidates certified by the county were counted. Write-in votes cast for such un-certified candidates as Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob Square Pants don't count.

Greene and Sodaro filed as write-in candidates when not enough candidates filed nominating petitions for the four open board seats in December, turning it into a contested race.

The final race results for OLCHS Dist. 229 are:

James C. Melnik – 32.07% 3,547

Robert G. Loehr – 30.36% 3,358

Kathleen Berry – 37.56% 4,154

Stephen Greene (write-in) - 289