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After write-in votes counted, Josh Gertz confirmed on Oak Park and River Forest School Board
2025-04-23 22:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The write-in campaign of David Schaafsma for a seat on the Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Board of Education came up short as Schaafsma ended up 919 votes behind fourth place finisher Josh Gertz in the battle for the fourth seat in the April 1 School Board election.The write-in vote count was posted April 16 on the Cook County Clerks election results website.Gertz ran on a slate with Nate Mellman while Schaafsma ran with what became a slate of Fred Arkin, Kathleen Odell and Audrey Williams-Lee. The defeat of Schaafsma was the only defeat in what was otherwise a very successful April 1 election for progressive activists in Oak Park.According to tallies released April 16, Schaafsma received 4,603 write in votes while Gertz received 5,522 votes. Newcomer Odell led the field with 9,691 votes according to still unofficial returns while Williams-Lee finished second with 9,278 votes and Arkin third with 8,817 votes. Mellman received 5,361 votes, running 161 votes behind h...
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