Two Glen Ellyn residents claimed DuPage County Board seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Democrats won every county board race on the ballot.
Paula McGowen, a Democrat and Milton Township trustee, defeated incumbent Republican Grant Eckhoff for a four-year District 4 term. Unofficial vote totals showed McGowen with 33,821 votes to Eckhoff's 21,987, the Daily Herald reported.
McGowen, a Milton Township trustee, has been a long-term observer of the DuPage County Board, according to the Daily Herald.
Incumbent Democrat Mary FitzGerald Ozog, also of Glen Ellyn, won a two-year District 4 term. Unofficial totals put Ozog at 35,781 votes and Republican Isobel Michaud at 20,133.
Ozog was first elected to the county board in 2018. She has championed various causes, including efforts to address homelessness and food insecurity, according to the Daily Herald. During the campaign, she said she would work to improve public transportation.
All vote totals remain unofficial.
