Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, John Laesch lead in five-way primary election
Aurora voters were tasked with narrowing down a field of five active candidates, with Mayor Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch likely heading toward an April 1 showdown.
In the latest updates provided by election officials in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties, Irvin held a lead of 636 votes over Laesch in the five-way race, with Ted Mesiacos and Judd Lofchie trailing by a wider margin.
The top two vote-getters in the Aurora primary will square off in the April 1 consolidated election, with Irvin seeking a third term in office.
As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, the bulk of the counted votes have come from Kane County, where Irvin holds a lead of 380 votes out of nearly 6,000 cast, according to the county clerk’s office.
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