Nguyen likely secures ballot bid for DeKalb mayor race in April election
DeKALB – Linh Nguyen, a Northern Illinois University educator and a former League of Women Voters president, has likely secured her name on the ballot for April’s DeKalb mayoral race after Tuesday’s primary election.
That’s according to unofficial results for ballots cast in Tuesday’s primary election.
“I am deeply humbled and incredibly grateful for the support from the DeKalb community,” Nguyen said in a statement. “And I am so encouraged to see this powerful commitment to the idea that our democratic government is stronger when all voices are included.”
If unofficial results hold, Nguyen’s name will appear with three other challengers to be DeKalb’s next mayor: incumbent Cohen Barnes, 7th Ward Alderman John Walker and Kouame Sanan, who works in NIU’s IT department.
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