Hanson, Leopold, Kanakaris Elected to Huntley Board

A political newcomer, Nick Hanson, will join incumbents, Harry Leopold and Niko Kanakaris, on the village board, according to preliminary election results.

In McHenry County, Hanson had strong numbers and landed in the number one spot in the village’s oldest precinct, Grafton Township Precinct 1. Supporters gathered at the American Legion in downtown Huntley Tuesday evening to monitor the results.

“I feel great right now,” Hanson said Tuesday night after the results were reported. “I am anxious to start as a new Huntley trustee. It’s fantastic, as a non-incumbent, to be voted in."

A portion of Huntley, primarily Sun City Huntley, falls within Kane County. Preliminary election results from the Kane County Clerk’s office showed that with five out of five precinct reporting, Leopold, Kanakaris and Trustee Jay Kadakia won the top three spots.

But combined with the McHenry County votes, Hanson beat out Kadakia for the third slot on the board.

Unofficial results in McHenry County showed the following vote totals:

-Leopold, 603 votes or 23.22 percent

-Kanakaris, 559 votes or 21.52 percent

-Hanson, 532 votes or 20.49 percent

-Kadakia, 355 votes or 13.67 percent.

-Candidate Rosa DeMaertelaere, 286 votes or 11.01 percent

-Candiate JR Westberg, 262 votes or 10.09 percent.

Election results from the Kane County Clerk’s office showed the following vote totals:

-Leopold, 751 votes or 24.40 percent

-Kanakaris, 566 or 18.39 percent

-Kadakia, 482 votes or 15.66 percent

-Hanson, 437 votes or 14.20 percent

-DeMaertelaere, 279 votes or 9.06 percent

-Westberg, 216 votes or 7.02 percent

Hanson thanked voters for their support.

“I can’t wait to work with the existing trustees, the mayor and Village Manager (Dave) Johnson,” he said.