David S. Olsen led Democrat Anne M. Stava-Murray in votes cast in Downers Grove Township for the District 81 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
Olsen appeared to outpace Stava-Murray by a margin of 1.8 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Ron Sandack, won by a margin of 21 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Elizabeth Chaplin, who received 9,263 votes to Sandack's 14,211.
2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Downers Grove Township
David S. Olsen
14,579/ 50.89%
Anne M. Stava-Murray
14,067/ 49.11%
Ron Sandack
14,211/ 60.5%
Elizabeth Chaplin
9,263/ 39.5%
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