McHenry County Election Night

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Rosemary Sanders, of Crystal Lake, receives a voting ballot for the 2013 general election at the West Beach polling location in Crystal Lake on April 9, 2013.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com George Reed, of Crystal Lake, puts his paper ballot into a counting machine for the 2013 general election at the West Beach polling location in Crystal Lake on April 9, 2013.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com With all 23 precincts reported former mayor Steve Cuda (center) looks at the numbers during an election party at the Village Squire in McHenry on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuda lost the race to McHenry Mayor Sue Low, with a 56 to 44 percent margin.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com McHenry Mayor Sue Low celebrates at The Gambler in McHenry after voters re-elected her on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. With all 23 precincts reporting but provisional and late absentee ballots still to be counted, Low received 1,980 votes to Steven Cuda's 1,546, a 56 to 44 percent margin.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Supports for McHenry Mayor Sue Low monitors the returns at Low's election party at The Gambler in McHenry on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. With all 23 precincts reporting but provisional and late absentee ballots still to be counted, Low received 1,980 votes to Steven Cuda's 1,546, a 56 to 44 percent margin.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com McHenry Mayor Sue Low (right) and her daughter, Bethany Murgatroyed monitors the returns at Low's election party at The Gambler in McHenry on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. With all 23 precincts reporting but provisional and late absentee ballots still to be counted, Low received 1,980 votes to Steven Cuda's 1,546, a 56 to 44 percent margin.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com McHenry Mayor Sue Low takes a phone call while she monitors the returns at her election party at The Gambler in McHenry on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. With all 23 precincts reporting but provisional and late absentee ballots still to be counted, Low received 1,980 votes to Steven Cuda's 1,546, a 56 to 44 percent margin.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Cary mayoral candidate Mark Kownick and his wife Shannon Kownick embrace as they hear the final results of the election are in Kownick's favor on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Kownick and his supporters watched the numbers at the High Road Events Building in Cary. He won the race 1450 - 1305 against Kaplan.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Cary mayoral candidate Bruce Kaplan and his wife Debbie Kaplan listen to results received by Peter Spizzirri at Galati's Pizza and Pasta in Cary on election night Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Kaplan lost the race 1450 - 1305 against Kownick.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Grafton Township Assessor candidate Alan Zielinski and Michealene George share a celebratory kiss after hearing election results at Lou Malnati's in Lakewood Tuesday night.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County College Board of Trustees candidate Thomas Wilbeck (center) of Lakewood speaks with supperters Demetri Tsilimigras (left) and Tom McDermott at Kelly's Cuckoo Nest in Cary.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County College Board of Trustees candidate Chris Jenner of Cary (center) checks election results Tuesday, April 9, 2013 with campaign supporters Lonnie Jarratt (left) and Steve Willson at Kelly's Cuckoo Nest in Cary.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Wendy Lauen (left) reads out McHenry County College Board of Trustees election results as Bob Walsh, Jim Houlihan candidate Molly Walsh and Jonnie Jo Sullivan react in Walsh's Crystal Lake home Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County College Board of Trustees candidate Molly Walsh reacts with her husband Bob upon hearing election results Tuesday night in her Crystal Lake home. Campaign supporter Ed Bennett looks on at right. Walsh said she was "humbled" by the community's response to he campaign. She received the most votes with 13,239.