Carpenter gains Republican nod in Precinct 4

Chad Carpenter took the only definite win of the three Kendall County commissioners’ seats on the March primary ballot, taking the Republican nomination for the Precinct 4 commissioner seat.

Carpenter will face off against the only Democrat seeking office in Kendall County’s November election, Kevin Henning.

Of the 2,163 ballots cast by March 2 in the primary election, Carpenter took 1,273, or 58.85 percent, of the votes, making him the clear winner. Carpenter beat out Gary Louie, who took 856 votes, and Patty Walsh Martinez, who brought in 246 votes.