Democratic incumbent Donnell Collins, 52, of Aurora held off Republican challenger Doug Sullivan, 32, of Batavia by an unofficial vote count of 1,970 to 1,594 in Kane County Board's District 2 Tuesday.

Army veteran and freelance photographer Collins had a strong showing in the Aurora precinct. He was appointed to the board last year to replace Linda Holmes when she became a state senator.

Sullivan works in marketing for Pace Suburban bus agency and ran as a strong proponent of improving mass transit.

The Kane County district includes portions of Aurora, a city which preferred Democrat Sandy Kaczmarski in the Kane County Chairman race on a night that saw Republican incumbent Karen McConnaughay easily retain her seat.