Incumbents win in race for Buffalo Grove village board

Incumbents in Buffalo Grove appeared to have easily won three open seats on the village board, according to unofficial results.

With all precincts in Cook and Lake counties reporting, incumbent Andrew Stein had 2,240 votes, incumbent Joanne Johnson had 2,191 votes, and incumbent Lester Ottenheimer III had 1,940.

Former Trustee Mike Terson was trailing with 1,604 votes, while newcomer Gowri Magati has 1,092.

Terson, a former trustee who ran for village president two years ago, has said he planned to use this election as a springboard for another run in two years.

Stein said he was surprised by his commanding lead because the pandemic had kept him from going to the train station and grocery stores and knocking on doors. "I was not anticipating being where I am at this moment."

The results do not include late-arriving mail ballots and provisional ballots, which could marginally affect vote totals.