Elburn’s Walter leads in 11th Congressional District GOP primary
Elburn Village President Jeff Walter, 65, a retired IT consultant who served on as a village trustee prior to becoming mayor, led the four-way race to be the Republican candidate for the 11th District.
In unofficial results with 95% of precincts counted Walter was leading with nearly 43% of the vote, prompting AP to declare him the winner.
The next highest tally in early results was Michael Pierce, of Naperville, with 39%. Pierce is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, having served from 1992 to 2012, according to his campaign website.
Rounding out the candidates are Charlie Kim, of Aurora, with about 13% of votes, and Tedora Brown, Palos Park, with about 6%. The numbers may not total 100% due to rounding.
As the presumptive winner, Walter is expected to be the candidate who takes on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a former Fermilab physicist who has served the 11th District since 2013 and had a two-year prior stint in Congress.
The district includes parts of McHenry, Kane, DuPage…