Brendan Ehlers

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Brendan Ehlers

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Brendan Ehlers (Republican Party) ran for election to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. Ehlers lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)

General election

General election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele (D)	24.6	1,147,395
✔		Marcelino Garcia (D)	22.6	1,053,366
✔		Sharon Waller (D)	22.3	1,038,968
	Submit photo	Claire Connelly (R)	9.7	450,926
	Submit photo	Richard Dale (R)	9.1	424,890
	Submit photo	Brendan Ehlers (R)	7.9	366,856
		Toneal Jackson (G)	4.0	185,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,667,531
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

Incumbent Kari Steele, incumbent Marcelino Garcia, and Sharon Waller defeated incumbent Daniel Pogorzelski in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele	31.1	366,070
✔		Marcelino Garcia	27.3	320,883
✔		Sharon Waller	21.2	249,745
		Daniel Pogorzelski	20.3	238,575

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,175,273
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eddie Ngozi Nwosu (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

Claire Connelly, Richard Dale, and Brendan Ehlers defeated George Blakemore in the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Claire Connelly	35.6	65,116
✔	Submit photo	Richard Dale	34.0	62,073
✔	Submit photo	Brendan Ehlers	30.4	55,497
	Submit photo	George Blakemore (Write-in)	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182,718
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ehlers in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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