While voters in Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside went to the polls on April 7 to vote in a handful of contested races, there were several more races that were either uncontested or lightly contested.

At the municipal level in Riverside and at the high school level at both Riverside-Brookfield District 208 and Lyons Township District 204, voters looked for change. Elsewhere, incumbents in school board elections had an easier time.

Districts 102 and 103

Apart from another spirited race in Riverside District 96, there were just two other contested school board elections, both affecting the south half of Brookfield.

In Brookfield-Lyons District 103, all four incumbents up for election were returned to the board.

Three of the winners, including board President Judith Petrucci, Sharon Anderson and Mark Camasta, ran uncontested for four-year terms. Meanwhile, incumbent David DeLeshe outlasted challenger John Verner for the unexpired two-year term on the ballot.

DeLeshe, a Stickney resident who is also a Lyons police officer, was appointed in January to fill the term of Stephen Mazur, who resigned his post. In his race against Verner, DeLeshe picked up 53 percent of the vote (1,657 votes) to Verner’s 47 percent (1,463).

District 103 serves the southeastern quarter of Brookfield.

Meanwhile, in LaGrange-Brookfield District 102, two incumbents running for re-election were winners in a four-way race for three four-year terms in office.

One-term incumbent Jennifer Comparoni was the leading vote-getter in the race with 2.267 votes (31.26 percent). She’ll be rejoined on the board by Michael Guagenti, who was also first elected in 2005. Guagenti received 1,851 votes (25.5 percent).

Finishing second overall was newcomer Mark Stenner of LaGrange Park. He collected 1,941 votes (26.8 percent). Peter Daniels of LaGrange finished fourth with 1,194 votes (16.5 percent).

Districts 94 and 95

Even after election day, the school board in Komarek District 94 in North Riverside is still one person short. Just three candidates ran for election to win four four-year terms on the board.

Incumbent Deborah Czajka remains on the board and will be joined by Michael Dropka, son of longtime former school board president Melissa Dropka. Also winning a seat on the board was Keith Mascitti.

The new board will appoint someone to fill the vacant seat still remaining.

Farther south in Brookfield-LaGrange District 95, four incumbents were all elected to the board in an uncontested race.

Returning for a third term on the school board are board President James Landahl and board member Charles Snyder.

John LaBarbera won his second full term on the board. He previously served as an appointed member of the board.

Finally, Pat Speziale, the lone LaGrange Park resident on the board, won his first full term on the District 95 board of education. After losing a bid for a four-year term in 2007, he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jon Dunker, who resigned just prior to the 2007 election.