Morris gathered nearly 57% of the 2,319 ballots cast, defeating Chamberlain by 313 votes.
Chamberlain was seeking his third term as the city s mayor.
Morris, a former City Council member, could not be reached Tuesday night. However, in a questionnaire with the Rockford Register Star before the election, he emphasized lowering the burden of taxes on residents as his priority. The mayor should not place special interests above community interests at the taxpayer’s expense, Morris said. I will fiercely represent our taxpayers first.
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2nd Ward, Republican Natalie Mulhall defeated independent candidate Catherine Rose Barnes for a City Council seat, according to unofficial election results.
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Voters across the region will head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them on City Council and in other municipal offices, township boards and school boards. They ll also determine several tax measures, including a proposed increase for ambulance service in southwest Winnebago County and a new sales tax in Durand.
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BELVIDERE It took a coin flip for Natalie Mulhall to move one step closer to becoming the next 2nd Ward alderwoman.
At the end of election night on Tuesday, Mulhall and fellow Republican Daniel Arevalo were tied with 104 votes apiece. They were still tied Thursday after the two remaining mail-in ballots were counted.
On Friday afternoon, both candidates, along with Boone County Clerk Julie Bliss and approximately 30 onlookers, gathered at the Boone County Administration building to watch the coin flip to determine who moves on to the general election on April 6.
Friday marked the first tiebreaking event for a Boone County race, Bliss said.