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County Board District 1. Truck Driver Wins Primary
Lake County Board, District 1
An Antioch truck driver vowing to improve county roads was elected Tuesday in the Democratic primary.
Peter Grant, 55, cleared the first hurdle.
"I can't tell you how good this feels," Grant said. "It was a squeaker too. I credit all the hard work and all the help I got from everybody. We did the dirty work on the streets and were out getting one vote at a time."
With ballots in all 29 precincts counted, preliminary results showed 1,294 voters chose Grant. Steve Skinner, 48, received 1,239 votes, while Gene Kryczka, 36, got 845 votes.
Grant said he is will relish in his victory for the next couple of days and then plan his strategy against Petersen.
Skinner and Kryczka could not be reached for comment after the votes were totaled.
Earlier in the evening, Kryczka said he was proud of all three candidates for running positive campaigns. He said the district was given three strong people to chose from and he would support the Democrat nominee in November.
Skinner said earlier he hoped voters went to the polls knowing he had heard their concerns and would work to make changes if elected.
During the campaign, the candidates debated twice, the first drew an audience of about 30, while the second was sparsely attended by less than 10 people.
The economy was a major issue for the three candidates. Grant cited road improvements, particularly along the Route 173 corridor, as the key to luring businesses to Lake County.
Skinner and Kryczka said in order for the economy to improve, the change had to start at the county level. Skinner proposed a reduction in spending, including selling county-run golf courses. Kryczka took an opposite approach, saying more money should be spent on personnel and services at the county level.
District 1, represents Antioch and portions of Fox Lake, Spring Grove, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst and Old Mill Creek.
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