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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025
Elmhurst voters re-elect Mayor Scott Levin to another four-year term Levin wins more than 70 percent of the vote in his campaign against former Elmhurst City Council member Mark Mulliner
Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin won re-election to another four-year term last week. Levin defeated Mark Mulliner in the April 1 election. According to the unofficial results, Levin received 7,007 votes. Mulliner, who served on the Elmhurst City Council for 24 years (from 1999 to 2023), won 2,774 votes. Levin received 71.64 of the vote in last week’s race, while Mulliner attracted 28.36 percent of the vote. “Thank you for your support in helping to get me re-elected as mayor of Elmhurst,” stated Levin in a social media post on April 2. “I hope you agree that we ran a very positive, honest race. Throughout my campaign I focused on the three things I bring to the office: leadership, integrity and experience. What this meant to me was being able to lead our city through uncertain times, working together with all of our citizens, despite differing views and keeping Elmhurst a safe, thriving and family-friendly community.” Four years ago, in the election of April 6, 2021, Levin won his first four-year term as mayor. Levin prevailed over two City Council members— Michael Bram and Mulliner—in 2021. Levin received
3,420 votes, while Bram won 2,840 votes and Mulliner garnered 2,056 votes. William Caster picked up 22 write-in votes. “As a candidate, every position I took and every decision I made was based solely on what was in the best interest of our city,” added Levin in his post-election statement last week. “As your mayor, I have, and will continue, to use that touchstone for everything I do. I am looking forward to working with our City Council to continue our efforts to ensure that Elmhurst remains a premier community to live in. Your confidence in my ability to continue this work, and lead our city, is greatly appreciated. Again, thank you for your support.” Belanger, Baker and Virgil win four-year terms on the Elmhurst City Council Levin also congratulated the city’s newly elected aldermen—Brian Belanger, Mike Baker and Dan Virgil. Additionally, he thanked the other aldermanic candidates—Bobby Fontana, Kevin Kirby and Adam Park, for “presenting themselves well and for running positive campaigns.”
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Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin won another four-year term last week. Levin, who was elected in 2021, defeated Mark Mulliner in this year’s race. According to the unofficial results from the April 1 election, Levin won 7,007 votes. Mulliner, who served as an alderman on the Elmhurst City Council from 1999 to 2023, received 2,774 votes. Levin is pictured with several current and future Elmhurst City Council members in a photo his campaign posted on social media on April 2. Pictured left to right are: Mike Baker, Dan Virgil, Emily Bastedo, Karen Sienko, Levin, Jennifer Veremis, Mike Brennan, Jacob Hill and Rex Irby. Baker (Ward 4) and Virgil (Ward 5) won seats on the Elmhurst City Council in last week’s election, and will join the board next month. Bastedo (Ward 6), Brennan (Ward 7) and Hill (Ward 2) were re-elected to the Elmhurst City Council last week. Sienko (Ward 2), Veremis (Ward 1) and Irby (Ward 7) are current Elmhurst City Council members whose four-year terms expire in 2027.
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