Mayor Koos wins reelection

Posted on April 18, 2017

By Nick McClintock

NORMAL- It’s over, 14 days after the mayoral election in Normal, incumbent Chris Koos has taken the race over challenger Marc Tiritilli by 11 votes. Election officials counted 18 absentee votes Tuesday morning, while four provisional votes were reviewed, with two being counted.

The battle more than likely does not end here though, as WJBC’s Howard Packowitz says Tiritilli and Koos were both bracing for a “discovery recount.” “A discovery recount is smaller and less expensive than a full recount.” Packowitz said. “The candidate filing the motion will seek to have a sample taken from precincts, and see how those results come in again.

The final vote tally was 3,125 For Mayor Koos and 3,114 for Tiritilli.

Nick McClintock can be reached at [email protected] 

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