DeBerry Wins Reelection to Chicago School Board
Voters chose Board of Education representatives for three North Side districts in the Nov. 3 election.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Administration
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Incumbent Ebony DeBerry won reelection to represent District 2A on the Chicago Board of Education, defeating attorney Hector Morales with 67% of the vote. Debby Pope won District 2B and Karen Zaccor won District 4A in the same election.
Why it matters
The Board of Education oversees CPS finances, school policies, academic priorities and its relationship with the teachers union, so its composition shapes decisions affecting Chicago students and families. The results determine who will represent the Far North Side and Lakeview-area communities on these issues.
Vote shares in the three races show DeBerry at 67% in District 2A, Pope at 63% in District 2B against Lenhof's 25%, and Zaccor at 44% in District 4A against Sherratt's 39% and Alvarez's 17%. The source does not report prior-cycle turnout or margins for comparison.
The players
Ebony DeBerry
DeBerry is the incumbent Chicago Board of Education member who won reelection to District 2A.
Debby Pope
Pope is the Chicago Board of Education member-elect who won District 2B with 63% of the vote.
Karen Zaccor
Zaccor is the Chicago Board of Education member-elect who won District 4A with 44% of the vote.
The details
Voters selected representatives for three North Side districts in the Nov. 3 election. Candidates campaigned on funding, budget transparency, special education, student literacy and community involvement in school decisions. Education policy expert Daniel Basco withdrew from the District 2B race on Oct. 11.
Timeline
Oct. 11: Daniel Basco withdrew from the District 2B race.
Nov. 3: Voters selected Board of Education representatives in North Side districts.
Season Trajectory
The results fill seats on the elected Chicago Board of Education, which oversees district finances, school policies and academic priorities. Continuing the elected model keeps representation of the Far North Side and Lakeview-area districts tied directly to voter choice.
Residents of Rogers Park, West Ridge, North Park, Lakeview, Uptown and Edgewater now have board members elected to represent them on school finances and policy. Families in these neighborhoods can follow how the newly seated members vote on CPS budgets and school decisions.
The takeaway
Local school board races often decide budget and policy priorities that affect students directly, so checking how candidates stand on funding and special education is worth the effort before future elections.
Further reading
Explore more Administration coverage on how school boards like Chicago's are run.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Loyola Phoenix.
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