DeKALB – DeKalb County Democrats picked up a seat Tuesday to make an even 12-12 split on the 24-member County Board, according to unofficial vote totals.

Heading into the election, Republicans outnumbered Democrats 13 to 11 on the board. Best-case scenarios included a 17-7 advantage for Republicans and 15-9 advantage for Democrats.

Mark Pietrowski Jr., chairman of the DeKalb County Democrats, said he was happy with all of the campaign efforts over the past few months and said an even split on the board would be intriguing. Pietrowski will represent District 3 with Republican incumbent Ken Andersen. Pietrowski knocked off Republican incumbent Riley Oncken.