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Illinois primary election 2026: Who's on the ballot for local office

Scott County Auditor's Office

The Illinois primary election is set for Tuesday, March 17th. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with some counties choosing to expand hours. Find out your county hours by clicking here.

WVIK has compiled a list of all offices up for election for each county in our listening area.

Bureau

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Matthew S. Eggers

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Joseph R. Birkey

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Joseph A. Flanagan, Edward Jauch, Tom Kammerer and Mike Wittig

Appellate Court Judge (Vote for 1): Jason A. Helland, John Pavich, Margaret “Peggy” O’Connell and Mark Senak

Circuit Court Judge (Vote for 1): Melissa Olivero and Michelle A. Vescogni

Regional Superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark (Vote for 1): Kathy Marshall

Regional Superintendent for LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties (Vote for 1): Ryan F. Myers

Reg. Superintendent for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties (Vote for 1): Christopher J. Tennyson

County Board District 2 (Vote for 1): Bradley Bonnell

County Board District 6 (Vote for 1): Derek Whited

County Board District 7 (Vote for 1): Marsha A. Lilley

County Board District 9 (Vote for 1): Keith L. Cain

County Board District 10 (Vote for 1): John Baracani

County Board District 11 (Vote for 1): Chad Hannon

County Board District 12 (Vote for 1): Cheryl Lipka

County Board District 14 (Vote for 1): Kerwin G. Paris

County Board District 18 (Vote for 1): Lizabeth A. Novotny

Precinct Committeeperson Bureau (Vote for 1): Lizabeth A. Novotny

Precinct Committeeperson Hall 4 (Vote for 1): Nina Urbanowski

Precinct Committeeperson Hall 5 (Vote for 1): Barry Welbers

Precinct Committeeperson Hall 10 (Vote for 1): William Craven

Precinct Committeeperson Indiantown (Vote for 1): Robert E. Ori

Precinct Committeeperson Ohio 1 (Vote for 1): Richard P. Wilkin

Precinct Committeeperson LaMoille 2 (Vote for 1): Linda Rieker

Precinct Committeeperson Macon (Vote for 1): Connie Sue Stetson

Precinct Committeeperson Neponset (Vote for 1): Richard C. Wells

Precinct Committeeperson Princeton 5 (Vote for 1): Richard H. Volker and Mariele Fisher

Precinct Committeeperson Westfield 1 (Vote for 1): Lauren K. Koch

Precinct Committeeperson Wyanet 2 (Vote for 1): Elaine Caldwell

Carroll

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Amy R. Buss

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Lydia M. Hutchcraft

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Ryan Kloepping and Donald Stephens

Reg. Superintendent for Carroll, JoDaviess and Stephenson Counties (Vote for 1): Christopher Shockey

County Board District 1 (Vote for 1): Susan Jacobs

County Board District 2 (Vote for 1): Nancy Bandemer

County Board District 3 (Vote no more than 2): Jason Beyers and William Iske

Precinct Committeeperson Cherry Grove Shannon 1 (Vote for 1): Mark E. Horner

Precinct Committeeperson Cherry Grove Shannon 2 (Vote for 1): Benjamin Woessner

Precinct Committeeperson Freedom (Vote for 1): Steven Pissarreck and Lana Soldat

Precinct Committeeperson Mt. Carroll 1 (Vote for 1): April Eberle

Precinct Committeeperson Mt. Carroll 2 (Vote for 1): Roberta A. McConnel

Precinct Committeeperson Mt. Carroll 3 (Vote for 1): Amy R. Buss

Precinct Committeeperson Rock Creek-Lima 1 (Vote for 1): Kevin E. Barnes

Precinct Committeeperson Savanna 1 (Vote for 1): John F. Gloor and Tony M. McCombie

Precinct Committeeperson Woodland (Vote for 1): Susan Jacobs

Precinct Committeeperson York (Vote for 1): Melinda Appel and Arthur C. Donart

Hancock

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Shannon Kissinger and Debra Roskamp

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Jordan A. Hawes and Joshua L. Smith

Reg. Superintendent for Fulton, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler (Vote for 1): Dave Demler

Reg. Superintendent for Adams, Brown, Cass, Morgan, Pike and Scott (Vote for 1): Jill Reis

County Board District 1 (Vote for 2): Wayne E. Bollin and Michelle Merritt

County Board District 2 (Vote for 2): Dennis Castlebury and Harry Douglas

County Board District 3 (Vote for 2): Thomas Rodgers and Ryan Weeks

County Board District 4 (Vote for 2): Aron Koehler and Joshua L. Turner

County Board District 5 (Vote for 2): Lee Ann Lambert and Parrish T. Young

Precinct Committeeperson Augusta (Vote for 1): Sandra L. Elbe

Precinct Committeeperson Bear Creek (Vote for 1): Steve Lucie

Precinct Committeeperson Carthage 1 (Vote for 1): Greg Gronewold

Precinct Committeeperson Carthage 2 (Vote for 1): Jennifer Roberts

Precinct Committeeperson Carthage 3 (Vote for 1): Patricia S. Byers, Shannon Kissinger, Lee Ann Lambert and Keara Weber

Precinct Committeeperson Dallas City (Vote for 1): Michelle Gold

Precinct Committeeperson La Harpe 2 (Vote for 1): Bobi Gail James

Precinct Committeeperson Montebello 3 (Vote for 1): Jordan A. Hawes

Precinct Committeeperson Montebello 4 (Vote for 1): Stephen Miller

Precinct Committeeperson Nauvoo (Vote for 1): Rebecca Williamson

Precinct Committeeperson Pilot Grove (Vote for 1): Audrey Hall

Precinct Committeeperson Pontoosuc (Vote for 1): Kelly Mason and Kim W. Weaver

Precinct Committeeperson Prairie (Vote for 1): Chad Stewart

Precinct Committeeperson Rock Creek (Vote for 1): Michelle Merritt

Precinct Committeeperson Rocky Run-Wilcox (Vote for 1): Robert L. Kerr Jr.

Precinct Committeeperson Sonora (Vote for 1): Sandra Bertucci

Precinct Committeeperson St. Albans (Vote for 1): Tammy Dighton and Jo Ann Webster

Precinct Committeeperson Hancock (Vote for 1): Michael Thompson

Precinct Committeeperson Harmony (Vote for 1): Arlis Dittmer

Precinct Committeeperson Walker (Vote for 1): Debra Roskamp and Presley Stoneking

Precinct Committeeperson Warsaw 2 (Vote for 1): Ross Jingst

Precinct Committeeperson Wythe (Vote for 1): Anthony W. (Tony) Koehler

Henderson

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Amanda van Arsdale

Treasurer (Vote for 1): J.W. “Bill” Knupp and Chandra Woodbury

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Matthew J. Link and Arbry Vancil

County State's Attorney (Special): Kristen L.G. Petrie

Regional Superintendent for Fulton, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler (Vote for 1): Dave Demler

Reg. Superintendent for Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren (Vote for 1): Kathryn Jennings

County Board At-large (Vote no more than 6): Richard (Dick) Bigger Jr., Patty Daniels, Bradley Flatt, Sean Meyer and Deb Pflasterer

Precinct Committeeperson Biggsville (Vote for 1): Patty Daniels

Precinct Committeeperson Carman (Vote for 1): J.W. “Bill” Knupp and Deborah (Deb) Knupp

Precinct Committeeperson Gladstone 1 (Vote for 1): Susan M. Higgins

Precinct Committeeperson Gladstone 2 (Vote for 1): Kara Bigger

Precinct Committeeperson Lomax (Vote for 1): Randy Gibb

Precinct Committeeperson Media (Vote for 1): Kim R. Gullberg

Precinct Committeeperson Oquawka 1 (Vote for 1): Tina L. Thompson

Precinct Committeeperson Oquawka 2 (Vote for 1): Jeffrey W. Stanton

Precinct Committeeperson Raritan (Vote for 1): Timothy D. Boyd and Phillip Butler

Precinct Committeeperson Rozetta (Vote for 1): Richard (Dick) Bigger Jr. and Sean Meyer

Precinct Committeeperson Stronghurst (Vote for 1): Larry L. Fox and Jon R. Riley

Precinct Committeeperson Terre Haute (Vote for 1): Byron B. Sparrow

Henry

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Barb Link

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Kelly J. Vincent

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Joshua C. Verscheure

Regional Superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark (Vote for 1): Kathy Marshall

Regional Superintendent for Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren (Vote for 1): Kathryn Jennings

Regional Superintendent for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside (Vote for 1): Christopher J. Tennyson

County Board District 1 (Vote no more than 5): Rhiannon Atkisson, Kippy Breeden, Scott A. Briney, Thomas J. Carr, Jill K. Darin, Heath Hancock, Rex E. Kiser, Bill Preston, Carmen Sedlock and Bob Wachtel

County Board District 2 (Vote no more than 5): Kevin Brown, Deborah Casteel, Natalie Hendryx, Marshall Jones, David Tomsic, Maggie Jo-Marrin Wheeler and Chad L. Winter

County Board District 2 Unexpired 2-Year Term (Vote for 1): Mike Rabas and Crystal Strode

Precinct Committeeperson Atkinson (Vote for 1): Raymond Elliott

Precinct Committeeperson Cambridge 1 (Vote for 1): David J. Dobbels

Precinct Committeeperson Cambridge 2 (Vote for 1): Deborah Casteel

Precinct Committeeperson Colona 1 (Vote for 1): Carmen Sedlock

Precinct Committeeperson Colona 2 (Vote for 1): Marsha Timmerman

Precinct Committeeperson Galva 1 (Vote for 1): Jeff Olson

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 1 (Vote for 1): Guy Gibson

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 2 (Vote for 1): Bill Preston and Kelly Vincent

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 3 (Vote for 1): Vincent A. Schopp

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 4 (Vote for 1): Kathy Nelson

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 5 (Vote for 1): Mark E. Loham and Justin Weber

Precinct Committeeperson Geneseo 6 (Vote for 1): Kippy Breeden

Precinct Committeeperson Hanna 1 (Vote for 1): James Thompson

Precinct Committeeperson Hanna 2 (Vote for 1): Jesse J. Crouch

Precinct Committeeperson Kewanee 2 (Vote for 1): John M. Sovanski

Precinct Committeeperson Loraine (Vote for 1): Cynthia Weber

Precinct Committeeperson Lynn (Vote for 1): Dwayne Anderson

Precinct Committeeperson Munson (Vote for 1): Jan Hartsock

Precinct Committeeperson Osco (Vote for 1): Gary Asay

Precinct Committeeperson Oxford (Vote for 1): Daniel M. Swanson

Precinct Committeeperson Phenix (Vote for 1): Patricia Warren and Jan Weber

Precinct Committeeperson Weller (Vote for 1): Debra M. Larson

Precinct Committeeperson Western 3 (Vote for 1): Betty Murphy

Precinct Committeeperson Wethersfield 3 (Vote for 1): Nancy Jean Sutton

Precinct Committeeperson Wethersfield 4 (Vote for 1): Marshall Jones

Geneseo Mayor (Vote for 1): Sean Johnson

Geneseo Alderperson Ward 1 (Vote for 1): Craig Arnold

Geneseo Alderperson Ward 3 (Vote for 1): Keith Kennett

Geneseo Alderperson Ward 4 (Vote for 1): Brett Barnhart

Jo Daviess

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Dana Timmerman

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Tori I. Offenheiser

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Klaus D. Kretschmer

Reg. Superintendent for Carroll, Jo Daviess and Stephenson (Vote for 1): Christopher Shockey

Judge of the Circuit Court (Voter for 1): John D. Hay

County Board District 2 (Vote for 1): Logan Noe

County Board District 3 (Vote for 1): Tiffany Highland and John B. Lang

County Board District 4 (Vote for 1): Joseph HeitKamp

County Board District 6 (Vote for 1): Steve L. Endress

County Board District 8 (Vote for 1): Michael Holt and Jill Powers

County Board District 11 (Vote for 1): Lynn L. Gallagher

Precinct Committeeperson Dunleith 3 (Vote for 1): Tiffany Highland

Precinct Committeeperson Elizabeth (Vote for 1): Michael Dittmar and Nanette Hoff

Precinct Committeeperson Guilford (Vote for 1): Jill Powers

Precinct Committeeperson Hanover (Vote for 1): Kathleen Gable and Darcy Wild

Precinct Committeeperson Menominee (Vote for 1): Logan Noe

Precinct Committeeperson Nora (Vote for 1): Don A. Hill

Precinct Committeeperson Rice (Vote for 1): Gloria L. Chmielewski

Precinct Committeeperson Stockton 1 (Vote for 1): James S. Palmer

Precinct Committeeperson Thompson (Vote for 1): Sue E. Marron

Precinct Committeeperson Wards Grove (Vote for 1): Kay D. Day

Precinct Committeeperson West Galena 2 (Vote for 1): Kirk Foecking and John Tracy Wiecking

Precinct Committeeperson West Galena 3 (Vote for 1): Judith A. Chiarelli

Precinct Committeeperson Woodbine (Vote for 1): Nancy E. Schuldt

Mercer

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Brian R. Gerber

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Mindy S. King and Bev Lower

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Clayton Brendal, Thomas Smith, Casey Switzer

Regional Superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark (Vote for 1): Kathy Marshall

Regional Superintendent for Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren (Vote for 1): Kathryn Jennings

Reg. Superintendent for Rock Island (Vote for 1): Tammy L. Muerhoff

Precinct Committeeperson Eliza (Vote for 1): Kelly Frieden

Precinct Committeeperson Keithsburg (Vote for 1): Rebecca S. Hawn

Precinct Committeeperson Mercer 1 (Vote for 1): Patricia Langum

Precinct Committeeperson North Henderson (Vote for 1): Jo Anne Nelson

Precinct Committeeperson Preemption 2 (Vote for 1): Amy Thirtyacre-Smith

Precinct Committeeperson Richland Grove 2 (Vote for 1): Christopher DeMink

County Board District 1 (Vote for 1): Rebecca S. Hawn

County Board District 1 Unexpired 2-year Term (Vote for 1): Todd E. Line

County Board District 3 (Vote for 1): Timothy P. Arbet

County Board District 4 (Vote for 1): Joshua E. Friedan

County Board District 5 (Vote for 1): Steve Moreland

McDonough

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Jeremy Benson

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Dana Stites Moon

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Joseph A. Moon, Nicholas M. Petitgout

Regional Superintendent for Fulton, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler (Vote for 1): Dave Demler

Regional Superintendent for Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren (Vote for 1): Kathryn Jennings

County Board District 1 Unexpired 2-year Term (Vote 1): Tim Frier

County Board District 1 (Vote no more than 3): Allen Henderson, Michael Kirby, Larry Aurelio, Eric D. Blakeley and Mitchell Markey

County Board District 2 (Vote no more than 4): Eric Chapman, David Cortelyou, Travis Hiel and Clayton Murphy

County Board District 3 (Vote no more than 3): Micheal Cox, Vicky Kipling, Jarad Royer

Precinct Committeeperson Blandinsville (Vote for 1): Michael D. Moore

Precinct Committeeperson Bushnell 1 (Vote for 1): Selina Mannion and Carla G. Promisson

Precinct Committeeperson Bushnell 2 (Vote for 1): Jenifer Bower and Clayton Murphy

Precinct Committeeperson Colchester (Vote for 1): George Raymond Coutre

Precinct Committeeperson Eldorado (Vote for 1): Virden Lee Trotter II

Precinct Committeeperson Emmet (Vote for 1): Mary K. Brookhart and Dick Marcott

Precinct Committeeperson Industry (Vote for 1): Brandy Worley

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 1 (Vote for 1): Anne Burton and Kimberly Ann McKee

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 2 (Vote for 1): Tim Frier, Eric R. Jameson and Dana Roy Walker

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 3 (Vote for 1): Belinda J. Carr and JP McLaughlin

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 4 (Vote for 1): Pamela J. Cole and Brad Thompson

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 5 (Vote for 1): Misty Bainter

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 6 (Vote for 1): Tammie Leigh Brown-Edwards and Lorelei Chaplin

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 7 (Vote for 1): Ian Fischer and Kerry D. Nielsen

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb City 8 (Vote for 1): Tiffany Ketchum and Gwynne Worthington

Precinct Committeeperson Macomb TWP (Vote for 1): Anna L. Galbraith

Precinct Committeeperson Mound (Vote for 1): Marcus Hess

Precinct Committeeperson New Salem (Vote for 1): Robert Smith

Precinct Committeeperson Prairie City (Vote for 1): Kenneth Curtis

Precinct Committeeperson Sciota (Vote for 1): Jeffrey C. Radosh

Precinct Committeeperson Scotland (Vote for 1): Cindy Moon

Precinct Committeeperson Walnut Grove (Vote for 1): Randy Grove

Rock Island

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Maggie (McGrath) Crouch, Steven G Rugh, Marian Stallings

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Nick Camlin

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Marcus Herbert, Timothy Gillette, Matt DeSmyter, and Jamie M. Shoemaker

Reg. Superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark: Kathy Marshall

Reg. Superintendent for Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren (Vote for 1): Kathryn Jennings

Reg. Superintendent for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties (Vote for 1): Christopher J. Tennyson

Reg. Superintendent for Rock Island (Vote for 1): Tammy L. Muerhoff

Judge of the Circuit Court 14th Judicial Circuit (Vote for 1): Tionn Fambro Carter

County Board District 2 (Vote for 1): Melissa Moreno Baker

County Board District 3 (Vote for 1): Larry Burns

County Board District 5 (Vote for 1): Michael Burns

County Board District 7 (Vote for 1): John W. Bohlander Jr. and Carla Enburg

County Board District 8 (Vote for 1): Due Mielke and James Mountain

County Board District 9 (Vote for 1): David L. Adams

County Board District 12 (Vote for 1): Edna A. Sowards

County Board District 13 (Vote for 1): Robert J “Bob” Perkins

County Board District 18 (Vote for 1): Chuck Layer

Warren

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Rebecca Skutt

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Danielle Cox

Sheriff (Vote for 1): Jack Baskett, Austin Cox, Jason Horner and Stephen Thompson

County Board District 1 (Vote for 2): Mark E. Crain, J. Frank Doyle

County Board District 2 (Special): Jeffrey D. Rankin, Court Hopkins

County Board District 2 (Vote for 2): Sean Cavanaugh, Michael Pearson

County Board District 3 (Vote for 2): Matthew Jungman

County Board District 4 (Special): Stephen L. Mahoney

County Board District 4 (Vote for 2): Daniel D. Byers, Williams Thompson

Whiteside

County Clerk (Vote for 1): Karen J. Starlow

Treasurer (Vote for 1): Penny Van Kampen

Sheriff (Vote for 1): John F. Booker

Reg. Superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark: Kathy Marshall

Reg. Superintendent for Carroll, JoDaviess and Stephenson Counties (Vote for 1): Christopher Shockey

Reg. Superintendent for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties (Vote for 1): Christopher J. Tennyson

County Board District 1 (Vote no more than 5): James C. Duffy, Kurt Glazier, Fidencio Hooper-Campos, Alex Regalado, Ernie Smith, Vincent Joseph Vaughn and Thomas P. Witmer

County Board District 2 (Vote no more than 5): Paul J. Cunniff, Shawn Dowd, Linda Pennell, Glenn C. Truesdell, Amie Topp and Douglas Wetzell

County Board District 3 (Vote no more than 4): Marci Bohnert, Jan Pels, Paula M. Schares, Edward Weeks Jr., and Mark S. Woods

Precinct Committeeperson Clyde 1 (Vote for 1): Thomas Alex Williams

Precinct Committeeperson Coloma 5 (Vote for 1): Steven Dowd and Linda Pennell

Precinct Committeeperson Coloma 6 (Vote for 1): Katherine A. Nelson

Precinct Committeeperson Coloma 8 (Vote for 1): Kristol Anderson

Precinct Committeeperson Coloma 10 (Vote for 1): Glenn C. Truesdell

Precinct Committeeperson Hume 1 (Vote for 1): Sean Sanders

Precinct Committeeperson Lyndon 1 (Vote for 1): Oliver Sweetsner

Precinct Committeeperson Montmorency 2 (Vote for 1): James A. Starr

Precinct Committeeperson Mt. Pleasant 2 (Vote for 1): Edward Weeks Jr.

Precinct Committeeperson Newton 1 (Vote for 1): Marci Bohnert

Precinct Committeeperson Prophetstown 2 (Vote for 1): Douglas Crandall

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 1 (Vote for 1): Thomas L. Ausman

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 7 (Vote for 1): Owen Harrell

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 11 (Vote for 1): Catherine Clarke

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 12 (Vote for 1): James C. Duffy

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 15 (Vote for 1): Robbie Niesen

Precinct Committeeperson Sterling 17 (Vote for 1): Kurt Glazier and Fidencio Hooper-Campos

Precinct Committeeperson Tampico 1 (Vote for 1): Gary L. Pearson

Precinct Committeeperson Union Grove 1 (Vote for 1): Paula M. Schares