Who’s on the unofficial DeKalb County 2022 primary election ballot?

Monday marked the closing of the filing period for candidates hoping to get on the ballot ahead of the June primary election. Candidates had until 5 p.m. to file their petitions. Candidates must file in person at the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

State or federal positions, such as governor and legislative roles, must be filed in Springfield. The Illinois primary is June 28 and the election is Nov. 8.

Due to districts being redrawn after the 2020 Census, all 24 DeKalb County Board members’ seats and all precinct committeepersons’ seats for local political parties are up for election. Other local positions up for election include DeKalb County’s clerk and recorder, sheriff, treasurer, regional superintendent of schools and circuit judges.

Six state executive offices are up for election in Illinois in 2022: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of State, treasurer and comptroller.

Illinois voters also will elect four Illinois State Supreme Court justices, 15 Illinois intermediate appellate court judges and one member of the U.S. Senate. All 59 members of the Illinois State Senate, all 118 members of the Illinois State House of Representatives and all 17 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election. DeKalb County makes up portions of U.S. Congressional Districts 14 and 16, Illinois State House of Representative Districts 70 and 90 and Illinois State Senate Districts 35 and 45.

The unofficial list of candidates running for local elections in DeKalb County was released Monday, and can also be found at www.dekalb.il.clerkserve.com.

On the Democratic ballot, Linh Nguyen of DeKalb is running for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder and Amanda Christensen of DeKalb is running for Regional Superintendent of Schools.

On the Republican ballot, Tasha Sims of Kingston is running for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder, Becky Springer of Sycamore is running for DeKalb County Treasurer and Andrew “Andy” Sullivan of DeKalb is running for DeKalb County Sheriff.

Current County Board members who did not file to run for reelection include Kiara Jones, Tim Hughes, Steve Faivre and Suzanne Willis.

Running for County Board District 1: Democrat Frederick (Fred) W Hall of Malta and Republicans Maureen Little of Kingston, Bradley Robert Belanger of Esmond, Lawrence Mark West of Malta and Jordan M Dobberstein of Esmond.

Running for County Board District 2: Republicans Kathleen “Kathy” Lampkins of Sycamore and Patrick Deutsch of Sycamore.

Running for County Board District 3: Republican Timothy B Bagby of Sycamore.

Running for County Board District 4: Democrats Stewart Ogilvie of Sycamore and Brett Johansen of Sycamore and Republican Laurie A Emmer of Sycamore.

Running for County Board District 5: Democrat Benjamin Haier of Cortland Republican Savannah Ilenikhena of Cortland.

Running for County Board District 6: Democrat Rukisha Crawford.

Running for County Board District 7: Democrats C Scott Campbell of DeKalb and Terri Mann-Lamb of DeKalb.

Running for County Board District 8: Democrats Chris Porterfield of DeKalb and Michelle Pickett of DeKalb and Republicans William “Bill” Cummings of DeKalb and Dianne E Leifheit of DeKalb.

Running for County Board District 9: Democrats Ellingsworth Webb of DeKalb and Jim Luebke of DeKalb.

Running for County Board District 10: Democrats Mary Lee Cozad of DeKalb and Crag S Roman of DeKalb.

Running for County Board District 11: Democrat Shell (Celeste) DeYoung Dunn of Somonauk and Republicans Karen Cribben of Somonauk and Roy Plote of Leland.

Running for County Board District 12: Republicans Jerry Osland of Sandwich and John C Frieders of Sandwich.

Below is a list of Precinct Committee candidates:

Clinton 1: Republicans Denise L Horn of Waterman and Sarah Lynn Bish of Waterman

Cortland 1: Democrat Desirea Lopez of Cortland and Republican Judy A Butler of Cortland

Cortland 2: Democrat Brett Johansen of Sycamore and Republican Steven R Kuhn of Sycamore

Cortland 3: Democrat Stewart Ogilvie of Sycamore

Cortland 6: Democrats Mark Pietrowski Jr. of Cortland, Kori Crooke-Rempfer of Cortland and Randi Olson of Cortland

Cortland 7: Democrat Christopher Higgins of Maple Park

Cortland 8: Democrat Douglas J Moore of Sycamore

DeKalb 3: Democrats Carole Minor of DeKalb and Alison E Taylor of DeKalb

DeKalb 5: Democrat Rukisha Crawford of DeKalb

DeKalb 9: Democrat Joseph R Matyas of DeKalb

DeKalb 10: Democrat Jim Luebke of DeKalb

DeKalb 11: Democrat Donald Williams of DeKalb and Republican Maria A Krull of DeKalb

DeKalb 12: Democrats Julie Rogers of DeKalb and Jennifer Johnson of DeKalb

DeKalb 13: Democrats Steve C Kapitan of DeKalb and Sarah E Moses of DeKalb

DeKalb 17: Cat Brian Prescott of DeKalb

DeKalb 20: Democrat Nicholas J Lahey of DeKalb and Republican Patricia McKinley of DeKalb

DeKalb 22: Republican Diane Merwin of DeKalb

DeKalb 23: Democrat Vernon W. Deljonson of DeKalb

Genoa 1: Democrat Christi Slavenas of Genoa and Republican Russel N Runge of Genoa

Kingston 1: Republican Constance (Connie) Straube-King

Malta 1: Democrat Frederick (Fred) W Hall of Malta and Republican Lawrence Mark West of Malta

Mayfield 1: Democrats Laura E Frankiewicz of Sycamore and Joanne Kay Pickering of Sycamore and Republican Rhonda Henke of Clare

Paw Paw 1: Democrat Anna M Wilhelmi of Earlville

Pierce 1: Republican John Kubus of DeKalb

Sandwich 1: Republican Elsie Morrissey of Sandwich

Sandwich 2: Republican Kathy Busch of Sandwich

Sandwich 5: Democrat Brian Kubisak of Sandwich

Shabbona 1: Democrat David C Simpson of Shabbona and Republican Christine Johnson of Shabbona

Somonauk 1: Democrat Shell (Celeste) DeYoung Dunn of Somonauk and Republican Kinsay M Smith of Somonauk

South Grove 1: Republican Beth Marie Evans of Clare

Squaw Grove 1: Democrat John F McFarland of Hinckley and Republican Brian K Siwicki of Hinckley

Sycamore 3: Democrat Amber L Quitno of Sycamore and Republican Kathleen “Kathy” Lampkins of Sycamore

Sycamore 5: Democrat Eric H Schmack of Sycamore

Sycamore 6: Democrat Virginia M Sherrod of Sycamore and Republican Laurie A Emmer of Sycamore

Sycamore 7: Republican Russell Josh of Sycamore

Sycamore 9: Democrat Alicia C Cosky of Sycamore and Republican Timonthy B Bagby of Sycamore

Victor 1: Republican Roy E Plote of Leland