Candidate filing for those who want to run in the March 19 Illinois primary – and, if they win there, the November general election – ended Monday evening.
There were some last-minute filings at the state legislative and U.S. Congressional levels, but few for the McHenry County positions, with only two contested primary races at most for county board seats.
U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (9th District) and Bill Foster (11th District) both faces primary challengers at the congressional level on the Democratic side. Foster’s district also includes a three-way race on the Republican side.
Following is a list of candidate who filed before the deadline to submit paperwork ended Monday.
Countywide offices
Circuit Court Clerk:
- Katherine M. Keefe, Republican (incumbent).
- Michael Rein, Republican (incumbent).
Auditor
- Shannon Teresi, Republican (incumbent).
State’s attorney
- Patrick D. Kenneally, Republican (incumbent).
McHenry County Board
Chairperson
- Kelli Wegener, Democrat.
- Mike Buehler, Republican (incumbent).
District 1
- Theresa Meshes, Democrat (incumbent).
- Pat Sullivan, Republican.
District 2
- John (Jack) K. Collins, Democrat.
- John Reinert, Republican (incumbent).
District 3
- Eric Hendricks, Republican (incumbent)
- Robert “Bob” Novak, Republican.
District 4
- Brian Dean Meyers, Democrat.
- Mike “Shorty” Shorten, Republican (incumbent).
District 5
- Deena Krieger, Republican.
District 6
- Carl Kamienski, Republican (incumbent).
District 7
- Louisett (Lou) Ness, Democrat (incumbent).
- Paul Thomas, Republican.
- Peter Suffield, Republican.
District 8
- Dawn Milarski, Democrat.
- Tracie Von Bergen, Republican (incumbent).
District 9
- Dawn Jordi Ellison, Democrat.
- James A. Kearns, Republican (incumbent).
Here are the candidates who filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections as of 1:30 p.m. Friday:
McHenry County’s 22nd Circuit Court
Cowlin vacancy
- Jennifer L. Johnson, Republican.
Wilbrandt vacancy
- Suzanne C. Mangiamele, Republican.
Illinois House of Representatives
- Maria Peterson, Democrat.
- Martin McLaughlin, Republican (incumbent).
- Steven Reick, Republican (incumbent).
- Mary Mahady, Democrat.
- Tom Weber, Republican (incumbent).
- Suzanne Ness, Democrat (incumbent).
- Laurie Parman, Republican.
- Peter Janko, Democrat.
- Joe Sosnowski, Republican (incumbent).
- Randi Olson, Democrat.
- Jeff Keicher, Republican (incumbent).
Congress
- Michael Donahue, Democrat.
- Janice D. Schakowsky, Democrat (incumbent).
- Brad Schneider, Democrat (incumbent).
- Jim Carris, Republican.
- Bill Foster, Democrat (incumbent).
- Qasim Rashid, Democrat.
- Jerry Evans, Republican.
- Susan Hathaway-Altman, Republican.
- O. Kent Mercado, Republican
- Darin LaHood, Republican (incumbent).