Politics & Government

Who's Running? Candidates File for March Primary

The primary is March 18, 2014.

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Monday was the last day to file in the March 2014 general primary.

Here's a look at which candidates are in the running. Incumbents are denoted by an asterisk:

Will County Offices

County Clerk
  • Nancy Schultz Voots* - Republican (Shorewood)
Sheriff
  • Nick Ficarello - Republican (Manhattan)
  • Ken Kaupas - Republican (Shorewood)
  • Ed Bradley - Democrat (University Park)
  • Steve Egan - Democrat (Joliet)
  • Mike Kelley - Democrat (Lockport)
Treasurer
  • Steve Weber* - Republican (Mokena)
  • Laurie Summers - Democrat (Crete)
Will County Board - District 5
  • Darren E. Bennefield - Republican (Aurora)
  • Lee Ann Goodson* - Republican (Plainfield)
  • Reed Bible* - Democrat (Plainfield)
Will County Board  - District 9
  • Annette Parker - Republican (Crest Hill)
  • Lauren Staley-Ferry - Democrat (Joliet)
  • Walter G. Adamic* - Democrat (Joliet)
  • Diane H. Zigrossi* - Democrat (Crest Hill)
For a full list of Will County Board candidates, click here.

State Offices

Representative - 97th District
  • Mark Batinick - Republican (Plainfield)
  • Richard E. Chapman - Republican (Shorewood)
  • Amanda Mancke - Republican (Oswego)
  • Dennis Grosskopf - Democrat (Shorewood)
Representative - 98th District
  • Yvonne Bolton - Republican (Joliet)
  • Natalie Manley* - Democrat (Joliet)
Senator - 42nd District
  • Linda Holmes* - Democrat (Aurora)
Governor/Lt Governor
  • Dan Rutherford/Steve Kim - Republican
  • Kirk W. Dillard/Jil Tracy - Republican
  • Bill Brady/Maria Rodriguez - Republican
  • Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti - Republican
  • Peter Edward Jones (no running mate)- Republican
  • Tio Hardiman/Brunell Donald - Democrat
  • Pat Quinn*/Paul Vallas - Democrat
Attorney General
  • Paul M. Schimpf - Republican (Waterloo)
  • Lisa Madigan* - Democrat (Chicago)
Secretary of State
  • Michael Webster - Republican (Willowbrook)
  • Jesse White* - Democrat (Chicago)
Comptroller
  • Judy Baar Topinka* - Republican (Riverside)
  • Sheila Simon - Democrat (Carbondale)
Treasurer
  • Tom Cross - Republican (Oswego)
  • Bob Grogan - Republican (Downers Grove)
  • Michael W. Frerichs - Democrat (Champaign)

Federal Offices

U.S. Senator
  • Douglas Lee Truax - Republican (Downers Grove)
  • James D. "Jim" Oberweis - Republican (Sugar Grove)
  • Armen Alvarez - Republican (Chicago)
  • William Lee - Republican (Rockton)
  • Richard J. Durbin* - Democrat (Springfield)
U.S. Representative in Congress - 11th District
  • Chris Balkema - Republican (Channahon)
  • Bert Miller - Republican (Hinsdale)
  • Darlene Senger - Republican (Naperville)
  • Ian Bayne - Republican (Aurora)
  • Craig Robbins - Republican (Lisle)
  • Bill Foster* - Democrat (Naperville)

Also on the ballot

The Plainfield Park District has placed three advisory questions on the primary ballot:
  1. Should use of the Plainfield Township Park District's dog parks be regulated by permit?
  2. Should the Plainfield Township Park District impose term limits of its park board so that they may serve no more than two six-year terms?
  3. Should the Plainfield Township Park District investigate the purchase or construction of an indoor recreational facility?
Editor's note: Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the Will County Clerk and Illinois State Board of Elections websites. Candidates who will be part of a lottery to determine ballot placement will be notified by the county clerk's office, and the lottery will take place at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. The primary is March 18, 2014.

This story has been updated to reflect that Greg Sage, Democratic candidate for county clerk, has been removed from the ballot.

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