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Your guide to the March 2026 primary in Kendall County · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Your guide to the March twenty twenty sixth primary in
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  Kendall County. Written by Emily Coleman. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  This Saint Patrick's Day, Kendall County voters can head to
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  the polls in addition to sampling a green beer. March
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  seventeenth marks the twenty twenty sixth primary, where voters can
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  pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears
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  on the ballot. Come November, all voters partisan or not
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  can weigh in on referendum questions. The deadline for candidates
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  to file was November three. Illinois Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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  incumbent JB. Pritzker, a Democrat, has filed to run for reelection.
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  He has named Christian Mitchell as his running mate after
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  Lieutenant Dove Juliana Stratton announced her intention to run for
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  the US Senate. Conservative Research Group Wirepoints President Ted Debrowski,
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  DuPage County Sheriff James Bendrick, former State sen Darren Bailey,
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  and gold Rush Gaming owner Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills
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  have filed as Republican. The only other Democrat to file
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  Patricia L. Tillman of Chicago was removed from the ballot
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  following a successful objection, as was Republicans Greg Moore of
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  Broadview and Joseph Severino of Lake Forest. Republican Max Solomon
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  of Hazelcrest withdrew his candidacy. Illinois Attorney General incumbent Kwami
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  rou a Democrat, has filed to run for another term.
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  Former Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti has filed to run as
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  a Republican. Republican Andy Williams Junior of Darien was removed
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  from the ballot following a successful objection, and Joe Anne
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  Gillimett of Chicago withdrew after an objection was filed. Illinois
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  Secretary of State Alexigia Nulius, an incumbent Democrat, has filed
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  to run for reelection. Walter Adamchik of Chicago and Joliet
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  Junior College trustee Diane M. Harris filed to run as republican.
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  Illinois Comptroller incumbent Suzanna Mendoza, a Democrat, is not running again.
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  State send Karina Via of West Chicago, Lake County Treasurer
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  Holly Camp of Mondeline, State Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago
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  and State Rep. Stephanie Kfowett of Oswego have filed to
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  run as Democrats, and Brian Drew of Benton as a Republican.
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  Champagne County Auditor George Danas, a Democrat, was removed from
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  the ballot following a successful objection. Illinois Treasurer incumbent Michael Freerricks,
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  a Democrat, has filed to run for a fourth term.
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  US Senate incumbent Dick Durbin, a Democrat, is not seeking
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  a reelection. Casey ch Lebec, former Illinois Republican Party chair
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  Don Tracy R. Kerry Capparelli of Chicago, Pamela Denise Long
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  of Edwardsville, Jimmy Lee Tillman the Second of Chicago, and
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  John Goodman of Desplaines. Genie Evans of Chicago have filed
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  to run as Republican. Latkov Julianna Stratton of Chicago, US Rep.
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  Rajah Krishna Morthy of Schomberg, Kevin Ryan of Chicago, US Rep.
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  Robin Kelly of Lynnwood, Steve Botsford Junior of Chicago, Jonathan
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  Dean of Chicago, Sean Brown of Orland Park, Brian Maxwell
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  of Verbana a we see a Bustos of Springfield and
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  Christopher A. Swan of Chicago as Democrats. Independence Tyrone Mohammad
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  and Austin J. Mink have also said they are running.
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  Democrats Adam Delgado of Chicago, Anthony Williams of Dalton, and
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  Jump Shepherd of North Riverside were removed from the ballot
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  following successful objections, as was Cassandra Claiborne of Chicago, Democrat
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  Robert Palmer of Chicago, and Republican John Goodman of des
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  Plains withdrew as candidates. US House of Representatives. All seventeen
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  members of Congress represent uning Illinois are up in twenty
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  twenty six. Kendall County falls into District fourteen, which is
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  currently representing by Lauren Underwood, a Democrat. She has filed
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  to run for reelection. Gary Vitchian of Naperville and James T.
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  Jim Martyr of Oswego have filed to run as Republican.
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  Illinois State Senate like its federal counterpart, only some of
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  its members are up for reelection this year. In Kendall
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  County that include Illinois House of Representatives, All state representative
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  seats are up every two years. The races in Kendall County.
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  County level races. Also on the ballot will be county
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  board members, county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, assessors, and regional superintendents.
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  Some counties also elect their Boards of Review, sanitary districts,
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  and Forest Preserved District Commissioners and President. Megan Martin and
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  Christen Coppers have filed to run as Republicans for Regional
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  Superintendent for Grundy and Kendall Counties. Three vacancies are up
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  at the Illinoisppellate Court level, but none in the district
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  that includes Kendall County, according to an Illinois State Board
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  of Elections list as of September third. Voters will also
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  get to vote on retentions October twenty seventh to November three,
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  twenty twenty five. Candidates and established parties can file the
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  necessary documents either at the Springfield office for state level
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  candidates or at the county clerk's office in the county
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  where they're running. Among the paperwork required is a statement
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  of candidacy and petitions signed by registered voters. The number
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  of signatures required varies by office. November tenth, last day
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  for objections challenging whether candidates can appear on the ballot
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  to be filed. November seventeenth to twenty four filing period
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  for candidates seeking to fill judicial vacancies. December third, deadline
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  to file objections in judicial vacancy races. December fifteenth, deadline
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  to file petitions for referendums to appear on the March ballot.
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  This does not include referendum questions authorized by local governments,
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  just one submitted through voter signed petitions. December seventeenth, first
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  day to apply for a vote by mail ballot. December
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  twenty second, deadline to file objections on referendum question. December
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  twenty ninth deadline for local government boards not like school
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  boards and city councils to adopt a resolution or ordinance
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  for a binding referendum. January eighth, twenty twenty six, last
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  day for a candidate to withdraw from the race. January fifteenth,
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  last day for a candidate to file as a write in.
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  February fifth, early voting starts and county clerks begin mailing
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  vote by mail ballots. March first, last day to register
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  to vote online through the State Board of Elections website.
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  Grace period registration in voting continues through election day, March seventeenth,
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  election day for the twenty twenty sixth primary. Polls close
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  at seven PM. Voters can request a partisan ballot with
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  either Democratic or Republican candidates listed, or a non partisan
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  ballot which includes any referendums.