By Dee Longfellow
For The Independent
In this week’s issue, the Independent is providing a list of all the candidates seeking office in the upcoming Primary Election by party affiliation. Next week, there will be profiles on the candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives race for Dist. 8, as well as the County Board race for the two-year term in Dist. 2.
Be sure to mark your calendar and get out to vote on Tuesday, March 15.
Dates you should know…
March 15, 2016 — The date of the Presidential Primary and State Primary Elections.
February 29 — First day for early voting for counties who have early voting at permanent polling places other than the office of the election authority. These permanent polling places are to be open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
March 10 — Last day for the election authority to receive application to vote by mail from any registered voter presently within the confines of the United States
March 14 — Last day for Early Voting
March 16 — Last day for Grace Period Registration and Voting.
November 8, 2016 — The date of the General Elections for President and State offices.
Time Off for Voting:
Every employee is entitled, after giving notice, to two hours off work, provided that the employee’s working hours begin less than two hours after the opening of the polls and end less than two hours before the closing of the polls.
Democrats in the Primary:
United States
President
Hillary Clinton
Willie L. Wilson
Martin J. O’Malley
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente
Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senate
Andrea Zopp
Tammy Duckworth
Napoleon Harris
5th Congressional District
Mike Quigley
8th Congressional District
Michael Noland
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Deborah M. Bullwinkel
State of Illinois
State Senator – 23rd District
Thomas E. Cullerton
State Representative – 46th District
Deb Conroy
State Representative – 47th District
No Candidate
State Representative – 48th District
No Candidate
DuPage County
County Board Dist. 1
Two-year term
Richard Accomando
Four-year term
Roland “Rolly” Waller
County Board Dist. 2
Two-year term
Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin
Four-year term
No Candidate
Republicans in the Primary
United States
President
(those still in the race as of Feb. 9, 2016)
Jeb Bush
Donald J. Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
John R. Kasich
Ben Carson
U.S. Senate
James T. Marter
Mark Steven Kirk
5th Congressional District
No Candidate
8th Congressional District
Pete DiCianni
State of Illinois
State Comptroller
Leslie Beisser Munger
State Senator – 23rd District
Seth Lewis
State Representative – 46th District
Heidi Holan
State Representative – 47th District
District Patricia R. “Patti” Bellock
State Representative – 48th District
Peter Breen
DuPage County
County Board Dist. 1
Two-year term
Sam Tornatore
Four-year term
Donald E. Puchalski
County Board Dist. 2
Two-year term
Richard F. Blass
Elaine Zannis
Anna Manzo
Zachary C. Wilson
Four-year term
Sean T. Noonan
