In the Nov. 6 general election, voters in the Lombardian and Independent readership area will find the following federal, state and county races, as well as a township ballot question and propositions on the ballot:
Editor’s note: Candidates running unopposed are not listed.
Congressional
Representative in Congress, 6th District (Vote for one)
Democrat: Sean Casten
Republican: Peter Roskam
Representative in Congress, 8th District
Democrat: Raja Krishnamoorthi
Republican: Jitendra “JD” Diganvker
State races
Governor and Lt. Governor (Vote for one)
Democrat: JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton
Republican: Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti
Libertarian: Grayson Kash Jackson and Sanjeev Mohip
Conservative: William “Sam” McCann and Aaron Merreighn
Attorney General (Vote for one)
Democrat: Kwame Raoul
Republican: Erika Harold
Libertarian: Bubba Harsy
Secretary of State (Vote for one)
Democrat: Jesse White
Republican: Jason Helland
Libertarian: Steve Dutner
Comptroller (Vote for one)
Democrat: Susana A. Mendoza
Republican: Darlene Senger
Libertarian: Claire Ball
Treasurer (Vote for one)
Democrat: Michael W. Frerichs
Republican: Jim Dodge
Libertarian: Michael Leheney
Senator, 23rd District (Vote for one)
Democrat: Thomas Cullerton
Republican: Seth Lewis
Senator, 24th District (Vote for one)
Democrat: Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak
Republican: Chris Nybo
Representative, 46th District (Vote for one)
Democrat: Deb Conroy
Republican: Gordon (Jay) Kinzler
Representative, 47th District (Vote for one)
Democrat: James M. “Jim” Caffrey
Republican: Deanne Marie Mazzochi
Representative, 48th District (Vote for one)
Democrat: Terra Costa Howard
Republican: Peter Breen
DuPage County
County board chairman (Vote for one)
Democrat: Lynn LaPlante
Republican: Dan Cronin
Sheriff (Vote for one)
Democrat: Gregory H. Whalen
Republican: James Mendrick
County Clerk (Vote for one)
Democrat: Jean Kaczmarek
Republican: Paul Hinds
County Board District 1 (Full four-year term; vote for not more than two)
Democrat: Ashley J. Selmon
Democrat: Zahra Suratwala
Republican: Sam Tornatore
Republican: Dino Gavanes
County Board District 2 (Full four-year term; vote for not more than two)
Democrat: Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin
Republican: Peter “Pete” DiCianni
Republican: Steve Nero
County Board District 3 (Full four-year term; vote for no more than two)
Democrat: Mary FitzGerald Ozog
Democrat: Hadiya Afzal
Republican: Grant Eckhoff
Republican: Christopher J. Zaruba
Forest Preserve District
President of the Forest Preserve (Vote for one)
Democrat: Daniel Hebreard
Republican: Joseph F. Cantore
Commissioner (Vote for one)
Democrat: Irfan M. Ibrahim
Republican: Linda J. Painter
Judicial
Judge of the 18th Circuit Court (To fill the vacancy of the Honorable Blanche Hill Fawell)
Democrat: Jeffrey M. Jacobson
Republican: Karen M. Wilson
Judge of the 18th Circuit Court (To fill the vacancy of the Honorable Kathryn E. Creswell)
Democrat: Linda E. Davenport
Republican: Jeff MacKay
Judicial Retention
Shall Robert D. McClaren be retained in office as judge of the Appellate Court, Second Judicial District?
Vote Yes or No.
Shall Patrick J. O’Shea be retained in office as judge of the Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial District?
Vote Yes or No.
Ballot for judicial candidates seeking retention in office
“Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is whether each Judge shall be retained in his present office.”
Propositions
Shall DuPage County oppose the General Assembly instituting a property tax increase equivalent to 1% of your home’s value to help retire state debt?
Vote Yes or No.
Shall DuPage County oppose the creation of a statewide Vehicle Mileage Tax (VMT) which would tax DuPage County citizens based upon the number of miles driven annually?
Vote Yes or No.
Shall DuPage County continue to dissolve and consolidate units of local government to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and increase accountability?
Vote Yes or No.
York Township
Shall our Representatives and Senators in the U.S. Congress sponsor and/or support measures that will address the serious threat posed by climate change?
Vote Yes or No.
The District 205 Referendum will appear on the November 6th ballot as follows:
“Shall the Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District Number 205, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, build and equip two school buildings to replace the Field and Lincoln Elementary School Buildings; build and equip additions to and alter, repair and equip existing buildings, including but not limited to improving security, providing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) facilities, improving energy-efficiency and technology infrastructure and adding classrooms for full-day kindergarten; improve sites; acquire, improve and equip a building for educational purposes and acquire the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $168,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?”
Community Consolidated School District 89
Proposition to increase the limiting rate
Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District Number 89, DuPage County, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.4% above the limiting rate for school purposes for levy year 2017 and be equal to 3.3849% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for the levy year 2018?
Vote Yes or No.
York Center Fire Protection District
Proposition to issue $3, 000,000 general obligation bonds
Shall the York Center Fire Protection District, DuPage County, Illinois, renovate its fire station and purchase vehicles and equipment and issue its bonds to the amount of $3,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
Vote Yes or No.
For more information, call 630-407-5600 or visit www.dupageco.org/election.
