Politics & Government

Who's Running? Candidates File for March Primary

The primary is March 18, 2014.

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:

OswegoCounty Offices

County Clerk
  • Debbie Gillette* - Republican (Yorkville)
  • Dan Koukol- Republican (Oswego)
Sheriff
  • Dwight Baird - Republican (Oswego)
  • Steven Eaves - Republican (Plano)
  • Jeff Christiansen - Republican (Oswego)
Treasurer
  • Jill Ferko* - Republican (Oswego)
  • Jim Stadler - Democrat (Yorkville)
Kendall County Board - District One
  • Matthew G. Prochaska* - Republican (Bristol)
  • Rick J. Trevino - Republican (Plano)
  • Judy Gilmour* - Republican (Yorkville)
  • Amy L. Cesich* - Democrat (Yorkville)
  • Kristine Heiman - Democrat (Oswego)
  • Chris Funkhouser - Republican (Yorkville)
  • Todd Milliron - Republican (Yorkville)
  • Robert E Davidson Jr - Republican (Plano)
Kendall County Board - District Two
  • Scott R. Gryder* - Republican (Oswego)
  • Lynn M. Cullick* - Republican (Oswego)
  • Jeremy Swanson - Republican (Montgomery)

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)
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