WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FOR TREASURER
(Vote for one)
MICHAEL W. FRERICHS
OLIVER SWEETSER
STERLING 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
DEMOCRATIC SPECIMEN BALLOT
WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
MARCH 17, 2026
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
KAREN J STRALOW, COUNTY CLERK WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FEDERAL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
KEVIN RYAN
ROBIN KELLY
JULIANA STRATTON
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI
STEVE BOTSFORD JR.
BRYAN MAXWELL
JONATHAN DEAN
SEAN BROWN
AWISI A. BUSTOS
CHRISTOPHER SWANN
Write-in
STATE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR GOVERNOR AND (Vote for one)
(JB PRITZKER
(CHRISTIAN MITCHELL FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
KWAME RAOUL FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
ALEXI GIANNOULIAS FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
KARINA VILLA
STEPHANIE A. KIFOWIT
HOLLY KIM
MARGARET CROKE FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
MICHAEL W. FRERICHS
CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATIC SPECIMEN BALLOT
CONGRESSIONAL
COUNTY BOARD
WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY BOARD
(Vote for one)
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (Vote for one)
ERIC SORENSEN
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
THOMAS L. AUSMAN
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
MARCH 17, 2026
DISTRICT ONE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
DISTRICT ONE
(Vote for one)
(Vote for not more than ve)
STERLING 7 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for not more than ve)
ERIC SORENSEN
VINCENT JOSEPH VAUGHN
FIDENCIO HOOPER-CAMPOS
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
VINCENT JOSEPH VAUGHN
FIDENCIO HOOPER-CAMPOS
OWEN HARRELL
(Vote for one)
JAMES C. DUFFY
FOR STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEPERSON
JAMES C. DUFFY
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
ERNIE SMITH
KAREN J STRALOW, COUNTY CLERK WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ALEX REGALADO
ERNIE SMITH
STERLING 11 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
ALEX REGALADO
FEDERAL
(Vote for not more than two)
MAURICE A. WEST II
(Vote for one)
PAMELA DAVIDSON
DISTRICT TWO
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
KEVIN RYAN
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
CATHERINE CLARKE
DISTRICT TWO
REPRESENTATIVE
(Vote for not more than ve)
STERLING 12 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for not more than ve)
ROBIN KELLY
SHAWN DOWD
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SHAWN DOWD
GLENN C. TRUESDELL
JULIANA STRATTON
SEVENTY-THIRD
GLENN C. TRUESDELL
JAMES C. DUFFY
(Vote for one)
AMIE TOPP
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI
AMIE TOPP
PAUL J. CUNNIFF
STEVE BOTSFORD JR.
(Vote for one)
PAUL J. CUNNIFF
STERLING 15 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
NICOLE DOPLER
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
BRYAN MAXWELL
DISTRICT THREE
JONATHAN DEAN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
SEAN BROWN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT THREE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
ROBBIE NIESEN
(Vote for one)
SEVENTY-FOURTH
(Vote for not more than four)
(Vote for not more than four)
AWISI A. BUSTOS
MARK S WOODS
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
MARK S WOODS
STERLING 17 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
CHRISTOPHER SWANN
JAN PELS
(Vote for one)
JAN PELS
PAULA M SCHARES
NOLAN KEMP
Write-in
PRECINCT
COUNTY FOR COUNTY CLERK
STATE
COLOMA 5 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
No Candidate
STEVEN DOWD
(Vote for one)
PAULA M SCHARES PRECINCT
(Vote for one)
FIDENCIO HOOPER-CAMPOS
UNION GROVE 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
COLOMA 5 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
FOR GOVERNOR AND (Vote for one)
(JB PRITZKER
(Vote for one)
COLOMA 6 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(CHRISTIAN MITCHELL
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
PAULA M SCHARES
STEVEN DOWD
COLOMA 6 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
No Candidate FOR SHERIFF
(Vote for one)
KATHERINE A. NELSON
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
JOHN F. BOOKER
(Vote for one)
KWAME RAOUL FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
COLOMA 10 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION
(Vote for one)
KATHERINE A. NELSON
COLOMA 10 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT
GLENN C. TRUESDELL
(BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) OF SCHOOLS
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
GLENN C. TRUESDELL
No Candidate
ALEXI GIANNOULIAS FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
HUME 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
KARINA VILLA
HUME 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
SEAN SANDERS
(Vote for one)
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT
STEPHANIE A. KIFOWIT
(CARROLL, JoDAVIESS AND OF SCHOOLS
HOLLY KIM
STEPHENSON COUNTIES)
LYNDON 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
No Candidate
SEAN SANDERS
(Vote for one)
LYNDON 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
OLIVER SWEETSER
MARGARET CROKE FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT
MICHAEL W. FRERICHS
(Vote for one)
OLIVER SWEETSER
STERLING 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(LEE, OGLE AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) OF SCHOOLS
No Candidate
STERLING 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
CONGRESSIONAL
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
THOMAS L. AUSMAN
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
STERLING 7 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (Vote for one)
ERIC SORENSEN
(Vote for one)
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
OWEN HARRELL
SEVENTEENTH
FOR PRECINCT
THOMAS L. AUSMAN
STERLING 7 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
OWEN HARRELL FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
THOMAS L. AUSMAN
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
STERLING 7
(Vote for one)
OWEN HARRELL
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
STERLING 11
(Vote for one)
CATHERINE CLARKE
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
STERLING 12
(Vote for one)
JAMES C. DUFFY
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
STERLING 15
(Vote for one)
ROBBIE NIESEN
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
STERLING 17
(Vote for one)
FIDENCIO HOOPER-CAMPOS
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
UNION GROVE 1
(Vote for one)
PAULA M SCHARES
FOR COMPTROLLER
(Vote for one)
COUNTY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
BRYAN DREW
REPUBLICAN SPECIMEN BALLOT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
MARCH 17, 2026
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
KAREN J STRALOW, COUNTY CLERK WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FEDERAL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
CASEY CHLEBEK
DON TRACY
R. CARY CAPPARELLI
PAMELA DENISE LONG
JIMMY LEE TILLMAN, II
JEANNIE EVANS
I
STATE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR GOVERNOR AND (Vote for one)
(TED DABROWSKI
(CARRIE MENDOZA
(JAMES MENDRICK
(ROBERT RENTERIA
(DARREN BAILEY
(AARON B. DEL MAR
(RICK HEIDNER
(CHRISTINA NEITZKE-TROIKE
(JOSEPH SEVERINO
(RANTCH ISQUITH
Write-in ( ( FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
ROBERT W. FIORETTI
Write-in FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
WALTER ADAMCZYK
DIANE M. HARRIS FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
BRYAN DREW FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
Write-in
(Vote
KURT GLAZIER
(Vote for one)
CONGRESSIONAL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOR TREASURER
COUNTY BOARD
KAREN J STRALOW, COUNTY CLERK WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Write-in
(Vote for one)
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
DISTRICT ONE
FEDERAL
(Vote for not more than ve)
KURT GLAZIER
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
CONGRESSIONAL
THOMAS P WITMER
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
CASEY CHLEBEK
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
DON TRACY
DISTRICT TWO
(Vote for one)
R. CARY CAPPARELLI
DILLAN S. VANCIL
PAMELA DENISE LONG
JULIE BICKELHAUPT
(Vote for not more than ve)
DOUGLAS WETZELL
JIMMY LEE TILLMAN, II
REPRESENTATIVE
LINDA PENNELL
JEANNIE EVANS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
STATE
SEVENTY-THIRD
DISTRICT THREE
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
DOUGLAS CRANDALL
THOMAS P WITMER
STERLING 17 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
DISTRICT TWO FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
(Vote for one)
(Vote for not more than ve)
KURT GLAZIER
DOUGLAS WETZELL
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
LINDA PENNELL
TAMPICO 1
DISTRICT THREE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
(Vote for one)
GARY L. PEARSON
(Vote for not more than four)
EDWARD WEEKS JR.
MARCI BOHNERT
PRECINCT
CLYDE 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
(Vote for one)
EDWARD WEEKS JR.
RYAN SPAIN
FOR GOVERNOR AND (Vote for one)
(Vote for not more than four)
MARCI BOHNERT
(TED DABROWSKI
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(CARRIE MENDOZA
PRECINCT
SEVENTY-FOURTH
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
(JAMES MENDRICK (ROBERT RENTERIA
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
CLYDE 1
(Vote for one)
BRADLEY J. FRITTS
(DARREN BAILEY
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
THOMAS ALEX WILLIAMS
COLOMA 5 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
LINDA PENNELL
COLOMA 8 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(AARON B. DEL MAR
THOMAS ALEX WILLIAMS
COUNTY
(RICK HEIDNER
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR COUNTY CLERK (Vote for one)
COLOMA 5
(CHRISTINA NEITZKE-TROIKE
KAREN J. STRALOW
(Vote for one)
KRISTOL ANDERSON
(Vote for one)
LINDA PENNELL
(JOSEPH SEVERINO (RANTCH ISQUITH
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
(Vote for one)
MONTMORENCY 2 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
Write-in ( (
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
PENNY VAN KAMPEN
COLOMA 8
FOR SHERIFF
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
KRISTOL ANDERSON
No Candidate
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
ROBERT W. FIORETTI
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION
MONTMORENCY 2 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
Write-in
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT
(BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) OF SCHOOLS
JAMES A. STARR
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
KATHY MARSHALL
(Vote for one)
JAMES A. STARR MT. PLEASANT 2 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
EDWARD WEEKS JR NEWTON 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
MT. PLEASANT 2
WALTER ADAMCZYK
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT
DIANE M. HARRIS
(CARROLL, JoDAVIESS AND OF SCHOOLS
(Vote for one)
STEPHENSON COUNTIES)
EDWARD WEEKS JR
(Vote for one)
MARCI BOHNERT
(Vote for one)
PROPHETSTOWN 2 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
CHRISTOPHER SHOCKEY
FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
NEWTON 1
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
DOUGLAS CRANDALL
MARCI BOHNERT
BRYAN DREW FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (Vote for one)
(LEE, OGLE AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) OF SCHOOLS
STERLING 17 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
CHRISTOPHER J. TENNYSON
Write-in
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
PROPHETSTOWN 2
(Vote for one)
CONGRESSIONAL
DOUGLAS CRANDALL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
KURT GLAZIER
(Vote for one)
TAMPICO 1 FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for not more than ve)
KURT GLAZIER
STERLING 17
(Vote for one)
THOMAS P WITMER
DILLAN S. VANCIL
KURT GLAZIER
(Vote for one)
JULIE BICKELHAUPT
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
(Vote for one)
GARY L. PEARSON
REPRESENTATIVE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
TAMPICO 1
(Vote for not more than ve)
DOUGLAS WETZELL
“NO EXCUSES NEEDED”
EARLY VOTING/ VOTE BY MAIL
Karen J. Stralow, Whiteside County Clerk, announces Early Voting and Vote by Mail for the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election. Any valid registered voter in Whiteside County may vote during the early voting period, however, any vote cast is final, and may not be revoked, and the voter is not eligible to cast a vote on election day.
Early in person voting will be conducted at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison on Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm beginning on Thursday, February 5th and ending on Monday, March 16th. There will be early voting on Saturday, March 14th, from 9:00 am until noon.
In order to vote by mail, contact the Clerk’s office at 815-772-5189 to receive an application. Once the completed application is received by the Clerk, no later than March 12th, a ballot will be mailed to the voter.
For more information about early voting or vote by mail, contact the County Clerk’s office at 815-772-5189.
GRACE PERIOD VOTING
Individuals that have not properly registered prior to the close of registration on February 17, 2026 and wish to vote in the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election, may register to vote and cast a ballot during Grace Period Voting.
Voters who register during the grace period must register in the office of the County Clerk and must cast their ballot that same day. Those people registering during the grace period cannot vote at their polling place on Election Day.
Qualifications for Grace Period Voting:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be at least 18 years of age by November 3, 2026 General Election
- Must be a resident of your precinct for 30 days prior to Election Day
- Must have two forms of identification when registering to vote. One of those forms of identification must show your current residence.
Location, Dates and Times:
Whiteside County Courthouse
200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 through March 16, 2026 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 6:00 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
Eastern Branch Court Facility
101 E. Third St., Sterling, IL
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
LEGAL NOTICE
COLOR FOR PRIMARY BALLOTS
Notice is hereby given that the colors of the official general primary ballots to be used by the respective political parties at the General Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in Whiteside County, Illinois, are as follows:
The Republican Party Ballot is Purple
The Democratic Party Ballot is Green
Karen J. Stralow
Whiteside County Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC TEST
Public Notice is hereby given that a public testing of the OpenElect Voting Optical Scan (OVO) and OpenElect Freedom Vote Tablet (FVT) and Program to be used for counting the ballots of the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election, will be held in the County Clerk’s Office, at the Courthouse in Morrison, on Tuesday, March 3rd at 1:00 p.m.
Interested persons may witness this test at the above stated time and place.
Karen J. Stralow
Whiteside County Clerk
