Daily Herald opinion: A summary of Daily Herald primary endorsements

Expanded early voting for the March 17 primary elections has begun at locations throughout the suburbs. Here is a list of Daily Herald endorsements of candidates in contested Democratic and Republican campaigns of local interest for state executive, congressional, legislative and county executive offices.

State Executive Offices

Governor, Republican: Darren Bailey

Secretary of state, Republican: Diane M. Harris

Comptroller, Democrat: Stephanie Kifowit

Congress

U.S. Senator, Democrat: Raja Krishnamoorthi

U.S. Senator, Republican: Don Tracy

District 6, Democrat: Sean Casten

District 6, Republican: Niki Conforti

District 5, Democrat: Mike Quigley

District 5, Republican: Tommy Hanson

District 9, Democrat: Laura Fine

District 9, Republican: No endorsement

District 8, Democrat: Melissa Bean

District 8, Republican: Jennifer Davis

District 10, Democrat: Brad Schneider

District 11, Republican: Jeff Walter

Legislature

House District 52, Democrat: Erin Chan Ding

House District 84, Democrat: Jared Ploger

House District 42, Democrat: Margaret DeLaRosa

Senate District 33, Republican: Jessica Breugelmans

Cook County

President, Democrat: Toni Preckwinkle

County Assessor: Fritz Kaegi

County Board 15: Gabriella Hoxie

Kane County

Sheriff, Democrat: Amy Johnson

Sheriff, Republican: Rob Russell

Clerk: Brian Pollock

Treasurer: Penny Wegman

County Board District 2, Democrat: Ellen Nottke

County Board District 9, Republican: Jennifer Abbatacola

County Board District 11, Democrat: Leslie Juby

County Board District 13, Democrat: Michael Linder

County Board District 13, Republican: Ryan Deniz

County Board District 17, Democrat: Deborah Allan

Lake County

County Board District 3: Wendy Meister

County Board District 16: Esiah Campos

County Board District 17: Eleanor Sweet McDonnell

DuPage County

Sheriff, Republican: Eddie Moore

Clerk, Democrat: Paula Deacon Garcia

District 1, Republican, 4-year: Eric Poplonski

District 1, Democrat, 2-year: Melissa Villanueva

District 2, 4-year, Democrat: Guido Nardini

District 2, 2-year, Democrat: Mary Rada Walters

District 4, 4-year, Democrat: Paula McGowen

District 5, 4-year, Democrat: Sadia Covert

District 6, 2-year, Democrat: Lauren “Laurie” Nowak

Forest Board District 1, Democrat: Susan Smentek

Forest Board District 2, Democrat: Tina Tyson-Dunne