Rematches shaping up in Kane County Board races
Fall rematches are on tap for seats on Kane County Board Districts 19 and 23, the result of the same candidates filing for office as the process came to a close Monday.
Democrat Hidayat Khan of Elgin filed Monday in District 19. No other Democrats filed for the March primary for that district. He will face incumbent Kurt Kojzarek of Gilberts, the Republican who won their battle in 2012. He, too, gets a free pass in the March primary.
And Republican District 23 representative Maggie Auger, who is unchallenged in the primary, will face Democrat Kevin Smith of Carpentersville in November. Smith filed his paperwork Monday, and will appear alone on the primary ballot.
Republicans Thomas R. Matson, who filed Monday, and John Martin, both of Geneva, will face each other for the nomination for the 11th District county board seat being left by Mike Donahue.
In other races, county Clerk Jack Cunningham of Aurora faces a challenge for the Republican nomination from county board member Mark Davoust of St. Charles.
Genevans Don Kramer and Kevin Williams face off in the Republican primary for sheriff. Willie M. Mayes of Aurora is the sole Democrat to file for the post. Williams is a lieutenant, and Mayes a sergeant with the sheriff’s department. Kramer retired from the department in 2009 as a lieutenant.
No Republicans are running against Treasurer David Rickert of Elgin, who filed last week, and no Democrats filed for the office by Monday’s deadline.
Republican Melisa Taylor of Sugar Grove, finishing her first term on the county board, faces Bill Lenert, also of Sugar Grove and a longtime friend of county board Chairman Chris Lauzen. Taylor has said she believes Lauzen encouraged Lenert to run against her because, even though she supported Lauzen’s election, she has questioned some of his actions as chairman.
Republican county board members T.R. Smith of Maple Park (District 9), Phil Lewis of St. Charles (District 13), Barb Wojnicki of Campton Hills (District 15) and Rebecca Gillam of West Dundee (District 21) face no opponents in the primary.
Democratic county board members Myrna Molina of Aurora (District 1), Jennifer Laesch of Aurora (District 3), Monica Silva of Aurora (District 7) and Deborah Allan of Elgin (District 17) are also unchallenged in the primary, and no Republicans filed in their districts.
In judicial races, D.J. Tegeler of Geneva and Associate Judge Marmarie Kostelny of Elgin are running in the Republican primary to replace Circuit Judge Karen Simpson, who is retiring in October.And Associate Judge James Hallock of Elgin and David Howard of Aurora are running for another vacancy on the 3rd subcircuit, left when Circuit Judge Timothy Sheldon retired a year ago. Hallock was appointed to the Sheldon vacancy.
Kane County
Clerk
Republican
Mark Davoust, St. Charles
*Jack Cunningham, Aurora
Sheriff
Republican
Don Kramer, Geneva
Kevin Williams, Geneva
Treasurer
Republican
*David Rickert, Elgin
Democrat
Willie M. Mayes, Aurora
County Board District 1
Democrat
*Myrna Molina, Aurora
County Board District 3
Democrat
*Jennifer Laesch, Aurora
County Board District 5
Republican
*Melisa Taylor, Sugar Grove
Bill Lenert, Sugar Grove
County Board District 9
Republican
*T.R. Smith, Maple Park
County Board District 11
Republican
John Martin, Geneva
Thomas Matson, Geneva
County Board District 13
Republican
*Phil Lewis, St. Charles
County Board District 15
Republican
*Barb Wojnicki, Campton Hills
County Board District 17
Democrat
*Deborah Allan, Elgin
County Board District 19
Republican
*Kurt Kojzarek, Gilberts
Democrat
Hidayat Khan, Elgin
County Board District 21
Republican
*Rebecca Gillam, West Dundee
County Board District 23
Republican
*Maggie Auger, Algonquin
Democrat
Kevin Smith, Carpentersville
DuPage County
County Board Chairman
Democrat
None
Republican
*Dan Cronin
Sheriff
Democrat
None
Republican
*John Zaruba
Clerk
Democrat
None
Republican
Paul B. Hinds
Treasurer
Democrat
None
Republican
*Gwen Henry
Forest Preserve President
Democrat
None
Republican
Joseph F. Cantore
Mary Lou Wehrli
County Board District 5
Democrat
None
Republican
* Tonia Jane Khouri
County Board District 6
Democrat
None
Republican
Kevin R. Wiley
Forest Preserve District 1
Democrat
None
Republican
* Marsha Murphy
Forest Preserve District 3
Democrat
None
Republican
* Linda J. Painter
Forest Preserve District 6
Democrat
None
Republican
Al Murphy
* INCUMBENT