Rematches in Kane, 4 of 6 McHenry board districts contested
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.
McHenry County
Candidate filings on Monday resulted in contested races in four out of the six McHenry County Board districts. Republicans also are squaring off in races for sheriff, clerk and treasurer.
In District 1, incumbent Nick Chirikos, an Algonquin Democrat, is running unopposed. But on the Republican side, incumbent Robert “Bob” Nowak of Lake in the Hills, David M. Stieper of Barrington Hills and Andrew Gasser of Fox River Grove are squaring off in the March primary.
The Republican field in District 3 includes former McHenry County assistant state's attorney Sarah Jansen, incumbent Nancy L. Gonsiorek, incumbent Joseph “Joe” Gottemoller and Donald C. Kopsell, All are from Crystal Lake. Democrat Kathleen Bergan Schmidt, of Crystal Lake, who was on the board two years ago, is unopposed in the primary.
District 5 Republican candidates include Michael Rein, Zane Seipler and John Jung Jr. Incumbent Paula Yensen, a Lake in the Hills Democrat, faces no opposition.
In District 6, incumbent Michele Aavang of Woodstock, Ersel C. Schuster of Woodstock and Larry W. Smith of Harvard are competing for the Republican nomination.
A lottery to determine ballot order is scheduled for Dec. 10.
Kane County
Clerk
Republican
Mark Davoust, St. Charles
*Jack Cunningham, Aurora
Sheriff
Republican
Don Kramer, Geneva
Kevin Williams, Geneva
Democrat
Willie M. Mayes, Aurora
County Board District 15
Republican
*Barb Wojnicki, Campton Hills
County Board District 17
Democrat
*Deborah Allan, Elgin
County Board District 21
Republican
*Rebecca Gillam, West Dundee
County Board District 23
Republican
*Maggie Auger, Algonquin
McHenry County
Sheriff
Republican
William “Bill” Prim, Cary
Andrew “Andy” Zinke, Woodstock
Clerk
Republican
Mary McClellan, Holiday Hills
Nick Provenzano, McHenry
Treasurer
Republican
Glenda L. Miller, Harvard
Jeffrey T. Thorsen, Crystal Lake
County Board District 1
Democrat
* Nick Chirikos, Algonquin
Republican
Andrew Gasser, Fox River Grove
* Robert “Bob” Nowak, Lake in the Hills
David M. Stieper, Barrington Hills
County Board District 2
Republican
* James L. Heisler, Crystal Lake
* Donna Kurtz, Crystal Lake
County Board District 3
Democrat
Kathleen Bergan Schmidt, Crystal Lake
Republican
Nancy L. Gonsiorek, Crystal Lake
* Joseph Gottemoller, Crystal Lake
Sarah Jansen, Crystal Lake
Donald C. Kopsell, Crystal Lake
County Board District 4
Republican
* John D. Hammerand, Wonder Lake
Charles “Chuck” Wheeler, McHenry
County Board District 5
Democrat
* Paula Yensen, Lake in the Hills
Republican
* John Jung Jr., Woodstock
Michael Rein, Woodstock
Zane Seipler, Woodstock
County Board District 6
Republican
* Michele Aavang, Woodstock
* Ersel C. Schuster, Woodstock
Larry W. Smith, Harvard
Cook County
Board president
Democrat
*Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago
clerk
Democrat
*David Orr, Chicago
sheriff
Democrat
Tadeusz 'Ted' Palka, Norridge
*Thomas J. Dart, Chicago
Sylvester E. Baker Jr., Chicago
William “Bill” Evans, Chicago
Treasurer
Democrat
*Maria Pappas, Chicago
County Board District 15
Democrat
Michael A. Urban, Elk Grove Village
Republican
*Timothy O. Schneider, Bartlett
Hanover Twp. committeeman
Democrat
Howard Krick, Streamwood
Steve Caramelli, Hoffman Estates
* INCUMBENT