2 candidates are tracked for Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Susan M. Smentek and Carolyn Ubriaco. Candidate information follows official DuPage County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Susan M. Smentek won the Democratic nomination with 67.49 percent of the vote over Quinn F. Fulmer; Carolyn Ubriaco ran unopposed for the Republican nomination, in the March 17 primary. This is an open seat (sitting District 1 commissioner Marsha Murphy did not file), per the county's official canvass.
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
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Democratic
Susan Smentek is a Certified Park and Recreation Executive and Illinois Master Naturalist who serves as an Elmhurst Park District commissioner and works as the Glen Ellyn Park District's Downtown Park Events and Sponsorship Manager, per Shaw Local reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Susan M. Smentek.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Carolyn Ubriaco is a longtime Elmhurst Park District commissioner with more than 23 years of experience in open space preservation and environmental protection, per campaign site. Ubriaco was elected to the Illinois Association of Park Districts Board of Trustees, bringing statewide park and recreation policy experience to her campaign, per campaign site.
Who is running for Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commissioner District 1 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Susan M. Smentek and Carolyn Ubriaco. Candidate information follows official DuPage County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commissioner District 1 election in Illinois?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Illinois are on the Illinois election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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