Hancock County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Hancock County races, led by the Illinois Senate District 47 contest.
Judges
Circuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. CavanaughCarissa Bryant (R) · Chad M. Long (Independent)
Carissa Bryant Republican
Carissa Bryant is a lifelong McDonough County, Illinois resident and a partner at her law firm in Carthage, working with counties across the Ninth Judicial Circuit, per her campaign website. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, per the same source.
Chad M. Long Independent
Chad M. Long has more than 17 years of combined experience as an attorney and associate judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, per his campaign site. He serves on the Galesburg Community Foundation board and is a past chairman of the Carl Sandburg College Foundation and Discovery Depot Children's Museum boards, per his campaign site.
Carissa Bryant and Chad M. Long are on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 9th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Cavanaugh). The 9th Judicial Circuit covers Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren counties; every voter there votes on this seat. Illinois circuit judgeships are decided in contested partisan elections, unlike judicial retention questions. Listed from the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageCircuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. StandardScott P. McClintock (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Scott P. McClintock Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Scott P. McClintock is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 9th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Standard). The 9th Judicial Circuit covers Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren counties; every voter there votes on this seat. Illinois circuit judgeships are decided in contested partisan elections, unlike judicial retention questions. Listed from the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
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Find your districts by addressIllinois Senate District 47Neil Anderson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Neil Anderson Republican Incumbent
Neil Anderson is a professional firefighter and paramedic for the City of Moline, first elected to the Senate in 2015, per his Illinois Senate biography. He was raised in the Quad Cities, worked in his family's flooring business, and joined the Moline Fire Department in 2006, per the same source. Anderson was appointed Senate Republican Caucus Chair in 2023 and lives in Andalusia with his wife, Brandi, and their two children. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Neil Anderson (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Neil Anderson is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 17 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and new-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' 2026 General Election candidate list (status Active, read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageIllinois House District 94Joshua S. Higgins (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Joshua S. Higgins Republican
Joshua S. Higgins is an Air Force veteran and crop insurance salesman from Henderson County, per Muddy River News. He is the Republican nominee for Illinois House District 94, a district that also includes all or parts of Adams, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Schuyler, Tazewell, and Warren counties, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joshua S. Higgins (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Norine K. Hammond (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the March 17 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and new-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' 2026 General Election candidate list (status Active, read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Hancock County, Illinois on November 3, 2026?
Hancock County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit court, illinois senate and illinois house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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