Henry County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Michael W. Halpin Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities

• Bring supply chain jobs back to the United States and support sustainable economic development
• Provide property tax refund assistance to middle class homeowners
• End the practice of passing political offices to family members as an ethics reform

Per the campaign site.

About Michael W. Halpin

Halpin worked as a scheduler and aide to Congressman Lane Evans, clerked for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman, and practiced law at McCarthy, Callas & Feeney, per the campaign site. Halpin holds a B.A. in political science from Roger Williams University and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, and serves as Rock Island County Public Guardian, per the campaign site.

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Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Brad Beekman (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Michael W. Halpin 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.

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.

Dan Swanson Republican Incumbent

Dan Swanson is a family farmer and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard, born July 30, 1959, in Woodhull, per his Illinois House of Representatives biography. He attended Black Hawk East and Western Illinois University and is a former member of the AlWood Board of Education and the Henry County Board, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Kermit Thomas (Democratic), Dan Swanson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dan Swanson 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.

Ryan Spain Republican Incumbent

Ryan Spain is a Bronze Tablet Scholar graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an MBA from Bradley University, per his Illinois House of Representatives biography. He is a former Peoria City Council member and board member for the Peoria Downtown Development Corporation and Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, per the same source. Spain serves as Deputy Minority Leader in the Illinois House. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Nicole Dopler (Democratic), Ryan Spain (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ryan Spain 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.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Travis Weaver Republican Incumbent

Travis Weaver is the incumbent Illinois House member for the 93rd District, per his official representative website. He previously worked in finance and strategy roles at Caterpillar and is a Business Professor at Bradley University, per his official representative website. Weaver holds a BA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Northwestern University. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Travis Weaver (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Travis Weaver 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.