Mason County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Jeffrey Shane Ekena is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #53 (Mason, Tazewell and Woodford counties), per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list. Illinois elects a regional superintendent countywide across the whole region every four years. The name still appears on the ballot; the race is uncontested.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Tim Bass is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 8th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Adrian). The 8th Judicial Circuit covers Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Mason, Menard, Pike and Schuyler 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.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Gabriel "Gabe" Grosboll is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 8th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Lannerd). The 8th Judicial Circuit covers Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Mason, Menard, Pike and Schuyler 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.

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.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

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.