Menard County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Shannon Fehrholz is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #51 (Menard and Sangamon 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.

Steve McClure Republican Incumbent

Steve McClure was born March 8, 1984, in Springfield, and was elected in November 2018, sworn into office on January 9, 2019, per his Illinois Senate biography. He is a former prosecutor who served as chief of the Juvenile Division and later in the Felony Division of the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office, per the same source. He graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law and holds two bachelor's degrees from Arizona State University in political science and history. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Steve McClure (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Steve McClure 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.

Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Incumbent

Wayne A. Rosenthal is a family farmer and retired Brigadier General in the Illinois Air National Guard and United States Air Force, per his Illinois House of Representatives biography. He previously served as State Representative from 2011 to 2015 before being named Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2019, per the same source. He is a trustee, and past president, of the Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees, and lives with his wife, Marcia. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Wayne A. Rosenthal 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.