Shelby County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Kyle Thompson is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #11 (Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie and Shelby 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.

Brenda Mathis is on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 4th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Jarman). The 4th Judicial Circuit covers Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Montgomery and Shelby 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.

Brad Halbrook Republican Incumbent

Top priorities

• Address costs and enforcement issues tied to the migrant crisis at the border
• Oppose gun-ban lawsuits and support Second Amendment rights
• Address state pension funding and tax incentive policy

Per the campaign site.

About Brad Halbrook

Halbrook is the incumbent Illinois state representative for the 107th District and was appointed Minority Spokesman for the Government Services Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Brad Halbrook (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Brad Halbrook 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.