Stark County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Stark County races, led by the Illinois Senate District 47 contest.
School board
Regional Superintendent of Schools (Regional Office of Education #28)Kathy Marshall (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Kathy Marshall Republican
Kathy Marshall is the Regional Superintendent of Schools for the Bureau, Henry and Stark counties Regional Office of Education (#28), after previously serving as assistant regional superintendent there since July 2015, per Shaw Local. She earlier worked as a sixth-grade teacher in Peoria and as a principal in Metamora, per Shaw Local. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Kathy Marshall is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #28 (Bureau, Henry and Stark 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.
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Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit, Vacancy of Hon. VespaMichael P. Vespa (D) · Timothy J. Cusack (R)
Michael P. Vespa Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Timothy J. Cusack Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Michael P. Vespa and Timothy J. Cusack are on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court (the seat vacated by the Hon. Vespa). The 10th Judicial Circuit covers Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark and Tazewell 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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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Stark County is split across 2 Illinois House districts.
Find your districts by addressIllinois House: 2 districtsDistricts 73, 93
Illinois House District 73Nicole Dopler (D) · Ryan Spain (R)
Nicole Dopler Democratic
- Wants to protect access to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
- Supports lowering utility costs for residents
Per the campaign site.
About Nicole Dopler
Nicole Dopler has worked in the medical field since 1996 and is a mother of five, per her campaign site. She is a lifelong Illinois resident from a union family who graduated from Riverdale Senior High and received an associate's degree from Black Hawk College, per OurQuadCities. Dopler is the Democratic nominee for Illinois House District 73 on the November 3, 2026 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.
Full race pageIllinois House District 93Travis Weaver (R)
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.
Full race pageIllinois 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.
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Illinois nominated by plurality at the March 17 primary (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print, and independent and new-party candidates who filed petitions by June 22 join the November 3 ballot once the State Board of Elections rules on objections, per the Board's certified candidate list.
Who is on the ballot in Stark County, Illinois on November 3, 2026?
Stark County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit court and regional superintendent of schools, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Illinois?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Illinois are listed on the Illinois election hub. Illinois election hub →
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