Will County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Emil Jones III Democratic Incumbent

Emil Jones III is the incumbent state senator for the 14th District, per the official Illinois Senate website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Emil Jones III (Democratic), Brian Skala (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Emil Jones III 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.

Napoleon B. III Harris Democratic Incumbent

Napoleon B. III Harris is the Democratic candidate for Illinois Senate District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Napoleon B. III Harris is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Harris is the sitting state senator for the 15th District and serves as Assistant Majority Leader. A former NFL linebacker, he now works as an entrepreneur and holds degrees from Northwestern University, per the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Napoleon B. III Harris (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Napoleon B. III Harris 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.

Elgie R. Sims Jr. Democratic Incumbent

Elgie R. Sims Jr. is an attorney who previously served in the Illinois House from 2012 to 2018, per the Illinois General Assembly. He has represented the 17th District in the Senate since 2018 and serves as Majority Caucus Appropriations Leader, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Elgie R. Sims Jr. (Democratic), Frederick L. Walls (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Elgie R. Sims Jr. 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.

Laura Ellman Democratic Incumbent

Laura Ellman is the Democratic candidate for Illinois Senate District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Laura Ellman is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Ellman works as an assessor at a national laboratory and has more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering regulation, per her ilga.gov legislative profile. She has represented the 21st District since 2019 and chairs the Environment and Conservation Committee. She holds degrees from Grinnell College and the University of Iowa. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Julie Berkowicz Republican

Top priorities

• Reduce taxes and regulations and repeal tollway fee hikes
• Lower electric and gas costs for families
• Repeal cashless bail and address public safety concerns

Per the campaign site.

About Julie Berkowicz

Julie Berkowicz is a Will County Board and Forest Preserve Commissioner, per her campaign site.

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Laura Ellman (Democratic), Julie Berkowicz (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Laura Ellman 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.

John Curran Republican Incumbent

John Curran is the incumbent state senator for the 41st District and Illinois Senate Minority Leader, per the official legislative website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

John Curran (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; John Curran 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.

Jared Ploger (Democratic), Edgardo "Eddie" Perez (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Linda Holmes (Democratic), 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.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Justin Q. Slaughter Democratic Incumbent

Justin Slaughter previously worked as a legislative coordinator for the Cook County Bureau of Administration and as a policy advisor to Gov. Pat Quinn, per the Illinois General Assembly. He has represented the 27th District since 2017 and chairs several House criminal justice committees, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Justin Q. Slaughter (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Justin Q. Slaughter 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.

Thaddeus Jones Democratic Incumbent

Thaddeus Jones has represented the 29th District since 2011 and chairs the House Insurance Committee, per his ilga.gov profile. He was the first African-American alderman of Calumet City's Third Ward and founded the Jones Foundation, where he serves as chief executive officer. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Thaddeus Jones (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Thaddeus Jones 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.

Cleopatra "Cleo" Cowley (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), 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.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Patrick Sheehan Republican Incumbent

Patrick Sheehan is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 37 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Patrick Sheehan is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Sheehan brings nearly two decades of law enforcement experience to the 37th District seat he has held since April 2024, per his ilga.gov legislative profile. He previously served as a Lockport City Council alderman and Lockport Township Park District commissioner and remains active coaching youth football and soccer in Lockport. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Patrick Sheehan (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Patrick Sheehan 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.

Debbie Meyers-Martin Democratic Incumbent

Debbie Meyers-Martin is the incumbent Illinois House member for the 38th District, representing Frankfort, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Richton Park, Hazel Crest and Country Club Hills, per her official representative website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Debbie Meyers-Martin 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.

Janet Yang Rohr Democratic Incumbent

Janet Yang Rohr is the incumbent Illinois House member for the 41st District, representing Naperville, Bolingbrook and Warrenville, per her official representative website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), Ajay Gupta (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Janet Yang Rohr 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.

Jackie Haas Republican Incumbent

Jackie Haas is the incumbent Illinois House member for the 79th District, representing Kankakee, Will and Grundy counties, per her official representative website. She has worked as a social worker for 30 years and became CEO of the Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health in 2000, and she served on the Kankakee County Board from 2018 to 2020, per her official representative website. Haas holds a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Valparaiso University and a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Jane Addams School of Social Work. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jackie Haas (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jackie Haas 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.

Anthony DeLuca Democratic Incumbent

Anthony DeLuca is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 80 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Anthony DeLuca is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. DeLuca is a businessman in residential, commercial and industrial sales with Republic Services and a former Mayor of Chicago Heights, per his ilga.gov legislative profile. He has represented the 80th District since March 2009 and chairs the Cities & Villages Committee. He is a graduate of Elmhurst College and a member of Teamsters Local 731. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Adam M. Beaty Republican

Top priorities

• Capping property taxes and encouraging economic growth
• Reforming the SAFE-T Act to give judges more discretion
• Parental choice and involvement in education

Per the campaign site.

About Adam M. Beaty

Adam M. Beaty is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 80 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Beaty is a Patrol Sergeant with the City of Braidwood Police Department and a 12-year law enforcement veteran, per his Shaw Local candidate questionnaire. He previously served as Braidwood City Clerk and as a Reed Township Trustee from 2021 to 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Lewis University and is running against incumbent Rep. Anthony DeLuca.

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Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), Adam M. Beaty (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Anthony DeLuca 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.

Nicole La Ha Republican Incumbent

Nicole La Ha is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 82 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Nicole La Ha is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. La Ha is the sitting state representative for the 82nd District, a seat covering portions of DuPage, Cook and Will counties. Her legislative focus includes education, child welfare and services for people with disabilities, per the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Nicole La Ha (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Nicole La Ha 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.

Saba Haider Democratic

Top priorities

• Expand and protect public schools and mental health and addiction services
• Protect the rights of women and immigrants
• Support small businesses and safeguard the environment

Per the Daily Herald questionnaire.

About Saba Haider

Saba Haider is a DuPage County Board commissioner and small-business owner who teaches yoga and meditation, per the Daily Herald. She holds a master's degree in wildlife science and serves on the DuPage County Board of Health, per the same source.

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Saba Haider (Democratic), Brian Scopa (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), 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.

Dagmara "Dee" Avelar Democratic Incumbent

Dagmara "Dee" Avelar is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 85 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Dagmara "Dee" Avelar is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Avelar is a full-time legislator who previously served as director of programs at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, per her ilga.gov legislative profile. She has represented the 85th District since January 2021 and serves as Assistant Majority Leader. She holds a justice studies degree from Northeastern Illinois University and is pursuing a master's in urban planning and policy at UIC. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Dagmara "Dee" Avelar (Democratic), Chris Metcalfe (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dagmara "Dee" Avelar 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.

Lawrence "Larry" M. Walsh Jr. Democratic Incumbent

Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. has represented the 86th District since 2012 and chairs the House Public Utilities Committee, per his ilga.gov profile. Born and raised in Elwood, he is a former Jackson Township trustee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Lawrence "Larry" M. Walsh Jr. (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Lawrence "Larry" M. Walsh Jr. 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.

Jessica Dixon Heitman (Democratic), Gabby Shanahan (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Harry Benton (Democratic), 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.

Natalie A. Manley Democratic Incumbent

Natalie A. Manley is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 98 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Natalie A. Manley is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Manley is an accountant who has represented the 98th District since January 2013, per her ilga.gov legislative profile. She chairs the Health Care Availability & Access Committee and volunteers with NAMI Will Grundy and HUGS of Shorewood. She holds degrees from Joliet Junior College, the University of St. Francis and Lewis University. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), Nona Parker (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Natalie A. Manley 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.