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2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 69 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter Janko and Joe C. Sosnowski. Candidate information follows official Boone County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Peter Janko (Democratic), Joe C. Sosnowski (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Joe C. Sosnowski 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.
Peter Janko is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 69 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Janko is a retired engineer and preservationist who worked as a telecommunications product designer at Motorola and later founded Lumenelle Lighting Design and Restoration, a historic preservation firm, per his campaign site. He also served as lead engineer on a $22 million Illinois State Toll Highway Authority infrastructure project. He is a Marengo resident and Democratic State Central Committeeman for Illinois's 11th Congressional District running against incumbent Rep. Joe Sosnowski.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- State-level healthcare access through the Illinois Care Initiative
- Expanding passenger rail to connect communities to jobs
- Historic preservation as community and economic development
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Joe C. Sosnowski previously served as an alderman in DeKalb and Rockford and worked in institutional advancement for Rockford Christian Schools, per the Illinois General Assembly. He has represented the 69th District since 2011. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
