On every Decatur ballot
ClerkMarsha Webb (R) · Bryan E. Smith (D)
Marsha Webb
Marsha Webb is a deputy clerk in the Macon County Circuit Clerk's office and a South Macon Township trustee, per the Herald & Review. She has served Macon County since 1985 as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic and as a national lead EMS instructor, and has served on the Macon County Health Department board, per the Herald & Review. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Bryan E. Smith
Bryan E. Smith is a lifelong resident of Macon County and Long Creek Township with 40 years in local government service, per the Decatur Tribune. He served as executive director and CEO of the Township Officials of Illinois from 1996 to 2021, was a member of the Macon County Board from 2002 to 2020, and started his own local government consulting firm, BS Consulting, in 2021, per the Decatur Tribune. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
TreasurerJohn D. Jackson (R)
John D. Jackson
John D. Jackson has served as Macon County Treasurer since his 2021 appointment, per the Herald & Review. He previously served on the Macon County Board from 2014 to 2021, chairing its finance committee beginning in 2018, and worked at Archer Daniels Midland Co. from 2007 to 2021, per the Herald & Review. He holds a degree in management and organizational leadership from Millikin University, per the Herald & Review. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
SheriffJim Root (R)
Jim Root
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Campaign built around integrity, leadership and accountability in the sheriff's office
About Jim Root
Jim Root has served as Macon County Sheriff since June 2021 and is seeking a third term, per News Channel 20. His campaign describes his platform as built on integrity, leadership and accountability, per his campaign site.
Regional Superintendent of Schools (Regional Office of Education #39)Jill R. Reedy (R)
Jill R. Reedy
Jill R. Reedy has served as Regional Superintendent of Schools for Macon and Piatt Counties since her appointment on October 1, 2022, per NowDecatur.com. In that role she oversees eleven school districts serving about 18,248 students, per IARSS.org. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Illinois State University in 1997, a master's in educational administration from Southwest Baptist University in 2004, and a specialist degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2017, per IARSS.org. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressJudge of the Appellate Court, 5th Judicial District (vacancy of Hon. Thomas M. Welch)Amy E. Sholar (R)
Amy E. Sholar
Amy E. Sholar appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Appellate Court, 5th Judicial District (vacancy of Hon. Thomas M. Welch), per the county clerk's certified November 3, 2026 candidate list.
Judicial Retention, Appellate Court Judge James A. Knecht (4th Judicial District)Nonpartisan race · James A. Knecht
James A. Knecht
James A. Knecht is a sitting justice of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court, per the Illinois Courts judicial directory. He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1973, clerked for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Underwood, and served as an Associate Circuit Judge and then Circuit Judge before his election to the Fourth District Appellate Court in 1986, per his Illinois Courts biography. He chairs the Appellate Court Administrative Committee and has taught as an adjunct professor at Illinois State University and the University of Illinois College of Law, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.
Judicial Retention, Appellate Court Judge John B. Barberis, Jr. (5th Judicial District)Nonpartisan race · John B. Barberis, Jr.
John B. Barberis, Jr.
John B. Barberis, Jr. is a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth Judicial District, standing for retention in the 2026 general election, per the Illinois State Bar Association's judicial evaluations. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Robert C. "R.C." Bollinger (6th Judicial Circuit)Nonpartisan race · Robert C. "R.C." Bollinger
Robert C. "R.C." Bollinger
Robert C. "R.C." Bollinger is the resident Circuit Judge of Macon County in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, first elected in 2014 and retained in 2020, per the Illinois Courts' official biography. He is currently assigned as a Justice of the Fifth District Appellate Court and previously practiced twelve years as a law firm partner in Decatur, per the Illinois Courts. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Jason M. Bohm (6th Judicial Circuit)Nonpartisan race · Jason M. Bohm
Jason M. Bohm
Bohm is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county's own certified specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Dana Rhoades (6th Judicial Circuit)Nonpartisan race · Dana Rhoades
Dana Rhoades
Rhoades is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county's own certified specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Ramona M. Sullivan (6th Judicial Circuit)Nonpartisan race · Ramona M. Sullivan
Ramona M. Sullivan
Sullivan is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county's own certified specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Macon County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateJuliana Stratton (D) · Don Tracy (R) · Whitfield Harrington Jr (American Center Party)
Juliana Stratton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Making life more affordable
- Creating opportunities for the middle class
- Protecting your rights and our democracy
About Juliana Stratton
Juliana Stratton is Illinois's lieutenant governor, serving alongside Gov. JB Pritzker, per the campaign site. She was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago as the daughter of a Navy veteran and a Chicago public school teacher, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she was first elected to the Illinois House after defeating a 13-year incumbent.
Don Tracy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower the cost of living for working families
- Common-sense solutions
- Represent all of Illinois
About Don Tracy
Don Tracy is an attorney of several decades and Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he previously owned and operated a law firm in Springfield with a satellite office in his hometown of Mt. Sterling, and that he is a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and of the Illinois Gaming Board.
Whitfield Harrington Jr
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Use domestic energy to bring costs down
- Lower food costs by keeping tariffs off food
- Make smaller mortgages available for affordable homes
About Whitfield Harrington Jr
Whitfield Harrington Jr of Schaumburg is on the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list for U.S. Senate on the American Center Party line. He describes himself as an independent candidate building the American Center Party, per the campaign site. He earned a political science degree from Delta State University, worked in the financial industry inside banks and insurance companies, ran his own insurance practice, and has served as a pastor in Chicago since 2013, per the campaign site.
GovernorJB Pritzker (D) · Darren Bailey (R) · Collin Corbett (Independent)
JB Pritzker
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Make Illinois more affordable and grow jobs
- Protect reproductive rights and civil rights
- Invest in infrastructure, health care, and education
About JB Pritzker
Pritzker is Illinois's governor and was previously an entrepreneur and business leader who oversaw operations with 10,000 employees and helped launch a non-profit business incubator that supported the creation of more than 14,500 jobs, per the campaign site. He lost both parents at a young age, an experience he says motivated him toward public service, per the campaign site. He is running with Christian Mitchell as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Darren Bailey
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower taxes and reduce regulation
- Strengthen public safety
- Support parental rights, schools, and rural Illinois
About Darren Bailey
Darren Bailey is the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, a former state senator, farmer, and the GOP's 2022 nominee for governor. His campaign emphasizes lower taxes, public safety, parental rights, agriculture, and a rematch against JB Pritzker. He is running with Aaron B. Del Mar as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Collin Corbett
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Favoring pragmatic, mainstream solutions over what he calls the politics of no, per The Illinoize
- Building a long-term independent political movement working with collaborators across party lines, per The Illinoize
About Collin Corbett
Corbett is an independent candidate for governor, a political strategist and small business owner who founded Cor Strategies, EmpowerPolitics and Long9 Studio, per the campaign site. Corbett says he has recruited and trained more than 3,500 people to take part in the political process over two decades and has helped Illinois communities set local service and tax priorities, per the campaign site.
Attorney GeneralKwame Raoul (D) · Bob Fioretti (R)
Kwame Raoul
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect consumers, workers, and civil rights
- Pursue public-safety and gun-safety litigation
- Defend reproductive rights and state legal interests
About Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul is Illinois's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office has emphasized consumer protection, civil rights, gun safety litigation, reproductive rights, workers' rights, and multistate legal actions.
Bob Fioretti
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strengthen public safety and prosecution priorities
- Increase government accountability
About Bob Fioretti
Bob Fioretti is the Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general and a former Chicago alderman. His campaign emphasizes public safety, government accountability, litigation priorities, and a Republican alternative to Democratic control of statewide legal offices.
Secretary of StateAlexi Giannoulias (D) · Diane Harris (R)
Alexi Giannoulias
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Modernize driver and business services
- Improve libraries and public records access
- Strengthen customer service and technology systems
About Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias is Illinois's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office manages driver services, libraries, business filings, state records, organ-donor registration, and technology modernization.
Diane Harris
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Safer, smarter rules of the road for families and young drivers
- Faster customer service in person and remotely
- Clean up the voter rolls and promote election integrity
About Diane Harris
Diane Harris is the Republican nominee for Illinois secretary of state and a Joliet Junior College trustee. Her campaign emphasizes customer service, election-adjacent administrative services, business filings, and a Republican alternative for a large statewide office.
TreasurerMike Frerichs (D) · Max Solomon (R)
Mike Frerichs
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Manage state investments and cash responsibly
- Return unclaimed property to residents
- Support college savings and financial education
About Mike Frerichs
Frerichs is the incumbent Illinois State Treasurer, first sworn in in 2015, and previously served as an Illinois state senator, Champaign County Auditor and Champaign County Board member, per the campaign site. A Yale University graduate, he grew up in Gifford, Illinois, the son of a truck driver and a university secretary, per the campaign site.
Max Solomon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscal transparency with a real-time public dashboard of state funds
- Modernize the state's investment strategy to maximize returns
- Strengthen the Bright Start and Bright Directions college savings programs
About Max Solomon
Max Solomon is the Republican nominee listed for Illinois state treasurer. His candidacy gives Republican voters a statewide alternative in the office responsible for state investments, public cash management, and treasury services.
ComptrollerMargaret Croke (D) · Bryan Drew (R)
Margaret Croke
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Improve bill-payment transparency
- Strengthen state financial reporting
- Use legislative experience in fiscal oversight
About Margaret Croke
Margaret Croke is running for Illinois Comptroller. She has served five years in the Illinois House of Representatives, where she chairs the Financial Institutions committee, per her campaign site.
Bryan Drew
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Increase fiscal transparency
- Offer Republican oversight of state finances
About Bryan Drew
Bryan Drew is the Republican nominee for Illinois comptroller and an attorney. His candidacy offers a Republican alternative for the office that manages state payments, fiscal reporting, and public financial transparency.
Voting info and more
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