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2 candidates are tracked for DuPage County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Paula Deacon Garcia and Patricia Kladis-Schiappa. Candidate information follows official Dupage County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia won the Democratic nomination over sitting County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, 56.53 percent to 43.47 percent, in the March 17 primary; Patricia Kladis-Schiappa ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the county's official canvass.
Paula Deacon Garcia worked 21 years for the Village of Lisle's Development Services/Building Department before her election to the DuPage County Board's District 2 seat in 2020, where she chairs the Finance Committee, per Paula Deacon Garcia campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Balanced, transparent county budgeting and accounting practices
- A county government that is accessible and responsive to residents' needs
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Patricia Kladis-Schiappa is a Burr Ridge attorney with more than 20 years concentrating her trial and appellate practice in workers' compensation law, per Patricia Kladis-Schiappa campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Restore integrity and rebuild trust in the Clerk's office
- Bring professionalism, ethics and engagement to the office responsible for elections and vital records
Source: candidate campaign site.
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