Iroquois County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Illinois Senate, Illinois House and Regional Superintendent of Schools, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
School board
Regional Superintendent of Schools (Regional Office of Education #32)Patricia High (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Patricia High
Patricia High is the Regional Superintendent of Schools for the Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of Education (I-KAN), per the office's staff directory. Per the Daily Journal, she was approved for the post in February 2025 after serving as I-KAN's assistant regional superintendent and, earlier, its professional development administrator, and she taught special education in Kankakee County schools for 17 years. No campaign website was found as of October 4, 2026.
Patricia High is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #32 (Iroquois and Kankakee 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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Find your districts by addressIllinois Senate District 53Chris Balkema (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Chris Balkema
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Address illegal immigration and declared Grundy County a non-sanctuary county
- Protect the unborn at all stages
- Pursue new funding mechanisms to relieve property tax burdens, citing four consecutive years of reduced Grundy County property taxes
About Chris Balkema
Balkema spent 30 years in the private sector at Caterpillar and served 13 years on the Grundy County Board, including six years as chairman, per the campaign site.
Chris Balkema (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Chris Balkema 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 106Jason R. Bunting (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jason R. Bunting
Jason R. Bunting previously served as Highway Commissioner of Broughton Township and as a Livingston County Board member, per his Illinois House of Representatives biography. Until 2023 he was president of the Livingston County Farm Bureau and a director for the Illinois Corn Growers' Association, per the same source. Bunting holds an associate degree from Joliet Junior College and lives in Emington with his wife, Tasha, and their three children. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jason R. Bunting (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jason R. Bunting 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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Who is on the ballot in Iroquois County, Illinois on November 3, 2026?
Iroquois County sample ballot 2026: who is running for regional superintendent of schools and illinois senate, 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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