Macoupin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Illinois Senate, Illinois House and Regional Superintendent of Schools and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
School board
Regional Superintendent of Schools (Regional Office of Education #40)Ryan Wamser (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ryan Wamser
Ryan Wamser is Director of School Improvement at Regional Office of Education #40, which serves Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties, per the office's staff page. Per a High Performing Educator profile, he began as a middle school physical education teacher and later served as a high school assistant principal, elementary principal, assistant regional superintendent and district superintendent. No campaign website was found as of October 4, 2026.
Ryan Wamser is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Regional Superintendent of Schools, Regional Office of Education #40 (Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin 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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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Macoupin County is split across 4 Illinois Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressIllinois Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 50, 54
Illinois Senate District 50Jil Tracy (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jil Tracy
Jil Tracy is the incumbent state senator for the 50th District and Illinois Senate Republican Whip, per the official legislative website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Jil Tracy (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jil Tracy 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 Senate District 54Steve McClure (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Steve McClure
Steve McClure was born March 8, 1984, in Springfield, and was elected in November 2018, sworn into office on January 9, 2019, per his Illinois Senate biography. He is a former prosecutor who served as chief of the Juvenile Division and later in the Felony Division of the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office, per the same source. He graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law and holds two bachelor's degrees from Arizona State University in political science and history. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Steve McClure (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Steve McClure 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: 2 districtsDistricts 100, 108
Illinois House District 100Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer is Assistant Minority Leader in the Illinois House and has represented the 100th District since 2012, per his ilga.gov profile. Raised in Jacksonville, he holds a political science degree from Miami University of Ohio and served on the Jacksonville City Council from 2008 to 2012. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer 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 108Wayne A. Rosenthal (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Wayne A. Rosenthal
Wayne A. Rosenthal is a family farmer and retired Brigadier General in the Illinois Air National Guard and United States Air Force, per his Illinois House of Representatives biography. He previously served as State Representative from 2011 to 2015 before being named Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2019, per the same source. He is a trustee, and past president, of the Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees, and lives with his wife, Marcia. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Wayne A. Rosenthal 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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Illinois nominated by plurality at the March 17 primary (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print, and independent and new-party candidates who filed petitions by June 22 join the November 3 ballot once the State Board of Elections rules on objections, per the Board's certified candidate list.
Who is on the ballot in Macoupin County, Illinois on November 3, 2026?
Macoupin 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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