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2 candidates are tracked for McHenry County Board District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Niko Kanakaris and Christine B. Hamm. Candidate information follows official Mchenry County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: incumbent Michael Skala did not seek reelection, per Shaw Local's Northwest Herald. Republican Niko Kanakaris and Democrat Christine B. Hamm each won their party's nomination on March 17, 2026 (Kanakaris 1,591 votes, Hamm 2,554 votes), per the county clerk's official primary results reported by the same outlet. They meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Republican
Niko Kanakaris is a former Huntley village trustee who served from 2007 to 2023 and owns five restaurants with his family, per Shaw Local's Northwest Herald. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Niko Kanakaris.
Democratic
Christine Hamm is a nonprofit executive and community organizer who has lived in Huntley and McHenry County for about 18 years, per Christine Hamm campaign site. She is executive director of a North American membership organization for relationship therapists, per Christine Hamm campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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