The Illinois primary election is June 28. What you need to know about Peoria-area races
The Illinois primary election is set for June 28. Voters will have the chance to cast their ballots in races for governor, congressional seats, state legislative offices and a variety of local positions. The following are offices that the Journal Star has reported on:
FEDERAL OFFICES
U.S. Senate – GOP
The GOP primary field is crowded with those seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, as her first six-year term draws to a close.
Duckworth is running unopposed, meaning that unless someone drops out of the race, whoever wins the Republican primary vote on June 28 will face off against Duckworth in the Nov. 8 general election.
More: GOP primary candidates line up to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth
More: Meet Matthew 'Matt' Dubiel, candidate for U.S. senator from Illinois
More: Meet Robert 'Bobby' Piton, candidate for U.S. senator from Illinois
More: Meet Bill Redpath, candidate for U.S. senator from Illinois
More: Meet Peggy Hubbard, candidate for U.S. senator from Illinois
STATE OFFICES
Governor
Eight candidates are running for governor of Illinois. We sent questionnaires to each of the candidates on the ballot, asking them to answer questions about pension obligations, state population loss, escalating costs of health care, how to handle a COVID surge and what small businesses need due to the pandemic.
Gubernatorial questionnaires:
More: Illinois governor candidates: What's your plan to improve the pension burden on cities?
More: Illinois governor candidates: How would you work to increase the state's population?
More: Illinois governor candidates: How will you bring down health care, prescription drug costs?
More: Illinois governor candidates: How would you handle another surge in COVID deaths?
More: Illinois governor candidates: What help do small businesses still need due to pandemic?
16th Congressional District
Four candidates are campaigning to succeed U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger in the newly drawn 16th Congressional District and keep the seat in Republican Party hands.
More: Meet the Illinois candidates running in GOP primary for 16th Congressional District
17th Congressional District
Six candidates are campaigning to succeed U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos in the 17th Congressional District and keep the seat in Democratic Party hands. A pair of Republicans are campaigning to flip the congressional seat long held by Bustos from blue to red.
More: Where six Democrats for Congress stand on guns and economy
More: Meet the Republicans running to flip US Rep. Cheri Bustos' seat red
IL House
87th District representative
Two Tazewell County political leaders will square off in the Republican primary for the new 87th House District for a spot in the new Illinois General Assembly.
More: Tazewell County candidates square off in new 87th House District
More: Meet Mary Burress, 87th Illinois House District candidate
More: Meet Bill Hauter: 87th Illinois House District candidate in the state's primary election
91st District representative
There is no incumbent to beat in the redrawn 91st state House district. Pekin Mayor Mark Luft, a Republican who currently represents the district, doesn't live in the redrawn district – so the seat is open. Two Republicans and two Democrats are running in the June 28 primary election to earn their party's nomination for the Nov. 8 general election.
More: Meet the 4 primary candidates in the redrawn 91st House district in Illinois
93rd District representative
State Rep. Mark A. Luft, 91st District, will attempt to retain his seat in the Illinois House in the GOP primary June 28. He will face challenger Travis Weaver. With the redrawn boundaries, Luft, who was elected in 2020, finds himself in the 93rd District.
More: Who's running for Illinois representative in the new District 93?
105th District representative
Four candidates are competing in the Republican primary for the 105th Illinois House District race. Newly redrawn to include all or portions of nine counties, the mostly rural district includes Pontiac, Chillicothe, Washington and the far northeastern corner of Bloomington.
More: Meet the four Republicans on the primary ballot for the 105th House District seat
IL SENATE
37th Senate
Both Brett Nicklaus and Win Stoller point to their conservative bona fides as reasons why voters should send them to the Statehouse to fill the state Senate seat for the newly redrawn 37th District. The winner of the June 28 Republican primary, at the moment, will be unopposed during the November election because no Democrat is running for office.
More: Meet the two Illinois Republicans on the ballot for the 37th District state Senate seat
Attorney general
Three candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for Illinois attorney general in the June 28 primary election.
More: GOP candidates talk about issues in race for Illinois attorney general
LOCAL OFFICES
Peoria County Sheriff
The upcoming June 28 Republican primary for Peoria County sheriff will feature two men who have years of experience and who both say they want to increase training and personnel. Both Lt. Jason Buckley and Capt. Chris Watkins point to their experience as key reasons for voters to pick them.
More: Meet the candidates running for Peoria County sheriff in June
School board candidates
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Peoria Public Schools board. Current board President Gregory Wilson, former school board member Dan Walther and newcomer Paris McConnell will be on the ballot June 28.
More: 3 candidates are competing for 2 seats on Peoria school board. Here's why they're running
Tazewell County Board
Eight candidates will run for seven Tazewell County Board District 3 seats during June’s Republican primary election. Russ Crawford of East Peoria is one of seven incumbents in the field, along with Bill Atkins, Dave Mingus and Greg Longfellow of Washington; Sierra Smith of East Peoria; and Mike Harris and Tammy Rich-Stimson of Mackinaw. They will try to fend off challenger Billy Brandenburg of Mackinaw.
More: Meet the 8 Republicans running for 7 seats on Tazewell County Board District 3
Tazewell County treasurer
As two candidates seek the Republican nod for Tazewell County treasurer in the primary election, voters will have an opportunity to choose between experience on the Tazewell County Board or in-depth knowledge of the treasurer’s office.
More: 2 candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for Tazewell County Treasurer
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois primary election: What to know about races
