2020 General Election Guide aims to serve Naperville voters

Above / With great appreciation to Gertrude Rowen Mitchell (my grandmother) and her friends who were among the first decade of women to vote, we hope all women and all men, ages 18-plus, register to vote, recognizing the privilege of their precious right as they follow signs to polling places in DuPage and Will counties designated for Naperville registered voters. (PN File Photo features a prized commemorative ERA campaign button in our collection.) —Stephanie Penick, PN Publisher


Presidential Election Day / Nov. 3, 2020

Originally posted July 28, 2020 / Here’s hoping all registered voters will take time to get to know all the candidates running to serve Naperville. Follow the candidates during the campaign to listen and learn how they will represent you for your vote. Visit their websites. View remote presentations. Become educated way in advance of heading to the polls on Tues., Nov. 3, 2020. The Voters Guide will be updated as important voter information becomes available.

Candidates listed below will be on the ballot for the 2020 General Election on Nov. 3. Thanks for reading.

—PN

Update, Nov. 4, 2020 / With a high number of races still in flux and too close to call, victors will be identified all at one time in order not to provide incorrect results that could change as mail-in ballots are counted. Thanks for your patience.

Supporters of ‘Fair Tax’ amendment have conceded that their initiative to grant the State of Illinois authority to impose higher income tax rates on higher income levels failed to pass. Unofficial results reported 55 percent of voters voted “No.”


Victors from the 2020 Primary who will appear on the General Election Ballot are designated bold blue for Democratic and bold red for Republican. Other “independent” candidates that have filed with enough signatures to be on the ballot will be listed by mid-September and before Mail-in Voting begins Sept. 24.

Federal

U.S. President (4-Year Term) / VP Listed

Vote for one / Democratic (D), Republican (R), Green Party (G) or Libertarian (L) candidate in November / 20 Electoral Votes for President Victor in Illinois / Note: Of the 538 Electoral votes, a candidate must win at least 270 to become President.

Joseph R. Biden (Democratic) / Kamala Harris

Donald J. Trump (Republican) / Mike Pence

Howie Hawkins (Green) / Angela Nicole Walker 

Gloria La Riva (Party of Socialism/Liberation) / Leonard Peltier

Brian Carroll (American Solidarity Party) / Amar Petel

Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) / Spike Cohen


U.S. Senate (6-year term)

U.S. Senator in Illinois / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Dick Durbin (D)

Mark Curran (R)

David Black (G)  

Danny Malouf (L) 

Willie Wilson (WWP)


U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term)

11th Congressional District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Bill Foster (D)

Rick Laib (R)


6th Congressional District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Sean Casten (D)

Jeanne M. Ives (R)


14th Congressional District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Lauren Underwood (D)

Jim Oberweis (R)


To assist in the ease to study up, this page includes only candidates running in the General Election to serve Naperville. After first winning the Primary on March 17, 2020, candidates now will be on the ballot in the General Presidential Election on Tues., Nov. 3, 2020.

Click here for DuPage County Voter info.

Click here for Will County Voter info.

Also note, all hyperlinks to candidate websites on this page have been requested.

Link to Democratic Township Precinct Committeeman

Link to Republican Township Precinct Committeeman

State of Illinois

81st Representative District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Anne Stava-Murray (D)

Laura Hois (R)


84th Representative District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Stephanie A. Kifowit (D)

No Candidate Filed (R)


41st Representative District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Janet Yang Rohr (D) 

Grant Wehrli (R)


42nd Representative District / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Ken Mejia-Beal (D)

Amy L. Grant (R)


DuPage County 

County Offices

DuPage County State’s Attorney / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November
No Candidate Filed (D)

Robert “Bob” Berlin (R)


DuPage Recorder / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Kathleen V. Carrier (D)

Babette Holder Youngberg (R)


DuPage Circuit Court Clerk / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Candice Adams (D)

Chris Kachiroubas (R)


DuPage County Auditor / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

William “Bill” White (D)

Bob Grogan (R) 


DuPage Coroner / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Gregory H. Whalen (D)

Richard Jorgensen (R)


County Board District 5 / 2-Year Term Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Amy Chavez (D)

Kevin Coyne (R)


Forest Preserve District 5 / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Barbara O’Meara (D)

Mary Lou Wehrli (R)


18th Judicial Circuit

18th Judicial (Bakalis) / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Margaret “Peggy” O’Connell (D)

James F. McCluskey (R)

18th Judicial (O’Shea) / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Azam Nizamuddin (D)

Richard D. Felice (R)

18th Judicial (Sutter) / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Jill Otte (D)

Ann Celine Walsh (R)

18th Judicial (Anderson) / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Jeffrey M. Jacobson (D)

Monique O’Toole (R)

Judicial Retention

No judge listed here is running against any other judge.

Shall Ann B. Jorgensen be retained in office as Judge of the Appellate Court, Second Judicial District? Yes   No

Shall Mary S. Schostock be retained in office as Judge of the Appellate Court, Second Judicial District? Yes   No

Shall John S. Kinsella be retained in office as Judge of the Circuit Court, 18th Judicial Circuit? Yes   No

Shall Bob Kleeman be retained in office as Judge of the Circuit Court, 18th Judicial Circuit? Yes   No

Will County

County Offices

Chief Executive Officer / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D)

Nick Ficarello (R)


Will City Clerk / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Andrea Lynn Chasteen (D)

No Candidate Filed (R)


Will Coroner / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Laurie Summers (D)

James J. Piacentini (R)


Will County Auditor / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Kevin “Duffy” Blackburn (D)

No Candidate Filed (R)


Will Recorder of Deeds / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

Karen A. Stukel (D)

Gretchen Fritz (R)


Will County State’s Attorney / Vote for one / Democratic (D) candidate OR Republican (R) in November

James W. Glasgow  (D)

No Candidate Filed (R)

2020 Referendum Questions

Illinois statewide referendum aims to amend the Illinois Constitution. Actual wording for ballot will read:

The proposed amendment grants the State authority to impose higher income tax rates on higher income levels, which is how the federal government and a majority of other states do it. The amendment would remove the portion of the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution that is sometimes referred to as the “flat tax,” that requires all taxes on income to be at the same rate. The amendment does not itself change tax rates. It gives the State the ability to impose higher tax rates on those with higher income levels and lower tax rates on those with middle or lower income levels. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become a part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES

NO

For the proposed amendment of Section 3 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.

Referendum questions will appear on the DuPage County ballot as follows:

  • “Shall DuPage County continue to consider financial support of law enforcement and public safety its top budgeting priority?”
  • “In order to fight the spread of COVID-19, shall DuPage County obtain a stockpile of personal protective equipment for distribution to nursing homes, first responders, health care providers, and at risk communities who are not otherwise able to obtain personal protective equipment?”
  • “Shall DuPage County continue to fund and support training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects for local law enforcement agencies?”

About this post from PN’s Editor…

Any omission in this list of Election Candidates is not intended. To report corrections or unlinked website, please contact Stephanie@positivelynaperville.com and include “Election” in the subject line.

Also, any candidate or campaign manager for a candidate’s official website (not social media links) who wishes to be hyperlinked to this website (no charge), is welcome to send info. Candidate official websites for federal, state and county offices are linked only upon request.

Thanks for inquiries regarding advertising! Though all advertising is welcomed to help support newsprint, buckets of ink and monthly distribution costs, PN does not solicit political advertising.

During PN’s 18-year-plus history, this publication has not endorsed candidates. That said, we’d like to influence all voters to become informed about all the candidates running well in advance of Election Day. Every informed vote makes a difference regarding the best candidates to win a spot to serve Naperville in the Nov. 3, 2020, Presidential Election.

PN does, however, endorse long-overdue Fair Maps and term limits, quite aware both issues are wishful thinking for Illinois. (Note: Naperville voters approved term limits for the Naperville Mayor and City Council that began in 2015.)

Referendums that will appear for votes on DuPage County and Will County ballots are posted on this page.

Election Day Polls open 6AM to 7PM Tues., Nov. 3, 2020

We again urge voters to get to know all the candidates that make themselves available in support of our view that all politics is local. Every vote makes a difference here at home.

We appreciate all informed voters who cast their ballots.

Our hope for our Republic is that all registered voters will be educated about the candidates and the issues, and vote by 7PM on General Election Day on November 3, 2020.

Thanks for being an educated voter about the candidates, most of whom have worked diligently with their faithful volunteers every day since they announced their intentions to earn your vote.

Yes. It’s kind of a big deal.

Thanks for voting. Thanks also for reading! 

Originally Posted July 29,2020 / Last Updated Oct. 15, 2020. 

One more thing: Click Here for Information regarding Mail In Voting

Editor’s Note / With a passion to be the best-educated voter possible up to the last minute in regard to candidates running to serve Naperville, it’s always been our tradition to cast our ballot on Election Day. 

We hope and pray COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall, that the fatality rate continues its decline, and that no other last-minute challenges change the hours polls are open on Election Day, Tues., Nov. 3, that could prevent our voting for the liberty we cherish.

Several options will be available for all registered voters: Mail-in Voting, Early Voting, Absentee Voting and Election Day Voting.

We’re also mindful of a CBS This Morning news report about Mail-In Voting that appeared on July 24, 2020. We also hope all ballots are mailed at least a week in advance, are counted in a timely way and produce accurate results. —PN

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