CANDIDATES ON THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT

IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

(copies of a specimen ballot are available at

the office of the County Clerk and Recorder,

Jefferson County courthouse, Mt. Vernon)

(R) = Republican

(D) = Democrat

(G) = Green

(I) = Independent

(i) = incumbent by election

(i-appt) = incumbent by appointment to fill a vacancy

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State Offices & Candidates

Governor &                                              Judy Baar Topinka & Joe Birkett (R)

 Lt. Governor                                            Rod R. Blagojevich & Pat Quinn (D) (i)

                                                                Rich Whitney & Julie Samuels (G)

Attorney General                                     Stewart Umholtz (R)

                                                                Lisa Madigan (D) (i)

                                                                David Black (G)

Secretary of State                                    Dan Rutherford (R)

                                                                Jesse White (D) (i)

                                                                Karen "Young" Peterson (G)

Comptroller                                              Carole Pankau (R)

                                                                Daniel W. Hynes (D) (i)

                                                                Alicia Snyder (G)

Treasurer                                                 Christine Radogno (R)

                                                                Alexander Giannoulias (D)

                                                                Dan Rodriguiez Schlorff (G)

U.S. Congressional Office & Candidates

Representative in Congress,                   John M. Shimkus (R) (i)

19th Congressional District                     Danny L. Stover (D)

Illinois Legislative Offices & Candidates

State Senator,                                         John O. Jones (R) (i)

54th Legislative District                           Bart Wright (D)

Representative in the                              John Cavaletto (R)

General Assembly,                                  Kurt M. Granberg (D) (i)

107th Representative District 

Regional Office & Candidate

Regional Superintendent of Schools       Bryan Cross (D)

(Hamilton & Jefferson Counties)             no other candidate

Jefferson County Offices & Candidates

County Clerk & Recorder                        Tommy Hayes (R)

                                                                Connie Simmons (D)

County Treasurer                                    Debbie Elliott Marlow (R) (i)

                                                                Karen E. Shaw (D)

County Sheriff                                          Donald S. Hattendorf (R)

                                                                Roger D. Mulch (D) (i)

                                                                Keith Eckles (I)

Jefferson County Board (some districts)

District                          Townships                      Candidate (party)

1 (NW county)                Grand Prairie, Rome 1, 2   John C. Riley, III (D)

                                                                             David Flexter (R)

4 (W central county)       Casner, Shiloh 1, 2            James D. Spitler (R)

                                                                             Steve Langa (D)

8 (Mt. Vernon)                Mt. Vernon 1, 13               Wayne Hicks (D)

                                                                             Joseph W. Brown (R)

9 (Mt. Vernon)                Mt. Vernon 2, 3, 14           Pat Garrett (D)

                                                                             Steve Kirkpatrick (R)

11 (Mt. Vernon)               Mt. Vernon 6, 7, 8            Charlie York (R)

                                                                             Steven J. Damron (D)

*12 (Mt. Vernon)              Mt. Vernon 9, 10              Clarence C. Mays, Jr. (D) (i-appt)

                                                                             Kevin Sweeney (R)

13 (Mt. Vernon)               Mt. Vernon 11, 12            James A. Malone (D) (i)

                                                                             no candidate (R)

15 (W central county)      Shiloh 4                            Jim Nelson (D) (i-appt)

                                                                             Larry A. Kent (R)

Reps for the other districts (2,3,5,6,7,10,14) will be elected in 2008.

* = This district will also have an election in 2008

Judicial Offices & Candidates

Judge of the Appellate Court,                  Stephen P. McGlynn (R) (i-appt)

5th District                                               Bruce Stewart (D)

Judge of the Circuit Court,                       Brian T. Shinkle (R)

2d Judicial Circuit                                    Melissa A. Drew (D)

(Timberlake vacancy)

Retention of Judges

(For a retention election, there are no opposing candidates;

the voters are asked whether the sitting judge should be retained;

a 60% Yes vote is necessary for the judicial candidate to retain the office.)

Retention of                                             Thomas H. Sutton - Yes or No 

sitting Circuit Court Judge,

2d Judicial Circuit 

Retention of                                             James M. Wexstten - Yes or No

sitting Circuit Court Judge,

2d Judicial Circuit

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