Coles County, Illinois ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Coles County, Illinois, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 17, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Illinois voter registration lookup (State Board of Elections).

Office	Candidates
No contested local or district races found for Coles County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat.

Also on every Coles County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, the other statewide offices, U.S. House and legislative districts.

Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (R = Republican, D = Democrat). Judicial retention questions are yes-or-no and need 60% yes to pass. Party nominees were chosen in the March 17 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.

This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Illinois voter registration lookup (State Board of Elections).

Unopposed

One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).

County offices

Coles County Board District 1: Thomas Sherman (R)
Coles County Board District 5: John L. Doty (R)
Coles County Board District 7: Summar Smith (R)
Coles County Board District 11: Robert G. Bennett (R)
Coles County Board District 12: Bristole Zimmerman (D)
Coles County Clerk: Julie Coe (R)
Coles County Sheriff: Kent Martin (R)
Coles County Treasurer: George E. Edwards (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Regional Office of Education 11 Regional Superintendent: Kyle Thompson (R)

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

5th Judicial Circuit, circuit-wide

Mitchell Shick, Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy