General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, DeKalb 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 |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| DeKalb County Board District 1 | Fredrick Hall (D) vs. Rhonda L. Henke (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 2 | Carmen Polvere (D) vs. Patrick Deutsch (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 3 | Joanne Pickering (D) vs. Marc R. Doty (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 4 | Joyce A. Klein-Munch (D) vs. Rhonda E. Cowan (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 5 (Special) | Devon Wilcox (D) vs. Suzanne Fahnestock (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 5 | Selma Saenz (D) vs. Timothy M. Mangia (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 11 | Anna Wilhelmi (D) vs. Gennie Siwicki (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 12 (Special) | Traci L. Griffin‐Lappe (D) vs. Colton Otto (R) |
| DeKalb County Board District 12 | Michalene Bell (D) vs. Rebecca Johnson (R) |
| DeKalb County Clerk | Douglas Janicke (D) vs. Tasha Sims (R) |
| DeKalb County Treasurer | Derek Shaw (D) vs. Becky Springer (R) |
Also on every DeKalb 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).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Jody P. Gleason
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