Jefferson County, Illinois ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Jefferson 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
Jefferson County Board District 6 Term ends 2030	Derrek Wilson (D) vs. Jeff L. Williams (R)
Jefferson County Board District 11 Term ends 2030	Michael T. Young (D) vs. Kenny Benjamin (R)
Jefferson County Board District 12 Term ends 2030	Adam Colon (D) vs. Wayne Hicks (R)
Jefferson County Board District 13 Term ends 2030	Richard Gradford (D) vs. Todd Cole (R)

Also on every Jefferson 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

Jefferson County Board District 2 Term ends 2030: John R. Howard (R)
Jefferson County Board District 3 Term ends 2030: Joey McDermott (R)
Jefferson County Board District 5 Term ends 2028 (Special): Randy Jay Edwards (R)
Jefferson County Board District 8 Term ends 2030: Clifford Lindemann (R)
Jefferson County Clerk: Joseph Davis (R)
Jefferson County Sheriff: Jeffrey D. Bullard Sr. (R)
Jefferson County State's Attorney: Patrick L. Costa (R)
Jefferson County Treasurer: Bob Watt (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

2nd Judicial Circuit judge, Edwards County (vacancy of Michael Valentine): Brian T. Shinkle (R)
2nd Judicial Circuit judge, Richland County (vacancy of Ray Vaughn): Chelsey E. Clark (R)
2nd Judicial Circuit judge, Wayne County (vacancy of Michael Molt): Matthew E. Vaughn (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Regional Office of Education 13 Regional Superintendent: John Consolino (R)

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

2nd Judicial Circuit, circuit-wide

Barry L. Vaughan, Matthew J. Hartrich, Tara R. Cook, Thomas J. Foster, William C. Hudson

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