Woodford County, Illinois ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Woodford 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
Woodford County Board District 1 Vote for 2	Jeff Bailey (D), Randy Barth (R), James Baumann (R)
Woodford County Board District 2 Vote for 3	Joe Albright (D), Noah Dwyer (D), Bruce Everett (D), Denise Durst (R), Zachary Ferris (R), Dylan Steffen (R)
Woodford County Board District 3 Vote for 2	Gee Altaee (D), Ryan Knapp (R), Blake Parsons (R)

Also on every Woodford 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

Woodford County Board District 1 (Special): Tim Wilcoxen (R)
Woodford County Board District 3 (Special): Don D. Rood Jr. (R)
Woodford County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds: Dawn L. Kupfer (R)
Woodford County Sheriff: Dennis Tipsword Jr. (R)
Woodford County State's Attorney: Erik Gibson (R)
Woodford County Treasurer: Melissa Andrews (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

11th Judicial Circuit judge, circuit-wide (vacancy of John Costigan): Sarah R. Duffy (R)
11th Judicial Circuit judge, Livingston County (vacancy of Jennifer Bauknecht): Randy A. Yedinak (R)
11th Judicial Circuit judge, Woodford County (vacancy of Charles Feeney): Gregory Michael Minger (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Regional Office of Education 53 Regional Superintendent: Jeffrey Shane Ekena (R)

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

11th Judicial Circuit, circuit-wide

Jason Chambers, Jonathan C. Wright, Matthew J. Fitton

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