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2026 Women Candidates

Name

Deb Conroy

Paula Deacon Garcia

Jean Kaczmarek

Yeena Yoo

Rebecca Gamboa

Peggy O'Connell

Christina Kye

Terra Costa Howard

Maria Sinkule

Melissa Villanueva

​Mahnoor Ahmad

Mary Rada Walters

Ericka Polanco Webb

Paula McGowen

Mary Fitzgerald Ozog

Sadia Covert

Dawn Desart

Marylee Leu

Melissa Martinez

Lauren 'Laurie' Nowak

Susan Smentek

Tina Tyson Dunne

Dana Moreau

Jacalyn 'Jax' West

Barb O'Meara

Janet Yang Rohr

​Margaret DeLaRosa

​Lynn LaPlante

Marti Deuter

Dianne Blair-Sherlock

Erica Bray-Parker

Maura Hirschauer

Barbara Hernandez

Michelle Mussman

Norma Hernandez

Anne Stava

​Saba Haider

Dagmara "Dee" Avelar

Kimberly Lightford

Laura Ellman

Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Laura Murphy

Linda Holmes

Stephanie A. Kifowit

Margaret Croke

Karina Villa

Holly Kim

Delia Ramirez

Delia Ramirez

Yasmeen Bankole

Robin Kelly

Juliana Stratton

Office

DuPage County Board Chair

DuPage County Clerk

DuPage County Clerk

DuPage County Treasurer

Regional Superintendent of Schools

3rd Appellate Court

18th Circuit Court, Subcircuit 4 

​18th Circuit Court, Subcircuit 5

County Board 1

County Board 1

County Board 2

​County Board 2

County Board 3

County Board 4

County Board 4

County Board 5

County Board 5

County Board 5

County Board 6

County Board 6

Forest Preserve District 1

Forest Preserve District 2

Forest Preserve District 2

Forest Preserve District 2

Forest Preserve District 5

IL State Representative 41

IL State Representative 42

IL State Representative 42

IL State Representative 45

IL State Representative 46

IL State Representative 47

IL State Representative 49

IL State Representative 50

IL State Representative 56

IL State Representative 77

IL State Representative 81

IL State Representative 84

IL State Representative 85

IL State Senator 4

IL State Senator 21

IL State Senator 23

IL State Senator 28

IL State Senator 42

State Comptroller

State Comptroller

State Comptroller

State Comptroller

US Congress IL-03

State Central Committee IL-03

US Congress IL-08

US Senate

US Senate

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Voting Information

2026 Important Election Dates

Early voting starts February 5th, 2026.

Vote by Mail ballots will begin to be mailed on February 5th.

Primary Election Day Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 - Polls Open 6am-7pm 

In DuPage County, you can vote at any polling place on Election Day!

If you, or anyone you know encounters problems while voting call the 
Election Protection Hotline 866-687-8683

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Democratic Women of DuPage County. Designed by Shivam Kak with SKSTUDIO 2022 

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