Tuesday is Election Day.
Today, we reprint a list of the Northwest Herald Editorial Board’s recommendations in some contested races that McHenry County voters will see on the ballot.
To help make your own informed decisions, visit Northwest Herald’s Election Central page online, where you can read candidate responses to our questionnaires.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. For a list of polling locations, visit the McHenry County Clerk’s website. Please remember to vote.
To track results as they come in, visit Election Central starting shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Northwest Herald staffers will provide around-the-clock, election night updates on results, breaking stories and a Twitter feed. Readers can join in the discussion by adding the hashtag #nwhelect to their tweets.
Here’s a recap of our endorsements:
REPUBLICAN
Governor
Bruce Rauner
U.S. Senate
Jim Oberweis
65th District state representative
Daniel Ugaste
McHenry County Sheriff
Andrew Zinke
McHenry County Clerk
Mary McClellan
McHenry County Treasurer
Glenda Miller
McHenry County Board District 1
Andrew Gasser, David Stieper
McHenry County Board District 3
Joe Gottemoller, Nancy Gonsiorek
McHenry County Board District 5
John Jung, Michael Rein
McHenry County Board District 6
Michelle Aavang, Ersel Schuster
DEMOCRAT
14th Congressional District
John Hosta
REFERENDUMS
County Board chairman elected at-large
Yes
School District 12 referendum
Yes
