Election stories

CRYSTAL LAKE – A sympathetic audience liked what they heard Friday night from the first debate for the six Republican candidates jockeying for the 8th Congressional District.

WOODSTOCK – Numbered plastic balls decided the ballot order Wednesday in six Republican primary races for McHenry County.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board rejected an advisory referendum on video gambling, but it will be another month until the board votes on whether to ban it.

The following is a list of candidates who have filed to run in the Feb. 2, 2010 primary. Each candidate's name is followed by the city they live in and the date they filed. Candidates marked with (I) are incumbents. The filing period is Oct. 26-Nov. 2.

Although a flurry of last-minute candidates promises to make the 2010 election interesting, the 8th Congressional District race might yet again be the race to watch.

The McHenry County Young Republicans are hosting a debate this month for Republican candidates for the 8th Congressional District.

Democratic and Green candidates have filed petitions to run for two countywide offices in the 2010 election.

Democratic and Green Party candidates tossed their hats Wednesday into the February 2010 primary.

Some contested federal, state and local races have come out of the first day to file petitions for the Feb. 2 primary election.