Candidates for state offices
on ballot in March election

Listed below by constitutional office are the candidates on the ballot in the March 15 Republican and Democratic primaries, as of February 9 in the order published by the Illinois State Board of Elections in its unofficial candidate list. Winners of each constitutional office in both primaries will face off in the general election on November 8.

Democratic incumbents Atty. Gen. Roland W. Burris, Comptroller Dawn dark Netsch and Treasurer Pat Quinn are not seeking reelection, but they are seeking nominations to other offices. Burris and Netsch are competing for the Democratic nomination for governor (see article in this magazine, beginning on page 15 and Illinois Issues, October 1993, page 36). Quinn is vying for secretary of state (see Illinois Issues, January 1994, page 36).

Though four of the seven candidates for governor have announced "running mates" (see Illinois Issues, December 1993, page 36), the governor and lieutenant governor are nominated separately and then run as a team on the ballot in the general election. The Democratic party is waging an educational campaign to inform the public about its primary candidates to try to avoid the political snafu that occurred in 1986 (see Illinois Issues, January 1994, page 36). That year two LaRouche candidates won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and secretary of state in the primary election. Adlai E. Stevenson III, the gubernatorial nominee, formed the Solidarity party rather than run with the LaRouche followers on the Democratic ticket. He lost the general election to Republican Gov. James R. Thompson.

The candidates running in the Democratic primary who represent the Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. platform are noted below with an asterisk preceding the name.

Governor     Republican     Jim Edgar, Springfield, incumbent     Jack Roeser, Barrington     Democrat     James Elroy Gierach, Palos Park     Dawn Clark Netsch, Chicago     Roland W. Burris, Chicago     Richard Phelan, Winnetka     *Sheila A. Jones, Chicago Lieutenant Governor     Republican     Bob Kustra, Park Ridge, incumbent     Democrat     Sheila Smith, Palatine     *Anthony P. Harper, Chicago     Penny Severns, Decatur Attorney General     Republican     Jim Ryan, Bensenville     Jeff Ladd, Woodstock     Themis Anagnost, Chicago     Democrat     Martin J. Oberman, Chicago     Albert F. Hofeld, Winnetka

Secretary of State     Republican     George H. Ryan, Kankakee, incumbent     Democrat     Pat Quinn, Chicago     Denny Jacobs, East Moline     *Rose-Marie Love, Chicago Comptroller     Republican     Loleta A. Didrickson, Chicago     Democrat     Edward J. Schumann, LaGrange     *Mark P. Bender, Chicago     Earlean Collins, Chicago     Mary Lou Kearns, St. Charles Treasurer     Republican     Judy Baar Topinka, Riverside     Democrat     Nancy Drew Sheehan, Chicago     *Thomas J. Beaudette, Chicago     Beverley Scobell

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