Board of Elections announces the newest legislative candidates

FOURTEEN more Senate candidates and 31 more House candidates have been nominated this summer for the November 2 ballot in districts across the state, according to the State Board of Elections. Until these district party and independent party nominations rolled in, it appeared only one candidate was on the ballot in 43 percent of the districts: 23 of 59 Senate districts and 53 of the new 118 House districts. The picture has changed since the March primaries.

As of September 2, when the board officially announced the new candidates, only 12 senators have free rides (11 Democrats and one Republican) and 26 House candidates (17 Democrats and nine Republicans).

In most cases, the new contests were created by Democrats nominating candidates in those districts where no one ran in the Democrat primary. When the "independent" party nominations are added, there are even a few three-way races.

The three-way contests for Senate seats involve the 28th, 30th and 59th districts. In the 28th, incumbent John J. Nimrod of Glenview who lost his bid in the GOP primary, is now a candidate of the Taxpayers Independent Party. He faces incumbent Rep. Bob Kustra (R., Glenview) and Louis Black (D., Skokie), both nominated in the primary elections. In the 30th, it had appeared Republican David Barkhausen of Waukegan, a member of the House, had a sure seat. No longer. The district Democrat party nominated Barbara Monsor of Lake Bluff; and Donald E. Deuster of Mundelein, a Republican House incumbent who lost the primary in the 32nd Senate District, is now the official candidate in the 30th of the Donald E. Deuster for Senator Party.

In the 59th Senate District, incumbent Sen. Gene Johns (D., Marion) and incumbent Rep. C. L. McCormick (R., Vienna) face a third contender for this southern Illinois seat: Ben J. Brinkley of Harrisburg, the candidate of the Southern Illinois Equal Rights Party.

In the House, three-way races involve the 7th and 34th districts. Incumbent Rep. John J. Cullerton (D., Chicago) now has two opponents in the 7th District: Richard L. Giovanoni of Chicago, candidate of the Communist Party, and Bruce D. Kaplan of Chicago, candidate of the Citizens Party.

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There are no incumbents involved in the 34th, where Democrat William "Bill" Shaw of Chicago — nominated in the primary — now faces two candidates nominated this summer: James F. Stieman of Dolton, nominated by the Republicans, and James "Jim" Owens of Chicago, nominated by the Citizens for Progressive Candidates. And two Democrat House incumbents, who didn't get on the ballot via the primary, have filed to try and get back their seats — from other Democrats. Although Ozie Hutchins of Chicago beat incumbent Rep. Arthur L. Turner of Chicago in the Democrat primary in the 17th District, Turner is now the candidate of his own independent party. In the 36th, Howard B. Brookins of Chicago, who beat one incumbent and another challenger in the Democrat primary, now faces Democrat incumbent Rep. Monica Faith Stewart of Chicago. She lost her bid for the party nomination to a congressional seat, and is now candidate of her own independent party. The other House independent party nominee is Juan M. Soliz of Chicago, in the 20th District, where incumbent Rep. Marco Domico (D., Chicago) won the primary election. No Republican is running in the 17th, 20th or 36th.

Neither candidate in the 39th House District was nominated by primary. Kenneth C. Cole of Glen Ellyn was appointed by the Republicans after Gerald R. Weeks, their primary winner, died; and John R. Randis, also of Glen Ellyn, was nominated this summer by the district Democrat party. The other replacement for a primary winner is Ray LaHood of East Moline in the 72nd House District. Republicans appointed him after incumbent Rep. Ben Polk withdrew from the ballot. LaHood's opponent is M. "Bob" DeJaegher of Silvis, who won the Democrat primary.

The eight other new Democrat Senate candidates (nominated by district party) and their Republican opponents (nominated by primary) include:

20th District: Stephen J. Pesch (D., Villa Park) v. incumbent Rep. Beverly Fawell (R., Glen Ellyn).
21st District: Patricia "Pat" Emmerich (D., Naperville) v. incumbent Sen. Forest D. Etheredge (R., Aurora).
23rd District: Manliff M. Simpson (D., Medinah) v. incumbent Sen. James "Pate" Philip (R., Elmhurst).
25th District: Michael (Mike) Kavanaugh (D., Streamwood) v. incumbent Sen. John E. Grotberg (R., St. Charles).
27th District: Thomas J. Berryman (D., Arlington Heights) v. incumbent Rep. Virginia Macdonald (R., Arlington Heights).
31st District: William Pitts (D., Zion) v. incumbent Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis (R., Zion).
33rd District: Penelope A. Little (D., Elgin) v. incumbent Sen. John E. Friedland (R., South Elgin).
44th District: John "Jack" McHale (D., Ivesdale) v. incumbent Sen. John W. Maitland Jr. (R., Bloomington).

The two new Republican Senate candidates (nominated by district party) and their Democratic opponents (nominated by primary) are:

1st District: Phyllis M. Young (R., Skokie) v. incumbent Sen. Howard W. Carroll (D., Chicago).
17th District: Norman M. Mac Kay (R., Dolton) v. incumbent Rep. Emil Jones Jr. (D., Chicago).

The 16 other new Democrats (nominated by district party) running for House seats and their Republican opponents (nominated by primary) include:

40th District: Truman Kirkpatrick (D., Lombard) v. incumbent Rep. Gene L. Hoffman (R., Elmhurst).
42nd District: William E. Glisson (D., Aurora) v. incumbent Rep. Suzanne L. "Sue" Deuchler (R., Aurora).
44th District: Mary Lou Olsen (D., Countryside) v. incumbent Rep. Diana Nelson (R., Western Springs).
45th District: James J. Kilcourse (D., Glendale Heights) v. Kathleen L. (Kay) Wojcik (R., Schaumburg).
53rd District: Joan E. Brennan (D., Elk Grove) v. David Harris (R., Arlington Heights).
54th District: Stephen J. Colvin (D., Arlington Heights) v. Bernard E. Pedersen (R., Palatine).
62nd District: Robert Gesiakowski (D., Antioch) v. Robert W.Churchill (R., Lake Villa).
66th District: Jannice Whelan (D., Barrington) v. James M. Kirkland (R., Elgin).
73rd District: Harold Hubert Holmes (D., Chadwick) v. incumbent Rep. A. T. (Tom) McMaster (R., Dahinda).
76th District: George P. Stevens (D., DeKalb) v. incumbent Rep. Joseph B. Ebbesen (R., DeKalb).
89th District: Mike McNally (D., Washington) v. incumbent Rep. Judy Koehler (R., Henry).
90th District: William T. (Bill) Rusciolclli (D., Dawson) v. incumbent Rep. Sam Vinson (R., Clinton).
93rd District: Bryan S. Grant (D., Peoria) v. incumbent Rep. Fred J. Tuerk (R., Peoria).
104th District: Jacqueline Birkey (D., Urbana) v. incumbent Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (R., Urbana).
106th District: David Lee Weir (D., Mattoon) v. incumbent Rep. Harry "Babe" Woodyard (R., Chrisman).

The six other new Republican House candidates (nominated by district party) and their Democratic opponents (nominated by primary) include:

1st District: John "Bill" Handzel Sr. (R., Skokie) v. incumbent Rep. Alan J. Greiman (D., Skokie).
25th District: Owen Bernard Pulver (R., Chicago) v. incumbent Rep. Carol Moseley Braun (D,, Chicago).
28th District: Maureen Murphy (R., Evergreen Park) v. incumbent Rep. James F. Keane (D., Chicago).
33rd District: Janet A. Sullivan (R., Riverdale) v. Nelson Rice Sr. (D., Chicago).
35th District: Elmer Stevenson (R., Chicago) v. Samuel Panayotovich (D., Chicago).
113th: Maurice Horton (R., East St. Louis) v. incumbent Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge (D., East St. Louis).

And one candidate won the primary on a write-in — incumbent Rep. Elroy C.Sandquist Jr. (R., Chicago) in the 8th House District; his opponent is incumbent Rep. Jesse C. White Jr. of Chicago, who won the Democrat primary.

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