The ballot is set for the March 15th, 2016 Primary Election for area voters as Monday was the last day individuals could file their petitions.
The following candidates filed petitions on the Republican ballot in Ogle County:
**State's Attorney: Eric Morrow
**Clerk and Recorder: Laura Cook, Tiffany O'Brien and Jeff Hallock
**Coroner: Lou Finch
**Circuit Clerk: Kim Stahl
Board races
**District 1: Zachary Oltmanns (4-year term), & Ricky Fritz (2-year term)
**District 2: Thomas Smith (4-year and 2-year terms), William Welty (4-year and 2-year terms)
Wayne Reising (2-year term)
**District 3: Ashley Simms (4-year term), Greg Sparrow (2-year term), and
Garrett Williams (4-year term)
**District 4: John "Skip" Kenney (2-year term) and Kim Whalen (4-year term)
**District 5: Marty Typer (2-year term) & Donald Griffin (4-year term)
**District 6: Kim Gouker (4-year and 2-year terms), Dorothy Bowers (2-year term)
Chad Beitel (2-year term), and Greg Beitel (4-year term)
**District 7: John Finfrock (4-year term) and Ron Colson (2-year term)
**District 8: Pat Saunders (2-year term) and Marcia Heuer (4-year term)
Lee County
**State's Attorney: William Brozovich, Michael Downey, and Matthew Klahn
**Circuit Clerk: Denise McCaffrey-Ehrmann
**Coroner: Jesse Partington
Board races
**District 1: Michael Koppien, Luke Christofferson, Robert Olson, Clay Partington, and
Adam Wetsel
**District 2: John Nicholson, Judy Truckenbrod, and Kasey Considine
**District 3: Arlan McClain and Greg Witzleb
**District 4: Timothy Deem, Robert Gibler, and Charles Thomas
Congressman Adam Kinzinger along with State Representative Tom Demmer have also filed petitions for re-election.
The General Election will be held on November 8th, 2016.