Sample Ballot for March 20 Primary—GOP, Geneva's Near West Side

Editor's note: This is one of a six-part series of sample ballots for Geneva. The series is published at or around 5 p.m. from Tuesday, March 6, though Sunday, March 11. See the Geneva Patch  story for an overview and publication schedule.

It's getting close to the March 20 primary. You're wondering who the heck you're going to vote for.

Well, if you live on the near West Side of Geneva and you're voting in the Republican primary, your sample ballot will look something like what you see below.

You can view for yourself by visiting the Kane County Clerk's website, clicking on "More" under the "Elections" header on the left, then "Sample Ballot." You'll need to type in your last name, street number and street name. (Only the first word of the street name is necessary. For example: "Third" rather than "North Third Street.")

Here's a link to the PDF for the Republican primary ballot for Geneva's near West Side. But for your convenience, I've re-typed it below. Let me know if you see any errors or omissions.

Federal

FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(Vote for one)

• MITT ROMNEY
• RON PAUL
• RICK PERRY
• NEWT GINGRICH
• CHARLES "BUDDY" ROEMER
• RICK SANTORUM

14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for one—uncontested)

• RANDY M. HULTGREN

FOR DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL NOMINATING CONVENTION, 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for not more than THREE)

PLEASE NOTE: Next to the name of each candidate for delegate appears in parentheses the candidate's preference for President of the United States or the word "uncommitted." 

• ETHAN A. HASTERT (ROMNEY)
• WILLIAM W. LEFEW (ROMNEY)
• GABRIELA F. WYATT (ROMNEY)
• MATTHEW STERBA (PAUL)
• MARK WIDHALM (PAUL)
• JUSTIN SMITH (PAUL)
• THOMAS "T.R." SMITH (GINGRICH)
• NICK PROVENZANO (GINGRICH)
• SCOTT R. GRYDER (GINGRICH)
• AL SALVI (SANTORUM)
• KATHLEEN R. SALVI (SANTORUM)
• IRENE M. NAPIER (SANTORUM)

FOR ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL NOMINATING CONVENTION 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for not more than THREE) 

PLEASE NOTE: Next to the name of each candidate for alternate appears in parentheses the candidate's preference for President of the United States or the word "uncommitted."

• BRIAN SAGER (ROMNEY)
• MARK SHEPHERD (ROMNEY)
• DANIEL VENTURI (ROMNEY)
• DAN O'BRIEN (PAUL)
• ROB PLERUCCI (PAUL)
• CALVIN KUNKEL (PAUL)
• STEVE BISHOP (GINGRICH)
• DOUGLAS A. "DOUG" BOOTH (GINGRICH)
• MIKE SHORTEN (GINGRICH)
• CHARLES G. BACON (SANTORUM)
• TERRY HUNT (SANTORUM)
• NANCY WEBER (SANTORUM)

State

FOR STATE SENATOR 33RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for ONE)

FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 65TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for ONE—unopposed)

Kane County

FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
(Vote for ONE)

• THOMAS M. "TOM" HARTWELL
• CATHERINE S. HURLBUT
• KARIN M. HERWICK

FOR COUNTY RECORDER
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• SANDY WEGMAN

FOR STATES ATTORNEY
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• JOSEPH H. McMAHON

FOR COUNTY AUDITOR
(Vote for ONE)

• TERRY HUNT
• LAURA C. WALLETT
• KARL REGNIER

FOR COUNTY CORONER
(Vote for ONE)

• L. ROBERT (ROB) RUSSELL
• ROBERT NICHOLAS "BOB" TIBALLI

FOR COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN
(Vote for ONE)

• KEVIN R. BURNS
• CHRIS LAUZEN

FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD 11TH DISTRICT
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• MICHAEL J. DONAHUE
• ROBERT L. JANURA

FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN GENEVA 2
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• NEIL K. OLSON

Judicial

FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT, 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John M. O'Malley)
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• JOE BIRKETT

FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Michael J. Colwell)
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• JOHN A. BARSANTI

Editor's notes:

I included the noncontested races, just so that you wouldn't be surprised when you go to vote.

There are basically three sample ballots in Geneva, due to geography. For example, most Genevans are in the Kane County Board 11th District. Because of some unusual boundaries, some Genevans will vote for the 25th District state senator and others for the 33rd District state senator.

And, of course, you can choose a primary ballot for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party or a nonpartisan ballot.