2016 general election Here are the Chicago Tribune endorsements in the November 8 election. Endorsements are made only in contested races. PRESIDENT 50th District: Keith R. Wheeler McHENRY COUNTY 55th District: Martin J. Moylan Gary Johnson 56th District: Jillian Rose Bernas County board chairman: Jack D. Franks State’s attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally U.S. SENATE 58th District: Scott Drury 59th District: Carol Sente Recorder: Joe Tirio Tammy Duckworth 60th District: Rita Mayfield WILL COUNTY 61st District: Sheri Jesiel U.S. HOUSE 62nd District: Rod Drobinski Chief executive: Lawrence M. “Larry” Walsh 1st District: no endorsement 63rd District: Steven Reick Auditor: Kevin “Duffy” Blackburn 2nd District: Robin Kelly 66th District: Allen Skillicorn Recorder: Karen A. Stukel 5th District: Mike Quigley 68th District: John M. Cabello Circuit court clerk: Andrea Lynn Chasteen 6th District: Peter J. Roskam 69th District: Joe Sosnowski 7th District: Danny K. Davis 71st District: Tony M. McCombie Judicial races 8th District: Raja Krishnamoorthi 72nd District: Brandi McGuire ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT 9th District: Joan McCarthy Lasonde 74th District: Daniel M. Swanson 10th District: Robert Dold 75th District: David Allen Welter 5th Appellate District (Stewart vacancy): 11th District: Bill Foster 76th District: Jerry Lee Long Brad K. Bleyer 12th District: Michael Bost 77th District: No endorsement 5th Appellate District (Wexstten vacancy): 13th District: Rodney Davis 79th District: Lindsay Parkhurst James R. “Randy” Moore 14th District: Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren 81st District: David Olsen Retention: 17th District: Cheri Bustos 84th District: Stephanie A. Kifowit 1st Appellate District: 18th District: Darin LaHood 93rd District: Norine K. Hammond Vote YES for Joy Virginia Cunningham 94th District: Bobby Pritchett 3rd Appellate District: ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 95th District: Avery Bourne Vote YES for Vicki R. Wright 4th Appellate District: Prohibits state and local governments from 99th District: Sara Wojcicki Jimenez Vote YES for James A. Knecht using revenue derived from transportation 101st District: No endorsement for non-transportation purposes. Vote NO. 110th District: Reginald “Reggie” Phillips COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 111th District: Mike Babcock ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER 112th District: Dwight Kay 1st subcircuit (Hopkins vacancy): 113th District: Katherine L. Ruocco WRITE IN Maryam Ahmad Leslie Geissler Munger 114th District: No endorsement 12th subcircuit (Kazmierski Jr. vacancy): ILLINOIS SENATE 115th District: Marsha Griffin Marguerite Anne Quinn 117th District: Dave Severin 12th subcircuit (Mathein vacancy): 22nd District: Cristina Castro 118th District: Brandon W. Phelps James Leonard Allegretti 23rd District: Seth Lewis 12th subcircuit (Tristano vacancy): 25th District: Corinne M. Pierog County races Carrie Hamilton 26th District: Dan McConchie 12th subcircuit (A vacancy): Steven A. Kozicki 28th District: Mel Thillens COOK COUNTY 13th subcircuit (Fecarotta Jr. vacancy): 29th District: Julie A. Morrison State’s attorney: Kim Foxx Ketki “Kay” Steffen 31st District: Michael Amrozowicz Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retention: Vote YES for all judges seeking 32nd District: Pamela Althoff Six-year terms (vote for three): Josina Morita, retention 38th District: Sue Rezin Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Barbara McGowan 49th District: Michelle Smith 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (WILL COUNTY) Two-year term: Herb Schumann 52nd District: Scott M. Bennett Circuit court clerk: no endorsement Retention: Vote YES for the 58th District: Paul Schimpf Board of Review: Dan Patlak five judges seeking retention 59th District: Dale Fowler Referendum: Combines the offices of Cook 16th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (KANE COUNTY) ILLINOIS HOUSE County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds: Vote YES Retention: Vote YES for the 10th District: Mark Spognardi DuPAGE COUNTY four judges seeking retention 11th District: Ann M. Williams 12th District: Sara Feigenholtz Auditor: Bob Grogan 18th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (DuPAGE COUNTY) 14th District: Kelly M. Cassidy Recorder: Fred Bucholz Circuit court clerk: Chris Kachiroubas Elsner vacancy: Liam Christopher Brennan 15th District: Jonathan Edelman Retention: Vote YES for the five judges 18th District: Jessica Tucker KANE COUNTY seeking retention 20th District: Michael P. McAuliffe Coroner: L. Robert “Rob” Russell 24th District: Andy Kirchoff 19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (LAKE COUNTY) 35th District: Frances Ann Hurley 42nd District: Jeanne M. Ives LAKE COUNTY Retention: Vote YES for the five judges seeking retention 44th District: Katy Dolan Baumer State’s attorney: Michael G. Nerheim 45th District: Christine Jennifer Winger Coroner: Howard Cooper Read candidate questionnaires and 46th District: Heidi Holan Recorder: Mary Ellen Vanderventer see the Tribune’s endorsements at 48th District: Peter Breen Circuit court clerk: Erin Cartwright Weinstein chicagotribune.com/candidates.