Primary candidates announced
Rosenow/Bertetto running for Republican sheriff’s candidate
PRINCETON — Bureau County voters won’t have a lot of decisions to make when it comes to the Feb. 2, 2010, primary ballot, at least on the local level.
The only county-wide local race on the primary ballot is for Republican Party’s nomination for the office of Bureau County Sheriff. Joe Bertetto and Bill Rosenow, both of Sheffield, are seeking their party’s nomination. The winner of the Republican primary will face incumbent Sheriff John Thompson of Ladd at the next general election. Thompson is running unopposed for re-election on the Democrat Party primary ticket.
The filing period for the February 2010 primary ended Monday at the Bureau County Circuit Clerk’s office. At the primary, voters will select their political party’s candidates for the November 2010 general election.
In other county-wide races, Bureau County Treasurer Nina Urbanowski and County Clerk Kami Hieronymus are both seeking re-election, but they are running unopposed for their Republican Party’s nomination. There are no Democratic candidates for the offices of county treasurer or county clerk.
The Bureau County Board will have 13 open seats on the November 2010 ballot. The candidates for those seats will be determined at the February primary. There are no contested primary races for the county board.
Running for the county board positions on the primary ballot are:
District 3:
Republican Party: Incumbent Jim Donarski of Princeton.
Democratic Party: No candidate.
District 5:
Republican Party: No candidate. (Incumbent Marsha Lilley did not file a petition for re-election.)
Democratic party: No candidate.
District 9:
Republican Party: Incumbent Loretta Volker of Princeton.
Democratic Party: No candidate.
District 11:
Republican Party: Incumbent Steve Sondgeroth of LaMoille
Democratic Party: No candidate.
District 12:
Republican Party: No candidate.
Democratic Party: Incumbent Robert McCook of Cherry.
District 13:
Republican Party: Incumbent Daniel Rabe of rural Princeton.
Democratic Party: Newcomer Bruce Gibson of Malden.
District 14:
Republican Party: Newcomer Robert Albrecht of rural Ohio.
Democratic Party: Incumbent Rick Wilkin of Ohio.
District 16:
Republican Party: Incumbent Marc Wilt of Walnut.
Democratic Party: No candidate.
District 20:
Republican Party: No Candidate
Democratic Party: Incumbent Tom Giordano of Ladd.
District 21:
Republican Party: No candidate.
Democratic Party: Deb Feeney of Dalzell.
District 22:
Republican Party: No candidate.
Democratic Party: Incumbent Joe Bassetti of Spring Valley.
District 25:
Republican Party: No candidate.
Democratic Party: Incumbent Mary Jane Marini of Spring Valley.
District 26:
Republican Party: Incumbent Laura Rose of rural Buda.
Democratic Party: No candidate.
On Friday, Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus said there is still the possibility for individuals to get on the primary ballot by filing as write-in candidates. That deadline to file as a write-in candidate is Dec. 3.
After the primary election, the political parties may meet and nominate a candidate for any of the above offices. The deadline for that action is mid-spring, Hieronymus said.
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