Ballot takes shape for Will County

It's all over, for now.

The deadline for filing petitions for next year's elections was last week.

Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots got the last few in the final hour of the allotted time period. The brief filing season opened at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 26.

After locking the doors, Schultz Voots and her staff went right back to work.

Here's who is running for office next year:

• Republican incumbent Nancy Schultz Voots of Shorewood

• Democrat incumbent Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant of Shorewood

• Republican Ron Pemble of Romeoville

• Democrat incumbent Pat McGuire of Joliet

• Republican Steve Weber of Mokena

• Republican Paul Kaupas of Mokena (incumbent)

• Republican Steve Egan of Joliet

• Democrat Ed Bradley of University Park

• Democrat Rich Girot of Braidwood

• Democrat Peter "Pete" Piazza of Lockport

• Republican Ann Dralle (incumbent) of Lemont

• Republican Suzanne Hart of Naperville

• Republican Mike Wisniewski of Naperville

• Republican Sally H. Mueller of Naperville

• Republican Laurie McPhillips of Plainfield

• Democrat Diane Benjamin of Naperville

• Democrat Anil Saxena of Naperville

• Democrat Rhonda Reed-Slaughter of Bolingbrook

• Republican Brian Smith (incumbent)

• Republican Lee Ann Goodson (incumbent)

• Republican John F. Argoudelis of Plainfield

• Democrat Constantine "Dac" Dactelides of Plainfield

• Democrat Mike Hilliard of Plainfield

• Democrat Judith A. McDermott of Plainfield

• Democrat Henry Travis of Lockport

• Democrat Denise Winfrey (incumbent) of Joliet

• Democrat Leonard Thompson Jr. of Joliet

• Democrat Thelma Kirkland of Joliet

• Democrat Vernel Miller of Joliet

• Democrat Walter Adamic (incumbent) of Joliet

• Democrat Joseph Babich (incumbent) of Joliet

• Democrat Stephen Wilhelmi (incumbent) of Joliet

• Republican Christine Boban Merriman of Joliet,

• Republican Robert "Bob" Baldwin of Crest Hill

• Republican Peter DeLaney of Crest Hill.