Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough and the Clerk's Office Election Team held ballot lotteries in a public drawing Monday morning to determine the candidate ballot positions for countywide races in the June 28, 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election.
In total, 15 drawings – 12 for the first ballot spot and three for the last spot – were held for a total of 12 primary races. The lotteries for the first position on the ballot were comprised of candidates competing for the same office who filed their nomination petitions simultaneously on March 7 at 9 a.m., the first day of candidate filing.
A separate lottery was held for candidates vying for the last spot on the ballot – these candidates filed their nomination petitions on March 14 between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., the last day of candidate filing.
Anyone who filed after 9 a.m. on March 7 and before 3:59 p.m. on March 14 will be on the ballot in the order they turned in their nomination paperwork.
This morning, Yarbrough and Elections Candidate Service Manager Colleen Gleason placed slips of paper into film canisters and drew candidates separately for each race to determine the ballot order. The process, which was held at the Clerk's Elections Office in downtown Chicago, was open to candidates, the media, and the public – it was also streamed live on the Clerk's Facebook page.
The list and status of candidates who filed with the Clerk’s Office will be updated periodically on the Clerk’s website to reflect who has withdrawn their candidacy and whose candidacy has been challenged. Objections are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 21.
The Cook County Electoral Board is scheduled to meet on Monday, March 28 at 10 a.m. to adopt rules and procedures—no objections will be heard on that day. Initial hearings before a hearing officer will be conducted on March 28. The hearing officer makes their recommendations to the Electoral Board, which then rules on the objection. A detailed schedule of the hearing times will be updated on the Clerk’s website.
A video of the Ballot Position Lottery can be viewed on the Clerk’s Facebook page.
The results of the Ballot Position Lottery are below, in the order candidates will appear on the ballot:
First Name on Ballot Lottery
Democratic Party
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioners (Full Term)
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (Slate B)
2. Yumeka Brown (Slate B)
3. Patricia Theresa Flynn (Slate B)
4. Frank Avila (Slate A)
5. Rick Garcia (Slate A)
6. Cristina P. Nonato (Slate A)
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner (Unexpired Term)
1. Daniel 'Pogo' Pogorzelski (Slate B)
2. Elizabeth Joyce (Slate A)
Cook County Sheriff
1. Thomas J. Dart
2. Noland Rivera
3. Carmen Navarro Gercone
Cook County Commissioner, 5th District
1. Jaylin D. McClinton
2. Kierra Williams
3. Monica M. Gordon
4. Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr.
Cook County Commissioner, 8th District
1. Edwin Reyes
2. Rory McHale
3. Luis Arroyo Jr.
Cook County Commissioner, 9th District
1. Sam Kukadia
2. Maggie Trevor
Cook County Commissioner, 16th District
1. Frank J. Aguilar
2. Leticia 'Letty' Garcia
Cook County Commissioner, 17th District
1. Lou Gale
2. Daniel T. Calandriello
Berwyn Township Committeeperson
1. Robert J. Lovero
2. Melissa Mouritsen
Thornton Township Committeeperson
1. Kenneth Williams
2. Napoleon B. Harris, III
3. Terry R. Wells
4. Troy O'Quin
Republican Party
Cook County Commissioner, 15th District
1. Chuck Cerniglia
2. Kevin A Ake
Orland Township Committeeperson
1. Elizabeth 'Liz' Doody Gorman
2. Cynthia Nelson Katsenes
Last Name on Ballot Lottery
Democratic Party
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioners (Full Term)
Flynn M. Rush (3rd to last on the ballot)
Theresa A. Faulkner (2nd to last on the ballot)
Sharon Waller (last on the ballot)
Cook County Commissioner, 8th District
Anthony Joel Quezada (2nd to last on the ballot)
Natalie Toro (last on the ballot)
Cook County Commissioner, 9th District
Heather Anne Boyle (2nd to last on the ballot)
Brock Merck (last on the ballot)
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