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The 2020 Will County Executive election was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Larry Walsh declined to run for re-election to a fifth term, citing health issues. [1] Walsh died on June 3, 2020, [2] and County Board Speaker Denise Winfrey was appointed to serve out the remainder of his term. [3]
Contents
- Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Primary results
- Republican primary
- Candidates 2
- Primary results 2
- General election
- Results
- References
State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant ran to succeed Walsh, and faced Nick Palmer, Walsh's chief of staff, in the Democratic primary. Bertino-Tarrant defeated Palmer by a wide margin, winning 69 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election, where she was opposed by Republican Nick Ficarello, the former Braidwood Police Chief. Bertino-Tarrant defeated Ficarello with 54 percent of the vote. [4]
