Besides the incumbent Republicans who filed for Dorr Township office, the Green Party candidate for Frank Wedig filed for trustee.
When he ran for McHenry County Board in District 5, Wedig received over 8% of the vote.
Top vote getter Virginia Peschke got almost 32% while challenger Paula Yensen claimed 31.7% in her successful quest to claim the seat of John Jung, Jr. Jung received 28.3%, falling 1,323 behind.
Wedig received 1,412votes in Dorr Township in November. In all, he got 3,105.
In eight of fourteen precincts Wedig received over 10% of the votes. In Dorr 5, 6, and 8, he got more than 14% of the vote in the four-way race. He received 7% in his worst Dorr Township precinct, Dorr 12, where Perry Moy is the GOP precinct committeeman.
The township trustee contest will be a five-way race.
Republicans on the ballot are
- Alan Swanson
- Harry Lamb, Sr.
- Mark Anderson
- Joseph Evanoff
By receiving over 5% of the District 5 votes, the Green Party is allowed to slate candidates for county board two years from now. If Wedig receives over 5% of the votes for township office the Greens will be able to slate candidates for the township election in 2013, according to the person I talked to at the Illinois State Board of Elections.