With those backing incumbent Republican Party Chairman Sandra Salgado and those backing the man she beat last year–Mark Daniel–both seeking to find people to run for Precinct Committeeman, I thought it might be interesting to look at how successful they were at recruiting candidates.

A map of McHenry County showing its seventeen townships, plus municipalities.

Here are the number of precincts with no candidates in each township:

• Alden Township – 0 out of 1
• Algonquin Township – 29 out of 68
• Burton – 2 out of 4
• Chemung – 2 out of 5
• Coral – 3 out of 3
• Dorr – 2 out of 14
• Dunham – 0 out of 1
• Grafton – 11 out of 31
• Greenwood – 1 out of 7
• Hartland – 1 out of 2
• Hebron – 2 out of 2
• Marengo – 0 out of 4
• McHenry – 6 out of 35
• Nunda – 8 out of 29
• Richmond – 0 out of 4
• Riley – 0 out of
• Seneca – 1 out of 2

People could still run as write-in candidates.

Thursday, January 14 is the last day to file a notarized declaration of intent to be a write–in candidate. The office will be open until 5 PM.

Ten write-in votes would be needed to get elected.

If you decide to run, keep your name simple.