One county-wide race is contested on the March 19 Primary ballot, according to information being finalized by the Champaign County Board of Elections.
Incumbent Champaign County Sheriff Matt Melvin will face a challenger, Chad Burroughs, on the Republican ballot. The winner’s name will appear on the November general election ballot.
A newcomer, Steven J. Tornik of Cable, is running unopposed on the Republican ballot for Champaign County Coroner for a term that begins in January of 2025. The current long-serving coroner, Republican Joshua F. Richards, is retiring after 2024. Both men are physicians.
Republican incumbents running unopposed in March for county office are county commissioners Tim Cassady and Steve Hess, county prosecutor Kevin Talebi, county common pleas court judge Nick Selvaggio, county clerk of courts Penny Underwood, county recorder Glenda Bayman, county engineer Stephen McCall and county treasurer Robin Edwards.
No Democrats have filed for county office.
In the city of Urbana, Edwin Davis is the only candidate on the ballot to fill an unexpired term for third-ward city council seat. The seat will be filled after the March election. The unexpired term ends Dec. 31, 2025. Councilman Dwight Paul became Urbana City Council President earlier this month after Marty Hess retired from the position after serving as council president for many years.
All Champaign County partisan central committee candidates are running unopposed except in Union Township. In Union North there are two candidates for Republican Central Committee: Vicki House and Julia F. Johnson. In Union South, there are two candidates for Republican Central Committee: James P. Virts and A. Nino Vitale.
Local issues
The following local taxation issues will appear on the March 19 ballot. All taxes would begin being paid in 2025:
-Graham Local Schools income tax of 1% for five years for current expenses
-Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District renewal tax for purpose of providing for emergency requirements
-Village of Christiansburg replacement tax for current expenses
-Village of Christiansburg replacement tax for purpose of fire and ambulance services
-Village of Mechanicsburg additional tax for fire and EMS services
-Goshen Township additional tax for fire and EMS service
-Harrison Township additional tax for constructing a township building
