We saw a few shifts Monday in some of the key Chicago area races. These came as a result of Congressman Danny Davis pulling out of the Cook County Board President race in favor of a run for an eighth term in Congress. Monday was the last day for politicians like Davis (and state Senator Rickey Hendon), who filed for more than one office, to make a final decision. Technically, the deadline for candidates to pull their name completely off the ballot is December 3, but that date can be fudged a bit, depending on when election officials start printing ballots.

Petition challenges were also due Monday. That means if an opposing candidate (or just a concerned citizen who may or may not have connections to an opposing candidate) wanted to try to kick someone off the ballot, they had to have filed those objections by close of business.

Candidates facing challenges often dismiss them as dirty politics. Democratic Comptroller candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi released a statement saying the challenge to his paperwork is “nothing less than harassment and intimidation.”  But others, like Hendon, defend challenges as part of the process, and an early test for public support of a campaign. Hendon is challenging the paperwork of fellow lieutenant governor candidate state Representative Art Turner, a move the senator defends:

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Turner tells me he’s confident his petitions are in good shape, and will survive any challenge. We’ll see how all the challenges shake out in the coming weeks, but for now I’ve added a “Petition Challenged” column to this updated chart.

U.S. SENATE

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
John Arrington	R	Businessman, former Harvey alderman
Will Boyd	D	Pastor, college dean	Yes
Corey Dabney	D	College CEO, business consultant	Yes
Alexi Giannoulias	D	State Treasurer
David Hoffman	D	Former prosecutor, Chicago inspector general
Patrick Hughes	R	Attorney and real estate developer
Cheryle Jackson	D	President of the Chicago Urban League
LeAlan Jones	G	Freelance radio producer
Mark Kirk	R	Congressman
Tom Kuna	R	Small business owner	Yes
Don Lowery	R	Retired judge
Robert Marshall	D	Physician
Andy Martin	R	Internet publisher
Jacob Meister	D	Attorney
Kathleen Thomas	R	Historical researcher
Robert Zadek	R	Business owner and real estate broker	Yes

7TH CONGRESSIONAL

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Jim Ascot	D	Real Estate
Clarence Desmond Clemons	D	Self-employed in sales	Yes
Robert Dallas	D	Political advisor	Yes
Danny Davis	D	Congressman
Sharon Dixon	D	Chicago alderman	Yes
Marshall Hatch	D	Pastor
Kip Robbins	G	Financial analyst
Joyce Washington	D	Healthcare industry
Mark Weiman	R	Dentist
Darlena Williams-Burnett	D	State Committeeman, Deputy Cook County Recorder of Deeds

10TH CONGRESSIONAL

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Patricia Bird	R	Business consultant	Yes
Bill Cadigan	R	Attorney, former aide to Congressman John Porter
Beth Coulson	R	State Representative
Robert Dold	R	Business owner
Arie Friedman	R	Doctor
Dick Green	R	Business owner
Paul Hamann	R	Electrical engineer
Julie Hamos	D	State Representative
Richard Mayers	G		Yes
Elliot Richardson	D	Attorney
Dan Seals	D	Business consultant
Milton Sumption	D	Financial consultant

GOVERNOR

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Adam Andrzejewski	R	Former non-profit director
Bill Brady	R	State Senator
Kirk Dillard	R	State Senator
Dan Hynes	D	Comptroller
Andy McKenna	R	Former State GOP Chairman
Dan Proft	R	Publicist, commentator
Pat Quinn	D	Governor
Jim Ryan	R	Former Illinois Attorney General
Ed Scanlan	D	Lawyer	Yes
Bob Schillerstrom	R	DuPage County Board Chairman
Bill “Dock” Walls	D	Political activist	Yes
Rich Whitney	G	Attorney

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Mike Boland	D	State Representative	Yes
Thomas Castillo	D	Union electrician	Yes
Scott Lee Cohen	D	Businessmen
Brad Cole	R	Mayor of Carbondale
Dennis Cook	R	School District 230 Board President
Don Crawford	G	High school guidance counselor
Rickey Hendon	D	State Senator
Terry Link	D	State Senator	Yes
Matt Murphy	R	State Senator
Jason Plummer	R	Small business owner
Don Tracy	R	Lawyer
Art Turner	D	State Representative	Yes
Randy White	R	Hancock County Board Member

COMPTROLLER

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Jim Dodge	R	Business executive, Orland Park trustee, Metra board member
William J. Kelly	R	TV producer / personality
Raja Krishnamoorthi	D	Lawyer, former Deputy State Treasurer	Yes
Clinton Krislov	D	Attorney	Yes
David Miller	D	State Representative
Erika Schafer	G	Financial services director at non-profit
Judy Baar Topinka	R	Radio host, former state treasurer

TREASURER

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Mark Doyle	D	Former Bill Clinton, Joe Biden aide, forensic accounting	Yes
Robin Kelly	D	Treasurer’s chief of staff
Justin Oberman	D	Former homeland security official
Dan Rutherford	R	State Senator
Scott Summers	G	Attorney

COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Dorothy Brown	D	Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County	Yes
Sean Burke	G	Research and development	Yes
John Garrido	R	Policeman and lawyer
Roger Keats	R	Securities Industry
Terrence O’Brien	D	President of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Toni Preckwinkle	D	Chicago Alderman
Todd Stroger	D	Cook County Board President	Yes
Tom Tresser	G	Community organizer, arts activist

DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIR

Candidate	Party	Current Office or Job	Petition Challenged
Carole Cheney	D	Attorney
Dan Cronin	R	State Senator	Yes
Gary Grasso	R	Burr Ridge Mayor and attorney, member of DuPage County Board of Health
Debra Olson	R	DuPage County Board Member	Yes
Carole Pankau	R	State Senator