March 17 Morgan County Primary: Candidates and Local Races to Watch

Voters in Morgan County, Illinois will decide several countywide offices on March 17, 2026, including Morgan County Clerk, Morgan County Commissioner Board at-large, Morgan County Sheriff, Morgan County Treasurer and Regional Office of Education 1 Regional Superintendent, the Jacksonville Journal‑Courier voter guide updated March 3, 2026 says. The county serves 32,915 residents across 568 square miles, making these offices central to county services and education oversight.

Ballotpedia also lists the March 17, 2026 primary for Morgan County, Illinois and provides a sample ballot tool for address-level ballots. Ballotpedia’s demographic snapshot shows Morgan County is 89% white and 6.9% Black or African American, with a high school graduation rate of 89.8% and a college graduation rate of 20%. Median household income is $53,002 and 13.1% of residents live below the poverty level. Ballotpedia notes, “These pages do not provide election results. Contact your local election office to find results. You can contact us if you have any additional questions.”

The Jacksonville Journal‑Courier’s voter guide is described as a local reference: “The guide compiles the offices and candidates appearing on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot for Morgan County residents. The guide is designed as a practical reference for vot” — the supplied excerpt stops midword. The excerpts provided to this report do not include individual candidate names for the Illinois races; reporters and voters should consult the full Jacksonville Journal‑Courier guide or Ballotpedia’s sample ballot function to view candidate lists for specific precincts and addresses.

Readers should be careful not to conflate other states’ Morgan Counties with Morgan County, Illinois. Morgan County, Georgia posts a qualifying window that “will begin at 9:00a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, and end at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026,” with qualifying at the Morgan County Board of Elections and Registration office, 237 North 2nd St, Madison, GA 30650. The Georgia notice lists qualifying fees of $113.00 for Board of Education Districts 4 and 5 and $394.00 for County Commissioner Districts 1 and 2, and gives a general election date of Tuesday, November 3, 2026 with a December 1 runoff if needed; county contact lines include 150 East Washington Street, Madison, GA 30650 and phone 706-342-0725.

Morgan County, Tennessee’s election calendar is separate again: “To the voters of Morgan County, TN, notice is hereby given … These elections will he held on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in all eligible voting precincts in Morgan County, TN.” Tennessee notices set petition pick-up on January 9, 2026, a qualifying deadline of March 10, 2026 at 12:00 NOON, a sheriff POST affidavit deadline of March 24, 2026, and an armed forces/spouses/overseas absentee ballot request start date of January 1, 2026. With March 17 approaching for Morgan County, Illinois, confirm candidate names and polling details in the full Jacksonville Journal‑Courier voter guide or Ballotpedia’s sample ballot and verify official results with the county election office.