2024 Will County Executive election

2024 Will County Executive election

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Nominee Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Chuck Maher Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,733 152,817 Percentage 51.57% 48.43%

Results: Bertino-Tarrant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Maher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

County Executive before election Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Democratic Elected County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Democratic

The 2024 Will County Executive election was held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant ran for re-election to a second term. She was challenged by former County Board Member Chuck Maher, the Republican nominee. Bertino-Tarrant campaigned her success in her first term, pointing to her work in "building good, trusting relationships with local entities as well as departments within the county offices." Maher, who left office in 2019, said that he re-entered politics to challenge Bertino-Tarrant because of a need to cut spending and taxes, and argued that Bertino-Tarrant fostered a poor relationship with the County Board.^[1]

Bertino-Tarrant ultimately won re-election, but by a reduced margin, winning 52 percent of the vote to Maher's 48 percent.^[2]