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Yumeka Brown
Yumeka Brown (Democratic Party) is a member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. She assumed office on December 6, 2022. Her current term ends on December 5, 2028.
Brown (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 2
Ashley Banks is running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on November 3, 2026.
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| Ashley Banks (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robin Kelly (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2
Calvin Coleman, Mike Noack, and Ashley Ramos are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 17, 2026.
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 | Calvin Coleman | |
| Mike Noack | ||
 | Ashley Ramos | |
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)
Incumbent Mariyana Spyropoulos, Patricia Theresa Flynn, and Yumeka Brown defeated R. Cary Capparelli and Mark Buettner in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mariyana Spyropoulos (D) | 29.6 | 865,103 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Theresa Flynn (D) | 26.2 | 766,291 | |
| ✔ |  | Yumeka Brown (D) | 24.3 | 710,037 |
 | R. Cary Capparelli (R) | 12.5 | 365,671 | |
 | Mark Buettner (G) | 7.5 | 219,711 | |
| Total votes: 2,926,813 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mariyana Spyropoulos | 22.2 | 257,580 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Theresa Flynn | 17.4 | 201,003 | |
| ✔ | | Yumeka Brown | 16.0 | 185,222 |
 | Sharon Waller | 12.9 | 149,165 | |
 | Precious Brady-Davis | 10.9 | 126,672 | |
| Frank Avila | 8.6 | 99,815 | ||
| Rick Garcia | 6.6 | 76,019 | ||
| Cristina Nonato | 5.4 | 62,738 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,158,219 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)
R. Cary Capparelli advanced from the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | R. Cary Capparelli | 100.0 | 100,427 |
| Total votes: 100,427 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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See also
2026 Elections
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