The only serious competition for Je$$e Jack$$on Junior was Brian Woodworth, a white Republican. The write-in candidate was Anthony Williams, a black Democrat. The third candidate was Marcus Lewis, a black Democrat who ran as an independent.
Anthony Williams isn’t a Democrat. In 2008, he was the republican nominee for the U.S. House, in Illinois’ 2nd Dist. His website states that he’s pro-tax cuts, pro-life, and pro-gun rights.