The race for Illinois governor isn't just one of the biggest races to watch in the state -- it's also the most expensive. And not only is spending for the ...
Max Solomon: Solomon is an attorney and ordained Christian minister from Hazel Crest who has previously run for state legislative offices as both a Democrat and later as a Republican. Records show he first filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections as a Democrat in 2013, running for a state Senate seat in 2016 and an Illinois House seat in 2018, both times as a Democrat and both times losing in the primary. Wade. Schimpf and Irvin have both decried Illinois’ current abortion laws as “extreme,” though Irvin has repeatedly refused to explicitly share his stance on the draft before a final ruling is issued. Another issue the candidates frequently reference is education – from parental involvement to COVID-19 mitigation measures, sex education in schools and more. Sullivan moved back to Illinois the following year and continues to serve as the company’s CEO. He’s faced questions over his residency and characterizations as a Silicon Valley investor – depictions that have been underscored by his fundraising, with his three largest contributions totaling $11 million from wealthy out-of-state tech executives like San Francisco billionaire Chris Larsen. Sullivan has attempted to fight that characterization by releasing documents showing his residency as well as a campaign video showcasing his family in soybean fields near his home. He is an Army veteran and an attorney who previously worked as a prosecutor in Cook and Kane counties - experience he highlights as part of his promise to be tough on crime - before opening a private law practice. For his part, Irvin has repeatedly refused to say who he voted for for president in 2016 and 2020, and a report of text messages in which he called Trump an “idiot” have been featured prominently in even more ads against him. Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf: Schimpf, of Waterloo, was elected to the 58th District in the Illinois Senate in 2016 and served one term before declining to run for reelection in 2020. Rabine has highlighted his business experience throughout his campaign, and like Bailey, his companies have received a significant amount of federal PPP loans: more than $2.6 million across multiple entities. Bailey himself has also faced attacks for pulling a Democratic ballot in the 2008 presidential primary, which he explained as an effort spearheaded by Rush Limbaugh to "bring chaos" to the race. The DGA has also run ads calling Bailey "too conservative for Illinois," in a nod to the GOP base that appears to be an effort to boost Bailey over Irvin in the primary with the hope that he may be an easier opponent for Pritzker in November. Irvin has also taken heat for voting in multiple Democratic primaries and previously praising Pritzker, with his opponents questioning his conservative credentials. In the legislature, Bailey is part of the “Eastern Bloc,” which in 2019 backed a resolution to separate Chicago from the rest of the state. While Bailey has since walked back that effort, he has still been largely critical of the city, calling it a “dysfunctional hellhole.” A third-generation farmer, he owns and operates the Bailey Family Farm, which made headlines earlier this year when the Paycheck Protection Program funding his entities received - totaling more than $500,000 - came to light.
Sunny skies are in the forecast for voters who will choose candidates for the Nov. 8 general election ballot for federal, state and county offices.
It's going to make a big difference in who is your candidate and who you want to run." "We have some of the very best poll workers you can find in the business. Sangamon County came into today with strong early voting momentum, with Gray saying that early voting at the election office was up 10% from 2018 and mail voting up 56% from four years prior. You want to see everyone utilizing it across the board, and that's happening." "I'm always encouraged and comforted by the democratic process in Sangamon County," Gray said. "That's what you want to see. On top of the 234,165 ballots cast during early voting, 155,946 people statewide sent in mail ballots to local election officials. A Fox TV reporter who covers the Congress tweeted that Miller was facing "Rep. Danny Davis" in today's election. "We're very confident, just like I was confident in 2020, that tonight's going to be a great election night for us." The precincts have a total of 3,645 registered voters. "They both have part of the district which they previously represented which they should do well in," Johnson said. Trump will take credit, I'm sure, if (Miller) wins, but a lot of the data will tell the tale."
2022 Illinois primary election results · Senate. Duckworth is considered one of the safe Democratic Senate incumbents in the 2022 cycle. · Governor. Republicans ...
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Polls are open across Illinois as voters cast ballots for a wide range of races in one of the seven state primary elections Tuesday.
- 37th Ward - West Chicago Library, 4856 W. Chicago Ave. - 30th Ward - Kilbourn Park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. I’m really excited about Gen Z starting to be the largest voting bank. "I think it’s also hard to get information," Barrett said. However, some voters have hope for the next generation. But a lot needs to be done. Meanwhile, two Democratic incumbents — Reps. Sean Casten and Marie Newman — are facing off for a Chicago-area seat. But the Illinois congresswoman is no stranger to provocative statements. Wade as "a victory for white life." His rivals include Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Aurora, Illinois’ second-largest city, who had $50 million in support from billionaire Ken Griffin but was heavily targeted by Democrats who see Bailey as an easier matchup for Gov. J.B. Pritzker. A spokesperson later said she had intended to say the decision was a victory for a "right to life." Mail-in ballots should be dropped off to make sure they arrive on time.
Illinois voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in primaries for governor, secretary of state, the Senate, the House and the state ...
Davis voted to certify the 2020 election and supported a proposal for a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission. The Illinois gubernatorial race is becoming one to watch. Illinois does not require a photo ID to vote in the primary. Another candidate in the race is state Sen. Darren Bailey, who received an endorsement from Donald Trump. Griffin also poured millions in 2018 against Pritzker during his first run for governor of Illinois. Voters had until Thursday to request a mail ballot for the primary.
Illinois primary 2022 election results will start coming in Tuesday night as voters choose the Republican candidate for governor and other offices.
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, in Chicago, while 98,512 votes have been cast by early voting or vote by mail, a total of 104,463 ballots were cast in the days before the 2018 midterm primary. "That voting system is a complete on-demand voting system, where ballots are printed right there at the polling place, so because we have this new voting system, voters can vote anywhere tomorrow," said DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek. Early voting in Chicago was low, according to the data Monday. Some voters chose to cast their ballots Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Board of Elections, in Chicago, while 98,512 votes have been cast by early voting or vote by mail, a total of 104,463 ballots were cast in the days before the 2018 midterm primary. "That voting system is a complete on-demand voting system, where ballots are printed right there at the polling place, so because we have this new voting system, voters can vote anywhere tomorrow," said DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek. Early voting in Chicago was low, according to the data Monday. Some voters chose to cast their ballots Tuesday morning.
Today, voters will cast their ballots for national, statewide and local candidates running in the Illinois primary election.
Races for the attorney general, comptroller and treasurer will also appear on the ballot. There are also primary races for the 16th District and 17th District of the U.S. Congress. Those who believe they are facing illegal activity at the polls are encouraged to call 1-866-559-6812. Bride said that voter turnout had reached 12% by the late afternoon, and was on track to fall short of the 20.4% figure seen in 2018. Voters will also be asked to select nominees for governor and the secretary of state. Today, voters will cast their ballots for national, statewide and local candidates running in the 2022 Illinois primary election.
On the ballot this Tuesday is every statewide office, as well as one U.S. Senate seat, two seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, all 17 of Illinois' ...
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The Illinois 2022 primary election was an easy victory for Governor JB Pritzker, who won the Democratic nomination for a second term.
He, along with the Democratic Governors Association, has spent millions of dollars on campaign ads to raise the profile of State Senator Darren Bailey. He, along with the Democratic Governors Association, has spent millions of dollars on campaign ads to raise the profile of State Senator Darren Bailey. The governor is holding a primary election night gathering at the Marriott Marquis Hotel near McCormick Place. It's billed as the official kickoff of his general election campaign.
In a six-way race to face Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker this November, it will be State Sen. Darren Bailey that will win the Republican nomination, ...
Now Bailey and his running mate will face Pritzker and Julianna Stratton in the November election. Pritzker will seek a second term in office, while Bailey will hope to unseat the man that he tangled with in courtrooms throughout the COVID pandemic, filing lawsuits over the governor’s health mitigations and policies. Irvin also faced a withering barrage of attack ads from Pritzker himself and from the Democratic Governor’s Association in the late stages of the campaign.
Seven candidates sought the Republican nomination in the primary Tuesday for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat to take on incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
The Belleville resident is a Navy veteran and former police officer. Duckworth, 54, a wounded Iraqi war veteran and popular politician, is unopposed in the primary. Peggy Hubbard, 58, a southwest Illinois political activist who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and promotes the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, also is running. The Belleville resident is a Navy veteran and former police officer. Duckworth, 54, a wounded Iraqi war veteran and popular politician, is unopposed in the primary. Peggy Hubbard, 58, a southwest Illinois political activist who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and promotes the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, also is running.
ABC News projects downstate State Senator Darren Bailey has won the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, beating Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.
"We would have the most right wing slate we've ever had going into the general election in Illinois, and I don't think that's good for the Republican Party in Illinois," Edgar said. Bailey worked the lunchtime crowd at a restaurant in Effingham, and said he feels confident. The Illinois GOP may move to the right wing of the party as opposed to a potentially more palatable Republican for the general election. "It's all about today now the months leading up to this thing and everyone is deciding today so every single thing we do today matters. He did not mention Bailey in his speech but instead spoke about the future of Illinois and Pritzker. The downstate farmer and state senator said his team has done all they can; now it's up to the voters. "We would have the most right wing slate we've ever had going into the general election in Illinois, and I don't think that's good for the Republican Party in Illinois," Edgar said. Bailey worked the lunchtime crowd at a restaurant in Effingham, and said he feels confident. The Illinois GOP may move to the right wing of the party as opposed to a potentially more palatable Republican for the general election. "It's all about today now the months leading up to this thing and everyone is deciding today so every single thing we do today matters. He did not mention Bailey in his speech but instead spoke about the future of Illinois and Pritzker. The downstate farmer and state senator said his team has done all they can; now it's up to the voters.
Illinois Republicans have descended into infighting and finger-pointing on the eve of the state's primaries as a MAGA-aligned candidate for governor ...
“That’s how tone-deaf the Republican Party in the state of Illinois has been,” Wilhour said. Irvin had a compelling personal story as a descendant of a slave and as the first from his family to graduate from college. Griffin, who had long fiercely opposed the tax change, stunned Chicago business leaders and political insiders last week when he announced he was moving his hedge fund, Citadel, out of Chicago to Florida. “And I hate Trump too!” Irvin wrote in the texts, according to the report. One devastating negative ad after another, all run by Democrats, exposed potential deal breakers for Republican primary voters — including the fact that Irvin voted in Democratic primaries in 2014, 2016 and 2020. The Irvin campaign did not comment on Brady’s allegations. Irvin’s campaign was the target of Democratic meddling by both national Democrats and Pritzker himself, who put up aggressively negative ads against Irvin as he ran unopposed for his party’s nomination — a tacit acknowledgment that Irvin most likely presents the biggest general election threat. There are signs that the Democratic meddling knocked Irvin off his game. But first Irvin had to get through the primary, and Trump almost immediately complicated things. “If what the armchair quarterbacks are saying is true, then J.B. Pritzker and national democrats wouldn’t have spent an unprecedented $35 million meddling in a Republican primary." Richard Irvin, the mayor of Aurora, not only is expected to lose Tuesday, but he could end up in third place or worse, according to recent polls. Trump’s endorsement at a weekend rally in west-central Illinois most likely gives Bailey an even healthier bump among MAGA primary voters who dominate the vote outside the Chicago metropolitan area and suburbs.
As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker easily won the Democratic nomination in his bid for re-election. We'll have results from more state and federal races through ...
Candidates Alexi Giannoulias and Anna Valencia put out ads comparing their records on abortion, but went each to on set themselves up as being in a position to save abortion rights for Illinois. While I am thankful for the protection that pre-born children will receive in many states in this new post-Roe environment, I want to emphasize that this change signals the need for this nation to adopt a new way forward in how it deals with the issue of abortion. And I've already been talking to some wonderful groups on the South Side of Chicago to work to make sure abortion here in Illinois becomes unnecessary." I have taken this approach since the beginning of my campaign, and plan to continue to do so in Congress. I hope the rest of this nation's leaders join me." Meanwhile, there are 17 Democratic candidates running to replace Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) in the 1st Congressional District, and all support abortion rights except one. This means opting for (1) real conversations, listening to the concerns of the diverse families who face abortion decisions, (2) unprecedented investment in these families, offering them real support and empowering them to choose life for their pre-born children, and (3) a fresh group of leaders who can move beyond the old paradigm and bring real change.
Illinois Republicans have chosen conservative state Sen. Darren Bailey to take on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for governor this fall.
Uihlein, a founder of the office supply company Uline Inc., is a major Trump supporter who has a long record of donating to far-right candidates and groups. He bankrolled a successful campaign to block Pritzker and other Democrats from changing Illinois’ tax structure to levy more on the highest earners. Pritzker has defended his actions, saying an ad attacking Irvin is "telling the truth." "I just like the way he stands on just about everything," Zink said. Friends, we’re going to win on Nov. 8." But if this governor is correct and if he does easily prevail, we as citizens must rise up," Irvin said. "It's a two-step dance to get elected. Trump endorsed him at a rally Saturday night in Mendon. Griffin backs Irvin and Uihlein supports Bailey. "People say J.B. Pritzker wants me to win this primary because he believes that I’m the easiest opponent to beat," Bailey said during a campaign stop at a restaurant. In a concession speech Tuesday, Irvin criticized Pritzker’s "meddling" in the primary and wished Bailey well in the general election. Bailey rejected the idea that he cannot win and criticized "establishment Republicans" for contributing to decades of mismanagement in the state.
The conservative state senator benefitted from a Democratic meddling campaign. Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey speaks to voters.
Illinois is a deep-blue state, with Pritzker winning his last election with 54.5 percent of the vote. One January 2022 polling matchup gave Pritzker about the same share of the vote in a prospective matchup against Bailey. Trump-endorsed state Sen. Darren Bailey earned a convincing victory Tuesday in the GOP primary for governor of Illinois, dispatching a candidate backed by the biggest donor in GOP politics amid a Democratic meddling campaign.
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Kathy Salvi has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November.
She campaigned this year on a pledge to work to unify her party and maintains Duckworth is beatable because the fall election will be about the success or failure of the Biden administration. She campaigned this year on a pledge to work to unify her party and maintains Duckworth is beatable because the fall election will be about the success or failure of the Biden administration. She will be the clear favorite as she seeks a second term in November in a place where Democrats control all statewide offices and voters twice rejected President Donald Trump by double digits. She will be the clear favorite as she seeks a second term in November in a place where Democrats control all statewide offices and voters twice rejected President Donald Trump by double digits. Salvi beat Peggy Hubbard, 58, a southwest Illinois political activist who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and promotes the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Salvi beat Peggy Hubbard, 58, a southwest Illinois political activist who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and promotes the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
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12:40 a.m.: SPRINGFIELD — Suburban Chicago personal injury lawyer Kathy Salvi has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois.
Hi! I’m at the Town and County Inn and Suites in Quincy for the@Miller_Congressprimary night. Again, I’m the only member of Congress in this race who served with President Trump and his administration. Pritzker is a billionaire who easily won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday and who spent millions trying to get the rival he wants and increase his already sizable advantage in the state this fall. Breaking:#Illinois15 Republican congressman @RodneyDavishas just conceded to @Miller_Congress. In a press release he says: “I’d like to congratulate Congresswoman Miller and President Trump on their victory tonight. Helping citizens cut through red tape and navigate the federal bureaucracy has always been one of my top priorities. I’m ready to fight to turn this seat union blue in November.pic.twitter.com/8g9MXsOjTo He trailed Regan Deering in a 4-person race by just a few hundred votes. Brady and Giannoulias are hoping to succeed Jesse White, who is stepping down after serving as Illinois Secretary of State since 1999. The final unofficial tally was 215 to 215. Sixty-seven percent of ballots cast went against the proposal to raise nearly $ 98 million for a new junior high school building and improvements to three other schools. The Associated Press is projecting@salviforsenateas the #Republicanprimary winner in the US Senate race. 12:40 a.m.: SPRINGFIELD — Suburban Chicago personal injury lawyer Kathy Salvi has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Salvi topped a field of seven candidates Tuesday to win the nod to take on first-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November. Duckworth is a veteran of the Iraq War and is very popular in Illinois. Salvi campaigned on a pledge to work to unify the warring factions of her party.
Republican Darren Bailey on November 8 will face Democratic incumbent J.B. Pritzker in the General Election for the Illinois Governor.
Now Bailey and his running mate will face Pritzker and Julianna Stratton in the November election. "Bless you," Bailey told a crowd chanting his name. Trailing far behind Bailey is Republican candidate Jesse Sullivan, with only 16% of the vote.
It's a closely-watched race in Tuesday's primary elections as Illinois looks to get a new secretary of state.
"What I am running to do is to make Illinois a great example for the rest of this country." We are going to modernize it, fight for voting rights, so everyone please come out and vote." He credits the mentorship of former President Barack Obama for his interest in politics. She said she was motived to go into politics after the election of Donald Trump. There is so much going on, everyone needs to come out and vote," Giannoulias said. "What I am running to do is to make Illinois a great example for the rest of this country." What followed was a career in the private, as well as public sectors, including an unsuccessful run for U.S. senator in 2010. We are going to modernize it, fight for voting rights, so everyone please come out and vote." He credits the mentorship of former President Barack Obama for his interest in politics. There is so much going on, everyone needs to come out and vote," Giannoulias said. She said she was motived to go into politics after the election of Donald Trump. "This is surreal for me.
Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. Election night never disappoints, though the heartburn of 1 a.m. pizza always does.
By the numbers: Edly-Allen 55 percent to Yingling 50 percent. By the umbers: Stoller 51 percent to Nicklaus 49 percent. By the numbers: Rashid 52 percent to Zalewski 48 percent. We talked to eight lawmakers who will decide the extent of access to abortion. State lawmakers are shaping the future of abortion. The numbers: Casten 68.1 percent to Newman 28.8percent, with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Alexi Giannoulis, the former state Treasurer who lost a bid for Senate in 2010, defeated Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia in a bitter battle for the secretary of state race. Valencia had secured the endorsements of Pritzker, Sen. Dick Durbin and longtime Secretary of State Jesse White, but her campaign suffered a setback when she acknowledged she failed to report her husband’s lobbying business on city disclosures. In the meantime, here are some updates and takeaways. In the Miller v. In IL-07: Danny Davis won reelection but upstart Kina Collins significantly narrowed the race compared to her last run, signaling that political outsiders aligned with the Justice Democrats still pose a threat. Irvin had 15 percent of the vote to second-place finisher Jesse Sullivan’s 15.7 percent.
Rep. Mary Miller is expected to win the Republican nomination in Illinois' 15th Congressional district, NBC News projects, with incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis.
Helping citizens cut through red tape and navigate the federal bureaucracy has always been one of my top priorities.” “President Trump, on behalf of all MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday,” she said. “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of Illinois,” he said.
The Republican primary for Illinois governor has become a contest between a far-right candidate, State Senator Darren Bailey; a moderate, Mayor Richard C.
The Illinois secretary of state does not oversee elections, but the position has been a stepping stone in the past for future governors. She and her husband are perennial candidates in Illinois. Mr. Bailey has built a big polling lead in the final weeks of the campaign.
Downstate Sen. Darren Bailey has won the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, beating Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and 5 others.
"We would have the most right-wing slate we've ever had going into the general election in Illinois, and I don't think that's good for the Republican Party in Illinois," Edgar said. Wade, and he leaned heavily into that momentum, trying to pick up Republican votes in the Chicago area. He did not mention Bailey in his speech but instead spoke about the future of Illinois and Pritzker. "We would have the most right-wing slate we've ever had going into the general election in Illinois, and I don't think that's good for the Republican Party in Illinois," Edgar said. But, if this governor is correct, and if he does easily prevail, we as citizens must rise up," Irvin said. "Illinois is a lot worse off than it was four years ago, it's a lot worse off than it was 40 years ago and it's time for something different." Wade, and he leaned heavily into that momentum, trying to pick up Republican votes in the Chicago area. So, I think it's going to be pretty amazing what's going to happen," he said. He did not mention Bailey in his speech but instead spoke about the future of Illinois and Pritzker. But, if this governor is correct, and if he does easily prevail, we as citizens must rise up," Irvin said. "Illinois is a lot worse off than it was four years ago, it's a lot worse off than it was 40 years ago and it's time for something different." So, I think it's going to be pretty amazing what's going to happen," he said.
Illinois primary 2022 voter turnout was low, especially in Cook County and Chicago, which has experts looking for causes.
Without a contested Democratic gubernatorial race, the numbers did not come as a big surprise to county election officials. Without a contested Democratic gubernatorial race, the numbers did not come as a big surprise to county election officials. DuPage County had the largest turnout in the Chicago area, slightly higher than Cook and Chicago with number just over 22%. DuPage Election officials credited, in part, a new program called Vote Anywhere on Election Day While expected in a non-presidential year primary, election officials said the numbers still could have been much better. DuPage County had the largest turnout in the Chicago area, slightly higher than Cook and Chicago with number just over 22%. DuPage Election officials credited, in part, a new program called Vote Anywhere on Election Day However, how voters cast their ballots was surprising.
Voters picked a new class of circuit court and appellate court judges in Tuesday's 2022 Cook County primary election. Here are the results.
Turnout for the June 28 primary as of Wednesday afternoon hovered just below 20% in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs. The northwest-suburban 13th subcircuit had the only vacancy with Democratic and Republican primaries. Political connections to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan did not appear to help James Gleffe in the south-suburban 15th subcircuit, however; he lost by a wide margin to family law attorney Bernadette Barrett. The four-way race for a 5th subcircuit vacancy was swept by Timothy W. Wright III, an attorney with a long history in local public interest law and government service. The one exception was John W. Wilson, who appears to have lost his 1st subcircuit race to family law and estate attorney Maria Barlow. Notably, while Wilson came recommended by all 13 bar associations, Barlow did not participate in the evaluation process and had negative ratings from all of them. All three associate judges ( who would have stayed on the bench even if they’d lost) were successful in their bids. The exceptions were Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. (21st Ward) and former Chicago Police Department attorney Yolanda Sayre, based on the vote tallies available at press time. Pending the outcome of the 13th subcircuit contest, nine of the new circuit court judges will be current or former assistant state’s attorneys, continuing Cook County’s traditional prosecutor-to-judge pipeline. One of the new appellate judges is Debra Walker, who is currently assigned to the Cook County Circuit Court’s domestic relations division. However, neither of the appellate court candidates slated by the county party succeeded in their bids. The winner of that race, Bradley Trowbridge, is a family law attorney who made three prior unsuccessful runs for judge. One race will be decided in the November election, as Democratic and Republican candidates will face off to fill a vacancy in the northwest-suburban 13th subcircuit.