Election results

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.

The 2022 Illinois primary elections took place on June 28th, as it was the precursor for the November general election.

The General Election will take place on November 8th. This is the first time in 24 years the seat has been up for grabs, as Jesse White has retired. According to Will County Clerk, Lauren Staley Ferry, Will County reported 18.6% voter turnout, lower than the 22% turnout in 2018. One alternative for voting in-person were mail-in ballots, which people in both counties took advantage of. For Illinois Attorney General, Republican Thomas DeVore will challenge incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul in November. Democrat Alexi Giannoulis and Republican Dan Brady will compete for the position of Secretary of State in the general election. Kathy Salvi won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois and will take on incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the general election.

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.

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Devore defeated opponents Steve Kim and David Shestokas. Devore will face Democratic Incumbent Kwame Raoul in November. Salvi, 63, of Mundelein, will take on first-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November. In the US House, GOP Congresswoman Mary Miller defeated Congressman Rodney Davis in the 15th Congressional District. Davis conceeded the race shortly after 9pm last night, issuing a statement congratulating Miller and President Trump on their victory. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday easily won the Democratic nomination for governor. He sued Pritzker over a stay-at-home order the governor issued, and was escorted off the floor of the Legislature for refusing to wear a mask. In the GOP primary race for Secretary of State, Dan Brady easily defeated opponent John Milhiser. Brady will face Democrat Alexi Giannoulias in November. Giannoulias defeated Anna Valencia, David Moore, and Sidney Moore in his party’s race to fill the seat of retiring Secretary of State, Jesse White.