Illinois 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Illinois 2015 General Election

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Illinois
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Primary House CD 18: Tuesday 7 July 2015
✓ Special Election House CD 18: Thursday 10 September 2015

✓ Monday 20 April 2015 - Filing Deadline: Special House CD 18 Established Party.
✓ Thursday 25 June 2015 - Filing Deadline: Special House CD 18 New Party/Independent.
✓ Tuesday 7 July 2015 - Special Primary House CD 18. Polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
✓ Thursday 10 September 2015 - Special Election House CD 18. Polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	12,864,380	(4.15% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
Capital:	Springfield

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Illinois State and Local Government

Illinois 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

State Representative Scott Drury (Democratic) introduced HB 193 on 14 January 2015. This bill would move the Presidential and the partisan primary from the 3rd Tuesday in March to the 4th Tuesday in June.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Class 3		Republican	Senator Mark Steven Kirk • First elected in a special election to a partial term: 2 November 2010 (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Barack Hussein Obama [Democrat] on 16 November 2008 in order to accede to the Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Roland W. Burris [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [Democrat] to temporarily fill the vacancy). First elected to a full term: 2010. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 23 January 2012: Suffered an ischemic stroke and underwent surgery.
	Candidate list

		~~Democratic~~			~~Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin - apparently not a candidate~~ • 9 September 2015: "I'm not running..." • FEC S6IL00326; 15 Oct 15; Tot $9,304; Dsb $10,000
		Democratic			Congressman L. Tammy Duckworth • CD 8. 27 March 2015: Running for US Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. • FEC S6IL00292; 30 Sep 15; Tot $4,111,382; Dsb $1,261,117
		Democratic			Napoleon Harris • FEC S6IL00342
		Democratic			Robert Marshall • FEC S6IL00185; 30 Sep 15; Tot $210; Dsb $750
		Democratic			Chicago School Board Member Andrea L. Zopp • FEC S6IL00300; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,110,885; Dsb $294,518

		*Republican*			*Senator Mark Steven Kirk* • FEC S0IL00261; 30 Sep 15; Tot $3,484,450; Dsb $1,863,167
		Republican			James Thomas Marter • FEC S6IL00334
		Republican			S. Ron Wallace • 14 April 2015: Mr. Wallace will run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 instead of the Special Election in CD 18 in 2015.

		Independent			James P. "Jim" Brown • FEC S6IL00318

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Bruce Rauner • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (9 Undetermined, 1 Open); 8 Republican (8 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Bobby Lee Rush • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Alderman Howard B. Brookins, Jr. • FEC H6IL01167
		Democratic			Tio Mario Hardiman • FEC H6IL01142
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Bobby Lee Rush* • FEC H2IL01042; 30 Sep 15; Tot $114,505; Dsb $109,213

		Republican			August O'Neill Deuser • FEC H6IL01159; 30 Sep 15; Tot $5,618; Dsb $5,305

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Robin L. Kelly • First elected in a special election: 9 April 2013 (re: resignation of Congressman Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Robin L. Kelly* • FEC H2IL02172; 30 Sep 15; Tot $457,342; Dsb $260,807

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Daniel William "Dan" Lipinski • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~			~~Oren Jacobson - apparently not a candidate~~ • 24 July 2015: Filed termination report with the FEC. • FEC H6IL03130; 16 Jul 15; Tot $9,748; Dsb $9,848
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Daniel William "Dan" Lipinski* • FEC H4IL03077; 30 Sep 15; Tot $318,019; Dsb $221,332

		Republican			Ken McGraw

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez* • FEC H2IL08039; 30 Sep 15; Tot $42,671; Dsb $165,443
		Democratic			Javier Salas • FEC H6IL04146; 30 Sep 15; Tot $46,728; Dsb $10,627

		Republican			Hector L. Concepcion

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Mike Quigley • First elected: 7 April 2009 in a special election to fill the seat of Congressman Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Mike Quigley* • FEC H0IL05096; 30 Sep 15; Tot $470,868; Dsb $256,418

		Green			Warren "Grizz" Grimsley • FEC H6IL05168; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,348; Dsb $472
		Green			Robert Sherman

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Peter J. Roskam • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Amanda Howland

		Republican			Gordon "Jay" Kinzler • FEC H6IL06158
		*Republican*			*Congressman Peter J. Roskam* • FEC H6IL06117; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,060,043; Dsb $583,315

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Danny K. Davis • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Frederick Collins • FEC H2IL01141
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Danny K. Davis* • FEC H4IL07037; 30 Sep 15; Tot $157,175; Dsb $116,618
		Democratic			Thomas Day • FEC H6IL07289; 30 Sep 15; Tot $30,012; Dsb $9,746
		Democratic			Amara Enyia • FEC H6IL07297

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman L. Tammy Duckworth • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 27 March 2015: Running for US Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Villa Park Trustee Deborah M. "Deb" Bullwinkel • FEC H6IL08188; 30 Sep 15; Tot $41,095; Dsb $2,140
		~~Democratic~~			~~state Senator Thomas "Tom" Cullerton - apparently not a candidate~~ • 30 July 2015: State Senator Cullerton announces he will run for re-election in the state Senate in 2016. • FEC H6IL08154
		Democratic			former Deputy Treasurer S. Raja Krishnamoorthi • FEC H6IL08147; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,041,052; Dsb $95,219
		Democratic			state Senator Michael "Mike" Noland • FEC H6IL08162; 30 Sep 15; Tot $142,008; Dsb $70,234

		Republican			County Commissioner Peter "Pete" DiCianni • FEC H6IL08170
		Republican			Andrew U. D. Straw • 12 May 2015: Filed with the FEC to run in CD 4. 25 May 2015: Filed with the FEC to run in CD 8. • FEC H6IL04138; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,275; Dsb $1,270

		Independent			William Edward "Bill" Fraser • FEC H0IL08108

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky* • FEC H8IL09067; 30 Sep 15; Tot $571,867; Dsb $484,988

		Republican			Denis Detzel • FEC H6IL09137
		Republican			Joan McCarthy Lasonde • FEC H6IL09145
		Republican			David Earl Williams, III • FEC H4IL09074

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Robert James "Bob" Dold, Jr. • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. House: 2011-2013. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rodkin Rotering • FEC H6IL10135; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,004,812; Dsb $211,275
		Democratic			former Congressman Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider • First elected in November 2012, unsuccessful candidate for re-election in November 2014. • FEC H2IL10068; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,052,643; Dsb $354,491
		Democratic			Will Schroeder • FEC H6IL10143

		*Republican*			*Congressman Robert James "Bob" Dold, Jr.* • FEC H0IL10302; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,639,641; Dsb $579,609

		Not readily classifiable			Joseph William Kopsick • Absurdist Party • FEC H6IL10150

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster* • FEC H8IL14067; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,042,578; Dsb $338,444

		Republican			DuPage County Board Member Tonia Khouri • FEC H6IL11117; 30 Sep 15; Tot $386,170; Dsb $121,330
		Republican			Dominick J. "Nick" Stella • FEC H6IL11133; 30 Sep 15; Tot $12,157; Dsb $11,957
		~~Republican~~			~~Lisle Township Trustee Michael A. "Mike" Tams - apparently not a candidate~~ • 28 September 2015: Filed a termination report with the FEC. • FEC H6IL11125; 30 Sep 15; Tot $25,215; Dsb $25,215
		Republican			Herman White • FEC H6IL11141

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Bost • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Charles John "CJ" Baricevic • FEC H6IL12099; 30 Sep 15; Tot $177,770; Dsb $74,272
		~~Democratic~~			~~Edward F. Vowell - apparently not a candidate~~ • FEC H6IL12107; 30 Sep 15; Tot $41,819; Dsb $37,913

		*Republican*			*Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Bost* • FEC H4IL12060; 30 Sep 15; Tot $973,148; Dsb $350,753

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Congressman Rodney L. Davis • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic			Macon County Commissioner Mark David Wicklund • FEC H6IL13121; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,000; Dsb $0

		*Republican*			*Congressman Rodney L. Davis* • FEC H2IL13120; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,145,549; Dsb $397,061

		Independent			David Michael Gill • previously ran as a Democrat. • FEC H6IL13113

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Congressman Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren* • FEC H0IL14080; 30 Sep 15; Tot $506,425; Dsb $345,536

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Congressman John M. Shimkus • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican			state Senator Kyle McCarter • FEC H6IL15084
		*Republican*			*Congressman John M. Shimkus* • FEC H2IL20042; 30 Sep 15; Tot $925,019; Dsb $748,768

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Congressman Adam Kinzinger • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Adam Kinzinger* • FEC H0IL11052; 30 Sep 15; Tot $769,840; Dsb $315,969

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Cheri Bustos • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Cheri Bustos* • FEC H2IL17071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,346,437; Dsb $340,165

		Republican			Patrick Harlan

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Congressman Darin McKay LaHood • First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2015 re: resignation of Congressman Aaron Jon Schock (Republican) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Darin McKay LaHood* • FEC H6IL18088; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,413,010; Dsb $1,186,672
	17 March 2015: Congressman Aaron Jon Schock (Republican) resigned. "Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the United States House of Representatives effective March 31 ... the constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th District with the high standards that they deserve ...". The distraction is a House Office of Congressional Ethics investigation regarding ethics and questionable expenses. Governor Bruce Rauner (Republican) will call a special election within 5 days of the Congressman's 31 March resignation. The special election must occur within 115 days (circa the end of July). On 1 April 2015, per state law, Governor Bruce Rauner (Republican) called a Special Primary for ~~Monday 8 June 2015~~ and a Special Election for ~~Friday 24 July 2015~~ to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Aaron Jon Schock (Republican) who resigned on 31 March. The election dates do not allow enough time for overseas ballots to be counted so these dates are likely to change. 6 April 2015: The U.S. Department of Justice and Illinois agreed to a Tuesday 7 July 2015 Special Primary and a Thursday 10 September 2015 Special Election. 14 April 2015: A Federal consent decree for the dates above is signed. 10 September 2015: state Senator Darin McKay LaHood (Republican) is elected in a Special Election.

Special Election - 113th Congress
CD 18 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Thursday 10 September 2015 • Special Election - Primary is Tuesday 7 July 2015

		Republican	34,901	68.79%	state Senator Darin McKay LaHood • FEC H6IL18088; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,413,010; Dsb $1,186,672

		Democratic	15,833	31.21%	Robert "Rob" Mellon • FEC H6IL18153; 30 Sep 15; Tot $21,538; Dsb $19,007
		~~Democratic~~			~~Springfield School Board Member Adam Lopez - lost primary~~ • FEC H6IL18120; 30 Sep 15; Tot $11,633; Dsb $11,461

		~~Republican~~			~~Michael J. "Mike" Flynn - lost primary~~ • FEC H6IL18104; 30 Sep 15; Tot $173,899; Dsb $172,928
		~~Republican~~			~~Donald Ray Rients - lost primary~~ • FEC H6IL18138; 30 Sep 15; Tot $7,053; Dsb $6,871
Total			50,734	100.00%
	Tuesday 7 July 2015 Primary results from AP. Thursday 10 September 2015 General Election results from AP.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jesse White • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen A. Yarbrough

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Lisa Madigan • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Treasurer Michael W. "Mike" Frerichs • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 18 March 2014: Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (Republican) is renominated by Primary. 4 November 2014: Comptroller Topinka is re-elected. 10 December 2014: Comptroller Topinka dies at the age of 70 after suffering a stroke on 9 December 2014. She was first elected in 2010 and had previously served as state Treasurer and as a member of the state House of Representatives. Following the passing of Comptroller Topinka, Governor Pat Quinn (Democratic) appointed Jerry Stermer as Comptroller. Mr. Stermer plans to voluntarily resign on 12 January 2015 to allow newly elected Governor Bruce Rauner (Republican) to appoint a replacement. 10 January 2015: Outgoing Governor Patrick "Pat" Quinn (Democratic) signs HB 4576 which calls for a special November 2016 to fill this office. 12 January 2015: Leslie Geissler Munger (Republican) is appointed by Governor Bruce Rauner (Republican) and sworn.

		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 (presumably) • Special Election

		Democratic			state Senator Daniel Biss
		Democratic			Chicago City Clerk Susana A. Mendoza

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 14 incumbents, 32 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 26 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• Marijuana
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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