The Green Papers: Illinois 2019 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th 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
 Candidate list (13)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
FEC S6IL00151; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,632,548; Dsb $813,401
  Candidate Democratic     Marilyn Jordan Lawlor
FEC S0IL00576; 30 Sep 19; Tot $3,423; Dsb $1,473
  Candidate Republican     Casey Chlebek
FEC S0IL00550
  Candidate Republican     former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran
FEC S0IL00543; 30 Sep 19; Tot $29,950; Dsb $6,540
  Candidate Republican     Peggy Hubbard
FEC S0IL00501; 30 Sep 19; Tot $99,494; Dsb $78,097
  Candidate Republican     William Kelly
  Candidate Republican     Robert Allen Marshall
FEC S6IL00185; 30 Sep 19; Tot $50,530; Dsb $18,055
  Candidate Republican     Preston Gabriel Nelson
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FEC S0IL00584
  Candidate Republican     Dean A. Seppelfrick
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FEC S0IL00519
  Candidate Republican     Thomas "Tom" Tarter
FEC S0IL00527; 30 Sep 19; Tot $83,748; Dsb $9,355
  Candidate Republican     Constant G. "Connor" VlaKancic
FEC S0IL00592
  Candidate Independent American     Keith Richardson
  Candidate Independent     Willie Wilson
FEC S0IL00568

Class 3 Democratic Senator L. Tammy Duckworth
First elected: 2016. Previously served in the U.S. Congress (2013-2017).
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator L. Tammy Duckworth
FEC S6IL00292

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker
First elected: 2018
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton
First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
13 Democratic (13 Undetermined);
5 Republican (4 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Bobby Lee Rush
First elected: 1992
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (7) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Alex Emmons, Jr.
FEC H0IL01178; 30 Sep 19; Tot $58,337; Dsb $43,044
  Candidate Democratic     Sarah Gad
FEC H0IL01186; 30 Sep 19; Tot $24,340; Dsb $23,500
  Candidate Democratic     Darnell Leatherwood
FEC H0IL01202
  Candidate Democratic     Ameena Matthews
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Bobby Lee Rush
FEC H2IL01042; 30 Sep 19; Tot $146,529; Dsb $134,417
  Candidate Republican     Jimmy Lee Tillman, II
FEC H6IL01175
  Candidate Republican     Chicago Committeewoman Philanise White
FEC H0IL01194

Incumbent - 116th 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 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Robin L. Kelly
FEC H2IL02172; 30 Sep 19; Tot $647,617; Dsb $351,914
  Candidate Republican     Theresa J. Raborn
FEC H0IL02127

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Congressman Daniel William "Dan" Lipinski
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Rush Darwish
FEC H0IL03109; 30 Sep 19; Tot $425,464; Dsb $107,351
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Daniel William "Dan" Lipinski
FEC H4IL03077; 30 Sep 19; Tot $669,896; Dsb $426,891
  Candidate Democratic     Marie Newman
FEC H8IL03102; 30 Sep 19; Tot $891,228; Dsb $377,061
  Candidate Republican     Will County Board Member Mike Fricilone
FEC H0IL03117; 30 Sep 19; Tot $6,550; Dsb $5,774

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Congressman Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
FEC H8IL04134; 30 Sep 19; Tot $315,801; Dsb $144,269

Incumbent - 116th 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 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Brian Burns
FEC H0IL05351; 30 Sep 19; Tot $5,791; Dsb $1,120
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mike Quigley
FEC H0IL05096; 30 Sep 19; Tot $499,481; Dsb $252,772

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Congressman Sean Casten
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Sean Casten
FEC H8IL06139; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,773,131; Dsb $403,122
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Jeanne Ives
FEC H0IL06060; 30 Sep 19; Tot $340,298; Dsb $117,501
  Candidate Republican     Gordon J. "Jay" Kinzler
FEC H0IL06078

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Danny K. Davis
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (7) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony Clark
FEC H8IL07103; 30 Jun 19; Tot $15,514; Dsb $11,593
  Candidate Democratic     Kina Isis Collins
FEC H0IL07167; 30 Sep 19; Tot $44,487; Dsb $38,532
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Danny K. Davis
FEC H4IL07037; 30 Sep 19; Tot $141,674; Dsb $134,195
  Candidate Democratic     Andrea "Siri" Hibbler
  Candidate Democratic     Kristine Schanbacher
FEC H0IL07175; 30 Sep 19; Tot $166,172; Dsb $116,011
  Candidate Republican     Craig Cameron
FEC H8IL17045
  Candidate Independent     former Public Service Administrator Tracy Jennings
FEC H0IL07159; 30 Sep 19; Tot $12,018; Dsb $14,823

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Congressman S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Inam Hussain
FEC H0IL08140
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
FEC H6IL08147; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,629,489; Dsb $556,169
  Candidate Republican     Ron Wallace

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
FEC H8IL09067; 30 Sep 19; Tot $942,939; Dsb $775,085
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew Tarnasiewicz-Heldut
FEC H0IL09098; 30 Sep 19; Tot $5,069; Dsb $4,625
  Candidate Republican     Michael M. Sollich
FEC H0IL09106

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Congressman Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider
First elected in November 2012 to the U.S. Congress, unsuccessful candidate for re-election in November 2014, re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Vernon Township Trustee Adam Broad
FEC H0IL10377
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider
FEC H2IL10068; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,489,224; Dsb $879,195
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew Wang
FEC H0IL10369
  Candidate Republican     Valerie Ramirez "Val" Mukherjee
FEC H0IL10351; 30 Sep 19; Tot $108,986; Dsb $28,124

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11 Democratic Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster
FEC H8IL14067; 30 Sep 19; Tot $750,899; Dsb $720,713
  Candidate Democratic     Will County Board member Rachel F. Ventura
FEC H0IL11102; 30 Sep 19; Tot $18,299; Dsb $13,531
  Candidate Republican     Krishna K. Bansal
FEC H0IL11128
  Candidate Republican     Rick Laib
FEC H0IL11110; 30 Sep 19; Tot $860; Dsb $200

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12 Republican Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Bost
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Joel David Funk
FEC H0IL12092; 30 Sep 19; Tot $19,468; Dsb $19,021
  Candidate Democratic     Raymond Carl "Ray" Lenzi
FEC H0IL12100
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Bost
FEC H4IL12060; 30 Sep 19; Tot $864,799; Dsb $263,679

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13 Republican Congressman Rodney L. Davis
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
FEC H8IL13150; 30 Sep 19; Tot $908,633; Dsb $187,595
  Candidate Democratic     Stefanie Smith
FEC H0IL13066
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Rodney L. Davis
FEC H2IL13120; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,506,511; Dsb $620,430

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14 Democratic Congressman Lauren A. Underwood
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (9) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Lauren A. Underwood
FEC H8IL14174; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,695,152; Dsb $556,869
  Candidate Republican     Anthony Catella
FEC H0IL14205; 30 Sep 19; Tot $587; Dsb $587
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Evans
FEC H0IL14213
  Candidate Republican     Ted Gradel
FEC H0IL14163; 30 Sep 19; Tot $568,760; Dsb $72,664
  Candidate Republican     Catalina Lauf
FEC H0IL14197; 30 Sep 19; Tot $104,397; Dsb $10,824
  Candidate Republican     Daniel "Danny" Malouf
FEC H0IL14155; 30 Sep 19; Tot $4,679; Dsb $2,335
  Candidate Republican     James Thomas "Jim" Marter
FEC H8IL16153; 30 Sep 19; Tot $33,699; Dsb $29,463
  Candidate Republican     state Senator James D. "Jim" Oberweis
FEC H8IL14083; 30 Sep 19; Tot $745,895; Dsb $194,317
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Sue Rezin
FEC H0IL14189; 30 Sep 19; Tot $245,523; Dsb $19,316

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 15 Republican Congressman John M. Shimkus
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 30 August 2019: "...now is the time for me to announce that I will not be seeking reelection...."
 Candidate list (11) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kevin Gaither
FEC H8IL15072; 30 Sep 19; Tot $881; Dsb $786
  Candidate Democratic     John Wesley Hursey, Jr.
FEC H0IL15095
  Candidate Republican     former Champaign School Board Member John Christian Bambenek
FEC H0IL15137
  Candidate Republican     Charles Ellington
  Candidate Republican     Lori Fuller
FEC H0IL15111
  Candidate Republican     Kent Gray
FEC H0IL15160
  Candidate Republican     Jacob P. Lane
FEC H0IL15152
  Candidate Republican     Ron "Ronnie" McCuan
FEC H0IL15178
  Candidate Republican     Mary Miller
FEC H0IL15129
  Candidate Republican     Alex Walker
FEC H0IL15103
  Candidate Republican     Altamont School Board Member Kerry Allen Wolff
FEC H0IL15145

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 16 Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Dani Brzozowski
FEC H0IL16184
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Adam Kinzinger
FEC H0IL11052; 30 Sep 19; Tot $948,177; Dsb $395,417

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 17 Democratic Congressman Cheri Bustos
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (9) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Cheri Bustos
FEC H2IL17071; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,507,690; Dsb $1,142,808
  Candidate Democratic     Spanky Edwards
FEC H0IL17125
  Candidate Democratic     William Craig Swisher
FEC H0IL17075
  Candidate Republican     Eugene Farrell
FEC H0IL17109
  Candidate Republican     William W. "Bill" Fawell
FEC H4IL17077; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,500; Dsb $895
  Candidate Republican     Charles William Helmick, Jr.
FEC H0IL17091
  Candidate Republican     Esther Joy King
FEC H0IL17083; 30 Sep 19; Tot $123,069; Dsb $4,281
  Candidate Republican     Christine Ann Takata
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Alvin Zastrow
FEC H0IL17117

Incumbent - 116th 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 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Haasis
FEC H0IL18065
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Darin McKay LaHood
FEC H6IL18088; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,180,312; Dsb $657,861

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 14 August 2019: Will not seek re-election in 2022.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Treasurer Michael W. "Mike" Frerichs
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza
First elected (in a Special Election [re: passing of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka [Republican]): 2016; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 21 incumbents, 42 candidates
  Republican: 5 incumbents, 48 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
  Marijuana
  Socialist Party USA
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
 
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.

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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