The Green Papers: Illinois 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:12,822,739 (4.14% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:19(3.53% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:17(3.91% of 435)
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


A candidate who has filed a statement of candidacy in the primary is prohibited from being listed on the ballot in the general election as an Independent candidate, as a candidate of another political party, or as a Write-In in the general election.


Illinois lost 1 U.S. House seat in the 2020 Census and will elect 17 Representatives in 2022.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
Served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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 (8, 1 write-in)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator L. Tammy Duckworth
FEC S6IL00292; 30 Sep 21; Tot $6,012,096; Dsb $2,913,288
  Candidate Democratic     Iesha Nicole Walker
Filed with the FEC for Senate Class 3 (S2IL00218, 29 September 2021) and House CD 7 (H2IL07122, 10 August 2021)

FEC S2IL00218
  Candidate Republican     Timothy C. "Tim" Arview
FEC S2IL00150; 30 Sep 21; Tot $900; Dsb $864
  Candidate Republican     Casey Chlebek
FEC S2IL00200 or S0IL00550

FEC S2IL00200
  Candidate Republican     Peggy Hubbard
FEC S0IL00501; 30 Sep 21; Tot $11,338; Dsb $12,040
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bobby" Piton
FEC S2IL00184; 30 Sep 21; Tot $102,225; Dsb $17,917
  Candidate Republican     Eric M. Wallace
FEC S2IL00192
  Candidate Libertarian     William "Bill" Redpath
FEC S2IL00226
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Daniel Obama Hauskins, Jr.
George Wallace Party

FEC S2IL00176

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
 Candidate list (9)
  Candidate Democratic     Beverly Miles
  Candidate Democratic     Governor J.B. Pritzker
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Darren Bailey
for Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie Trussell
  Candidate Republican     Gary Rabine
  Candidate Republican     Christopher J. "Chris" Roper
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Paul Schimpf
  Candidate Republican     Max Solomon
for Lieutenant Governor: Latasha Fields
  Candidate Republican     Jesse William "Sully" Sullivan
  Candidate Libertarian     Scott Schluter

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

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
13 Democratic (12 Undetermined, 1 Open);
5 Republican (4 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress Bobby Lee Rush
First elected: 1992
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (11) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kirby Jerome Birgans
Filed with the FEC as Kirby Jerome Birgans-Taylor

FEC H2IL01216; 30 Sep 21; Tot $12,659; Dsb $12,280
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher "Chris" Butler
FEC H2IL01232; 30 Sep 21; Tot $51,281; Dsb $33,519
  Candidate Democratic     Jahmal Cole
FEC H2IL01208; 30 Sep 21; Tot $80,438; Dsb $69,815
  Candidate Democratic     Cassandra Goodrum
FEC H2IL01265
  Candidate Democratic     Ameena Matthews
FEC H0IL01210; 30 Sep 21; Tot $13,629; Dsb $829
  Candidate Democratic     Darius Yorel "Dee" Nix
FEC H2IL01240; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,826; Dsb $2,184
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Anthony Thompson
FEC H2IL01224; 30 Sep 21; Tot $15,812; Dsb $6,941
  Candidate Republican     Philanise White
FEC H0IL01194
  Candidate Republican     Geno Young
FEC H2IL16115
  Candidate Independent     Glenda Wright-McCullum
FEC H2IL01190
  Candidate Other     Mitchel "Mitch" Davilo
FEC H2IL01257

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress Robin L. Kelly
First elected in a special election: 9 April 2013 (re: resignation of Member of Congress Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.)
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Robin L. Kelly
FEC H2IL02172; 30 Sep 21; Tot $648,370; Dsb $350,287

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress Marie Newman
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Member of Congress Newman is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Iymen Chehade
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Delia C. Ramirez
FEC H2IL03162
  Candidate Democratic     Chicago Alderman Gilbert "Gil" Villegas
FEC H2IL03154
  Candidate Republican     Justin Burau
FEC H2IL06082; 30 Sep 21; Tot $8,135; Dsb $6,576
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Rob" Cruz
12 April 2021: Filed for the U.S. Senate with the FEC.
15 August 2021: Filed for the U.S. House District 3 with the FEC.

FEC H2IL03147; 30 Sep 21; Tot $75,547; Dsb $56,433

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
FEC H8IL04134; 30 Sep 21; Tot $347,033; Dsb $205,469
  Candidate Democratic     Sheldon John Plankton
FEC H2IL04152

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Member of Congress Mike Quigley
First elected: 7 April 2009 in a special election to fill the seat of Member of Congress Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Raleigh Bowman
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FEC H2IL05191; 30 Sep 21; Tot $5,307; Dsb $5,063
  Candidate Democratic     Khai-Hoan Dac "Hoan" Huynh
FEC H2IL05209; 30 Sep 21; Tot $62,423; Dsb $58,144
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Mike Quigley
FEC H0IL05096; 30 Sep 21; Tot $348,916; Dsb $232,124

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress Sean Casten
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Sean Casten
FEC H8IL06139; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,201,237; Dsb $497,733
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Marie Newman
Member of Congress Newman, incumbent in the old CD 3, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.

FEC H8IL03102; 30 Sep 21; Tot $690,256; Dsb $355,223
  Candidate Republican     Niki Conforti
FEC H2IL06090; 30 Sep 21; Tot $36,042; Dsb $28,647
  Candidate Republican     John Albin Ostman
FEC H2IL06108
  Candidate Republican     Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau
FEC H2IL06116

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress Danny K. Davis
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kina Isis Collins
FEC H0IL07167; 30 Sep 21; Tot $235,696; Dsb $129,041
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Danny K. Davis
FEC H4IL07037; 30 Sep 21; Tot $137,272; Dsb $35,202

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Member of Congress S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Junaid Ahmed
Filed with the FEC as Junaid Congress

FEC H2IL08146; 30 Sep 21; Tot $417,419; Dsb $95,582
  Candidate Democratic     Mohammed Faheem
FEC H2IL08153; 30 Sep 21; Tot $7,403; Dsb $2,896
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
FEC H6IL08147; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,328,573; Dsb $967,704
  Candidate Republican     Kane County School Member Chad Koppie
  Candidate Republican     Peter Kopsaftis
FEC H2IL08161

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Member of Congress Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
FEC H8IL09067; 30 Sep 21; Tot $586,423; Dsb $484,176

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Member of Congress 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 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kim Nowak
FEC H2IL10118
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider
FEC H2IL10068; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,350,784; Dsb $704,155
  Candidate Republican     Joseph "Joe" Severino
FEC H0IL10393
  Candidate Green     former Vernon Township Trustee Adam Broad
FEC H0IL10377

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 11 Democratic Member of Congress G. William "Bill" Foster
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress G. William "Bill" Foster
FEC H8IL14067; 30 Sep 21; Tot $595,682; Dsb $356,910
  Candidate Republican     Krishna K. Bansal
FEC H0IL11128; 30 Sep 21; Tot $0; Dsb $1,299
  Candidate Republican     Catalina Lauf
FEC H2IL16107; 30 Sep 21; Tot $809,653; Dsb $592,848
  Candidate Republican     Michael David "Mike" Pierce
FEC H2IL14086
  Candidate Republican     Dean Allen Seppelfrick
FEC H2IL11140

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 12 Republican Member of Congress Michael J. "Mike" Bost
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Keith Garth Richardson
FEC H2IL12148
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Michael J. "Mike" Bost
FEC H4IL12060; 30 Sep 21; Tot $477,422; Dsb $244,028
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Mary Miller
Member of Congress Miller, incumbent in the old CD 15, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12.

FEC H0IL15129; 30 Sep 21; Tot $611,922; Dsb $303,853

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 13 Republican Member of Congress Rodney L. Davis
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Member of Congress Davis is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15.
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Nikki Budzinski
FEC H2IL13153; 30 Sep 21; Tot $454,305; Dsb $60,239
  Candidate Democratic     R. David Palmer
FEC H2IL13146; 30 Sep 21; Tot $108,227; Dsb $66,379
  Candidate Green     John Keating

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 14 Democratic Member of Congress Lauren A. Underwood
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Lauren A. Underwood
FEC H8IL14174; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,470,574; Dsb $1,243,411
  Candidate Republican     Michael Koolidge
FEC H2IL14094
  Candidate Republican     Jack Lombardi, II
FEC H2IL16081; 30 Sep 21; Tot $62,802; Dsb $50,072
  Candidate Republican     James "Jim" Marter
FEC H8IL16153; 30 Sep 21; Tot $39,986; Dsb $23,055

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 15 Republican Member of Congress Mary Miller
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Member of Congress Miller is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12.
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Rodney L. Davis
Member of Congress Davis, incumbent in the old CD 13, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15.

FEC H2IL13120; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,399,670; Dsb $488,932

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 16 Republican Member of Congress Adam Kinzinger
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 29 October 2021: "... if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would. And that time is now."
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Darin McKay LaHood
Member of Congress LaHood, incumbent in the old CD 18, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16.

FEC H6IL18088; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,502,420; Dsb $658,087
  Candidate Republican     Michael Stephan Rebresh
FEC H2IL16123; 31 Dec 21; Tot $12,550; Dsb $10,777

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 17 Democratic Member of Congress Cheri Bustos
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 30 April 2021: "Today, I’m announcing I will not seek reelection after completing this term."
 Candidate list (10) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Rockford Alderman Jonathan K. Logemann
FEC H2IL17121
  Candidate Democratic     Spence Edmund Morris, III
FEC H2IL17154
  Candidate Democratic     Rock Island County Board Member Angela H. "Angie" Normoyle
FEC H2IL17113
  Candidate Democratic     Eric Sorensen
FEC H2IL17147
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Litesa Wallace
FEC H2IL17139
  Candidate Democratic     Marsha Viriginia Williams
FEC H2IL16065; 30 Sep 21; Tot $22,432; Dsb $10,864
  Candidate Republican     Charles William "Charlie" Helmick, Jr.
FEC H0IL17091
  Candidate Republican     Esther Joy King
FEC H0IL17083; 30 Sep 21; Tot $980,615; Dsb $326,949
  Candidate Republican     Teresa Marie Pfaff
FEC H2IL16099
  Candidate Green     Brad Ahrens

Incumbent - 117th Congress - 2010 apportionment / Seat lost in 2020 apportionment - No election in 2022
CD 18 Republican Member of Congress Darin McKay LaHood
First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2015 re: resignation of Member of Congress Aaron Jon Schock (Republican)
Member of Congress LaHood is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16.

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.
 Candidate list (6)
  Candidate Democratic     Chicago Alderman Pat Dowell
  Candidate Democratic     former state Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias
First elected Treasurer : 2006. Not a candidate for re-election in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Chicago Alderman David Moore
  Candidate Democratic     Chicago City Clerk Anna M. Valencia
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Dan Brady
  Candidate Republican     William Kelly

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, 45 candidates
  Republican: 5 incumbents, 38 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): 3 candidates
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Marijuana
  Socialist Party USA
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  Other: 1 candidate
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.

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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