Tag: illinois
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70% of elections in Illinois are uncontested
Of 1,183 regular elections in Illinois—828 (70%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 24 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Illinois has the eighth highest rate of…
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Three presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Illinois this November
Illinois’ Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature three presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear on Illinois’ ballot. This is the fewest candidates on Illinois’ presidential ballot since at least 2008. In 2020, Illinois’ ballot had six…
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Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Sorensen was first elected in 2022, defeating Esther Joy King (R) 52.0%–48.0%. In 2020, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in the district 52.7%–44.9%. As of Jun. 21, 2024, The…
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Illinois voters to decide on three advisory questions in 2024
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker (D) approved three non-binding advisory questions referred by the state legislature to appear on the 2024 ballot. This is the first time since 2014 that Illinois voters will decide on three statewide advisory questions on the ballot, which is the maximum number of advisory questions that can be placed on…
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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 — Liz Bishop (R) and Crystal Loughran (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 — Hannah Billingsley (R) and Aris Garcia (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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All candidates for U.S. House Illinois District 13 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District — Thomas Clatterbuck (R) and Joshua Loyd (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question:…
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Decade-low number of open seats in Illinois’ state legislative primaries
Six seats in the Illinois state legislature are open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guarantees that at least 4% of the seats up for election will be represented by newcomers next year, a decade low. Twenty incumbents face primary challenges, representing 15% of all incumbents running for re-election. Of the 20 incumbents in contested primaries,…
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Incumbent Jesus Garcia and Raymond Lopez are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District
Incumbent Jesus Garcia (D) and Raymond Lopez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. Local media outlets say Garcia and Lopez represent different wings of the Democratic Party. According to Politico’s Illinois Playbook, “Lopez is a conservative Democrat who aligns with the equally conservative Chicago Police union,…
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There are no open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Illinois was Dec. 4, 2023. Forty-four candidates are running for Illinois’ 17 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s 2.59 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of Congressional districts in Illinois decreased from 18 to 17, 5.59…