2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
election for Governor of Illinois
The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election happened on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Illinois.
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Current governor and lieutenant governor J. B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, the Democrat nominees, won reelection to a second term. They defeated Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell, the Republican nominees.
Democratic primary change
Candidates change
Nominee change
- J. B. Pritzker, incumbent governor[1]
- Running mate: Juliana Stratton, incumbent lieutenant governor[1]
Eliminated in primary change
Results change
Map legend
- Pritzker—>90%
- Pritzker—80–90%
- Pritzker—70–80%
- Pritzker—60–70%
- Pritzker—50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
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762,717 | 91.8 | |
| Democratic |
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68,198 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 830,915 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary change
Candidates change
Nominee change
- Darren Bailey, state senator[6]
- Running mate: Stephanie Trussell, former radio talk show host[7]
Eliminated in primary change
- Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora[8]
- Running mate: Avery Bourne, state representative
- Gary Rabine, businessman[9]
- Running mate: Aaron Del Mar, Palatine Township Republican Committeeman[10]
- Paul Schimpf, former state senator and nominee for Attorney General in 2014[11]
- Running mate: Carolyn Schofield, member of the McHenry County Board[12]
- Max Solomon, Attorney[3]
- Running Mate: Latasha H. Fields[13]
- Jesse Sullivan, venture capitalist and founder of Alter Global[14][15][16]
- Running mate: Kathleen Murphy, former director of communications for state representative Jeanne Ives[17]
Removed from ballot change
- Emily Johnson (came up short in the number of signatures required)[18]
- Keisha Smith (came up short in the number of signatures required)[19]
Declined change
- Rodney Davis, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district (running for re-election)[20]
- Kirk Dillard, chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, former state senator, and candidate for governor in 2010 and 2014[21]
- Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district[22][23][24][25][26]
- Todd Ricketts, finance chair of the Republican National Committee, member of the TD Ameritrade Board of Directors, and co-owner of the Chicago Cubs[27]
Results change
Map legend
- Bailey—>90%
- Bailey—80–90%
- Bailey—70–80%
- Bailey—60–70%
- Bailey—50–60%
- Bailey—40–50%
- Sullivan—50–60%
- Schimpf—40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
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454,342 | 57.7 | |
| Republican |
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123,330 | 15.7 | |
| Republican | 117,514 | 14.9 | ||
| Republican |
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51,659 | 6.6 | |
| Republican |
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33,964 | 4.3 | |
| Republican |
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7,209 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 788,018 | 100.0 | ||
General election change
- Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
J. B. Pritzker (D) |
Darren Bailey (R) |
Scott Schluter (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Research (R) | August 30 – September 1, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 46% | 36% | 2% | 15% |
| Victory Geek (D) | August 25–28, 2022 | 512 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 56% | 38% | – | 6% |
| Victory Research (R) | July 17–19, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 49% | 39% | 2% | 10% |
| Fabrizio Lee & Associates (R) | June 20–21, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | – | 7% |
| Victory Research (R) | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 55% | 27% | – | 17% |
Results change
| 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic |
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2,253,748 | 54.91% | +0.38% | |
| Republican |
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1,739,095 | 42.37% | +3.54% | |
| Libertarian |
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111,712 | 2.72% | +0.32% | |
| Total votes | 4,104,636 | 100.0 | |||
Notes change
- ↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Governor JB Pritzker announces re-election bid for 2022". WGN-TV. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Armentrout, Mitchell (July 1, 2021). "West Side nurse launches primary bid against Pritzker, aiming to become Illinois' first Black woman governor". Chicago Sun Times.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2022 Illinois Primary Election Preview". March 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Conservative Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey wins GOP primary for governor". NPR. June 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Trump endorses Bailey in GOP primary contest for Illinois governor'". wgem.com. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ↑ Pearson, Rick (February 22, 2020). "Conservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey announces governor run, pledges to fight 'political elites'". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ Hinton, Rachel (December 13, 2021). "GOP gov candidate Bailey names former talk radio host as running mate". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑ "Meet Richard | Richard Irvin & Avery Bourne". www.irvinbourne.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ↑ Miller, Rich (February 8, 2021). "Business owner, Trump supporter Gary Rabine says he will run for governor". Capitol Fax. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ Kapos, Shia (January 10, 2022). "Chicago schools close again as standoff continues". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ↑ Bremer, Shelby (February 15, 2021). "Republican Former State Sen. Paul Schimpf Announces Run for Illinois Governor". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ↑ Miller, Rich (January 11, 2022). "Campaign notebook: Conroy; Morrison; Schimpf; McCombie; Newman; Pritzker; Giannoulias". Capitol Fax. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Latasha". MAX SOLOMON. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ↑ Kapos, Shia (September 7, 2021). "Back to Springfield: 'We're close' on energy bill". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Jesse Sullivan Fundraising Booklet". Sullivan for Illinois. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ Miller, Rich (September 9, 2021). "Sullivan vows Illinois "turnaround"". capitolfax.com.
- ↑ Avery, Taylor (February 5, 2022). "Republican gubernatorial candidate Sullivan taps former Ives campaign aide Murphy as running mate". Chicago Sun Times.
- ↑ Armentrout, Mitchell (April 22, 2022). "QAnot? Far-right conspiracy theorists knocked off Illinois GOP primary ballot — but they insist 'We are not done'". Chicago Sun Times.
- ↑ Adams, Andrew (April 25, 2022). "2 candidates for Illinois governor removed from ballot over nomination petition issues". The State Journal-Register.
- ↑ Maxwell, Mark (November 29, 2021). "Davis to seek re-election to Congress in newly drawn 15th district". www.wcia.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ Hinton, Rachel (August 4, 2021). "Dillard weighing third run for governor to 'restore political balance to Illinois and make it safe and function well again'". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑ Pearson, Rick (December 29, 2020). "Rep. Adam Kinzinger has battled Trump and his fellow Republicans. In deep blue Illinois, could that be a strategy for higher office?". chicagotribune.com.
- ↑ Axelrod, Tal (April 1, 2021). "Kinzinger raises $2.2 million for reelection fund, anti-Trump PAC". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ Sweet, Lynn (April 16, 2021). "Kinzinger: If Illinois Democrats carve up his district in remap, he may run for Senate or governor". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ↑ Lissau, Russell (April 16, 2021). "Under attack from the right, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger leading the fundraising pack in 16th District".
- ↑ Sweet, Lynn (January 5, 2022). "Rep. Kinzinger to focus on fighting right-wing extremism, won't run for governor or Senate". Chicago Sun Times.
- ↑ Kapos, Shia (January 10, 2022). "Chicago schools close again as standoff continues". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ McKinney, Dave (June 28, 2022). "Conservative Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey wins GOP primary for governor". National Public Radio. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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