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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.

2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
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Turnout50.96% Decrease 5.19 pp
 
Nominee J. B. Pritzker Darren Bailey
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Juliana Stratton Stephanie Trussell
Popular vote 2,253,748 1,739,095
Percentage 54.9% 42.4%
Pritzker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bailey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      
No Vote:      
Governor before election

J. B. Pritzker
Democratic

Elected Governor

J. B. Pritzker
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Beverly Miles, U.S. Army veteran, registered nurse and activist[2]
    • Running mate: Karla Shaw[3]

Results

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Results by county
Map legend
  •   Pritzker—>90%
  •   Pritzker—80–90%
  •   Pritzker—70–80%
  •   Pritzker—60–70%
  •   Pritzker—50–60%
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
762,717 91.8
Democratic
  • Beverly Miles
  • Karla Shaw
 68,198 8.2
Total votes 830,915 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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In June 2022, former President Donald Trump announced his support for Bailey's campaign at a rally[5]

Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Removed from ballot

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  • 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

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Results

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Results by county
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  •   Bailey—>90%
  •   Bailey—80–90%
  •   Bailey—70–80%
  •   Bailey—60–70%
  •   Bailey—50–60%
  •   Bailey—40–50%
  •   Sullivan—50–60%
  •   Schimpf—40–50%
Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
454,342 57.7
Republican
  • Jesse Sullivan
  • Kathleen Murphy
 123,330 15.7
Republican
117,514 14.9
Republican
  • Gary Rabine
  • Aaron Del Mar
 51,659 6.6
Republican
33,964 4.3
Republican
  • Max Solomon
  • Latasha H. Fields
 7,209 0.9
Total votes 788,018 100.0

General election

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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) Archived 2022-06-29 at the Wayback Machine January 18–20, 2022 1,208 (LV) ± 2.8% 55% 27% – 17%

Results

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2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
2,253,748 54.91% +0.38%
Republican
1,739,095 42.37% +3.54%
Libertarian
  • Scott Schluter
  • John Phillips
 111,712 2.72% +0.32%
Total votes 4,104,636 100.0

Notes

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  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Governor JB Pritzker announces re-election bid for 2022". WGN-TV. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2022 Illinois Primary Election Preview". March 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Conservative Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey wins GOP primary for governor". NPR. June 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Trump endorses Bailey in GOP primary contest for Illinois governor'". wgem.com. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Hinton, Rachel (December 13, 2021). "GOP gov candidate Bailey names former talk radio host as running mate". Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. ↑ "Meet Richard | Richard Irvin & Avery Bourne". www.irvinbourne.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ Miller, Rich (February 8, 2021). "Business owner, Trump supporter Gary Rabine says he will run for governor". Capitol Fax. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kapos, Shia (January 10, 2022). "Chicago schools close again as standoff continues". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ Bremer, Shelby (February 15, 2021). "Republican Former State Sen. Paul Schimpf Announces Run for Illinois Governor". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  12. ↑ Miller, Rich (January 11, 2022). "Campaign notebook: Conroy; Morrison; Schimpf; McCombie; Newman; Pritzker; Giannoulias". Capitol Fax. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Meet Latasha". MAX SOLOMON. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ Kapos, Shia (September 7, 2021). "Back to Springfield: 'We're close' on energy bill". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Jesse Sullivan Fundraising Booklet". Sullivan for Illinois. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ Miller, Rich (September 9, 2021). "Sullivan vows Illinois "turnaround"". capitolfax.com.
  17. ↑ Avery, Taylor (February 5, 2022). "Republican gubernatorial candidate Sullivan taps former Ives campaign aide Murphy as running mate". Chicago Sun Times.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Adams, Andrew (April 25, 2022). "2 candidates for Illinois governor removed from ballot over nomination petition issues". The State Journal-Register.
  20. ↑ Maxwell, Mark (November 29, 2021). "Davis to seek re-election to Congress in newly drawn 15th district". www.wcia.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ Lissau, Russell (April 16, 2021). "Under attack from the right, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger leading the fundraising pack in 16th District".
  26. ↑ Sweet, Lynn (January 5, 2022). "Rep. Kinzinger to focus on fighting right-wing extremism, won't run for governor or Senate". Chicago Sun Times.
  27. ↑ Kapos, Shia (January 10, 2022). "Chicago schools close again as standoff continues". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  28. ↑ 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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