2018_Illinois_elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House were held on this date.
Primaries were held March 20, 2018.
The Democratic Party made gains, including picking up the state's governorship and flipping two of its U.S. House seats. After the election, all executive offices and control of the Illinois General Assembly was held by the Democratic Party. Conversely the Republican Party experienced what was regarded to be their worst defeat in the state since at least 2006.[1]
2018 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
See also: 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election § Turnout, and 2018 Illinois Attorney General election § Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 26.48%, with 2,103,634 votes cast.[2]
- Turnout by county[2]
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| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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| Adams | 47,422 | 6,670 | 14.07% |
| Alexander | 5,303 | 1,691 | 31.89% |
| Bond | 10,978 | 2,854 | 26% |
| Boone | 32,552 | 7,525 | 23.12% |
| Brown | 3,337 | 662 | 19.84% |
| Bureau | 23,661 | 7,446 | 31.47% |
| Calhoun | 3,542 | 905 | 25.55% |
| Carroll | 10,449 | 3,329 | 31.86% |
| Cass | 7,704 | 1,819 | 23.61% |
| Champaign | 119,979 | 31,574 | 26.32% |
| Christian | 20,925 | 4,294 | 20.52% |
| Clark | 11,886 | 4,826 | 40.6% |
| Clay | 8,809 | 2,935 | 33.32% |
| Clinton | 24,486 | 5,462 | 22.31% |
| Coles | 29,515 | 9,238 | 31.3% |
| Cook[note 1] | 3,043,887 | 938,639 | 30.84% |
| Crawford | 12,328 | 4,239 | 34.39% |
| Cumberland | 7,636 | 3,030 | 39.68% |
| DeKalb | 56,946 | 14,531 | 25.52% |
| DeWitt | 10,885 | 2,773 | 25.48% |
| Douglas | 11,564 | 3,816 | 33% |
| DuPage | 633,638 | 157,671 | 24.88% |
| Edgar | 11,968 | 2,077 | 17.35% |
| Edwards | 4,342 | 1,779 | 40.97% |
| Effingham | 23,564 | 6,023 | 25.56% |
| Fayette | 13,572 | 3,218 | 23.71% |
| Ford | 8,664 | 2,336 | 26.96% |
| Franklin | 28,534 | 5,380 | 18.85% |
| Fulton | 25,423 | 5,349 | 21.04% |
| Gallatin | 3,765 | 1,327 | 35.25% |
| Greene | 8,891 | 1,922 | 21.62% |
| Grundy | 33,916 | 8,070 | 23.79% |
| Hamilton | 5,643 | 1,631 | 28.9% |
| Hancock | 12,244 | 2,562 | 20.92% |
| Hardin | 3,176 | 900 | 28.34% |
| Henderson | 4,847 | 1,278 | 26.37% |
| Henry | 35,896 | 7,645 | 21.3% |
| Iroquois | 17,933 | 4,696 | 26.19% |
| Jackson | 31,777 | 8,683 | 27.32% |
| Jasper | 6,859 | 2,314 | 33.74% |
| Jefferson | 23,547 | 5,680 | 24.12% |
| Jersey | 15,188 | 3,073 | 20.23% |
| Jo Daviess | 15,938 | 3,708 | 23.27% |
| Johnson | 8,834 | 2,448 | 27.71% |
| Kane | 305,679 | 65,419 | 21.4% |
| Kankakee | 67,383 | 11,976 | 17.77% |
| Kendall | 72,920 | 15,883 | 21.78% |
| Knox | 32,995 | 6,517 | 19.75% |
| Lake | 439,860 | 98,944 | 22.49% |
| LaSalle | 69,838 | 16,185 | 23.18% |
| Lawrence | 8,737 | 1,546 | 17.69% |
| Lee | 22,216 | 6,147 | 27.67% |
| Livingston | 21,221 | 6,776 | 31.93% |
| Logan | 18,163 | 5,688 | 31.32% |
| Macon | 74,132 | 16,732 | 22.57% |
| Macoupin | 32,632 | 6,727 | 20.61% |
| Madison | 174,508 | 43,928 | 25.17% |
| Marion | 24,318 | 4,642 | 19.09% |
| Marshall | 8,253 | 2,892 | 35.04% |
| Mason | 9,040 | 2,007 | 22.2% |
| Massac | 10,484 | 3,183 | 30.36% |
| McDonough | 18,905 | 6,078 | 32.15% |
| McHenry | 223,579 | 48,504 | 21.69% |
| McLean | 108,708 | 28,516 | 26.23% |
| Menard | 9,089 | 3,061 | 33.68% |
| Mercer | 12,125 | 2,352 | 19.4% |
| Monroe | 25,313 | 4,012 | 15.85% |
| Montgomery | 15,873 | 5,521 | 34.78% |
| Morgan | 21,747 | 6,244 | 28.71% |
| Moultrie | 8,548 | 2,918 | 34.14% |
| Ogle | 30,493 | 8,468 | 27.77% |
| Peoria | 113,911 | 23,250 | 20.41% |
| Perry | 14,561 | 2,901 | 19.92% |
| Piatt | 12,091 | 5,378 | 44.48% |
| Pike | 10,266 | 2,548 | 24.82% |
| Pope | 2,989 | 823 | 27.53% |
| Pulaski | 4,395 | 1,252 | 28.49% |
| Putnam | 4,269 | 1,181 | 27.66% |
| Randolph | 21,563 | 3,680 | 17.07% |
| Richland | 11,517 | 4,318 | 37.49% |
| Rock Island | 86,055 | 17,265 | 20.06% |
| Saline | 16,361 | 4,578 | 27.98% |
| Sangamon | 131,964 | 31,047 | 23.53% |
| Schuyler | 5,362 | 1,350 | 25.18% |
| Scott | 3,615 | 1,411 | 39.03% |
| Shelby | 14,595 | 4,038 | 27.67% |
| Stark | 4,100 | 1,510 | 36.83% |
| St. Clair | 190,018 | 35,514 | 18.69% |
| Stephenson | 34,036 | 8,488 | 24.94% |
| Tazewell | 89,252 | 24,919 | 27.92% |
| Union | 11,849 | 3,196 | 26.97% |
| Vermilion | 45,711 | 9,999 | 21.87% |
| Wabash | 8,459 | 2,110 | 24.94% |
| Warren | 11,616 | 2,288 | 19.7% |
| Washington | 9,601 | 2,944 | 30.66% |
| Wayne | 12,193 | 3,878 | 31.81% |
| White | 10,218 | 2,557 | 25.02% |
| Whiteside | 37,379 | 8,995 | 24.06% |
| Will | 431,906 | 95,945 | 22.21% |
| Williamson | 44,661 | 9,572 | 21.43% |
| Winnebago | 176,057 | 49,517 | 28.13% |
| Woodford | 25,792 | 8,288 | 32.13% |
| Total | 7,945,074 | 2,103,634 | 26.48% |
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General election
For the general election, turnout was 57.23%, with 4,635,541 votes cast.[3] The Illinois State Board of Elections reported that this general election turnout rate was the third-highest for a midterm election over the past forty years.[4] The Illinois State Board of Elections also reported that the total number of votes cast set a record high.[4] Voter registration, at 8.1 million, also sat at a record high.[4]
Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.[5]
- Turnout by county[3]
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| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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| Adams | 47,811 | 24,611 | 51.48% |
| Alexander | 5,354 | 2,278 | 42.55% |
| Bond | 11,197 | 6,723 | 60.04% |
| Boone | 33,054 | 18,176 | 54.99% |
| Brown | 3,509 | 1,934 | 55.12% |
| Bureau | 23,847 | 13,840 | 58.04% |
| Calhoun | 3,559 | 2,377 | 66.79% |
| Carroll | 10,682 | 6,039 | 56.53% |
| Cass | 7,774 | 4,683 | 60.24% |
| Champaign | 124,057 | 80,112 | 64.58% |
| Christian | 21,209 | 13,027 | 61.42% |
| Clark | 11,936 | 6,249 | 52.35% |
| Clay | 8,948 | 4,956 | 55.39% |
| Clinton | 24,810 | 14,269 | 57.51% |
| Coles | 30,551 | 17,385 | 56.9% |
| Cook[note 2] | 3,090,800 | 1,795,518 | 58.09% |
| Crawford | 12,624 | 7,022 | 55.62% |
| Cumberland | 7,712 | 4,400 | 57.05% |
| DeKalb | 60,754 | 36,610 | 60.26% |
| DeWitt | 11,083 | 6,286 | 56.72% |
| Douglas | 11,701 | 6,499 | 55.54% |
| DuPage | 639,752 | 370,249 | 57.87% |
| Edgar | 12,106 | 6,264 | 51.74% |
| Edwards | 4,406 | 2,468 | 56.01% |
| Effingham | 23,873 | 14,621 | 61.24% |
| Fayette | 13,474 | 8,011 | 59.46% |
| Ford | 8,803 | 5,061 | 57.49% |
| Franklin | 28,743 | 15,632 | 54.39% |
| Fulton | 25,576 | 12,727 | 49.76% |
| Gallatin | 3,720 | 2,205 | 59.27% |
| Greene | 8,946 | 4,441 | 49.64% |
| Grundy | 33,041 | 19,646 | 59.46% |
| Hamilton | 5,666 | 3,677 | 64.9% |
| Hancock | 12,431 | 7,143 | 57.46% |
| Hardin | 2,980 | 1,774 | 59.53% |
| Henderson | 4,836 | 2,736 | 56.58% |
| Henry | 34,493 | 19,694 | 57.1% |
| Iroquois | 17,968 | 10,388 | 57.81% |
| Jackson | 39,503 | 20,693 | 52.38% |
| Jasper | 6,882 | 4,577 | 66.51% |
| Jefferson | 24,002 | 14,264 | 59.43% |
| Jersey | 15,544 | 8,905 | 57.29% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,164 | 9,414 | 58.24% |
| Johnson | 8,879 | 5,343 | 60.18% |
| Kane | 314,170 | 172,056 | 54.77% |
| Kankakee | 68,513 | 37,012 | 54.02% |
| Kendall | 78,788 | 45,534 | 57.79% |
| Knox | 33,475 | 18,125 | 54.14% |
| Lake | 448,295 | 254,217 | 56.71% |
| LaSalle | 71,111 | 40,691 | 57.22% |
| Lawrence | 8,830 | 4,410 | 49.94% |
| Lee | 22,496 | 12,742 | 56.64% |
| Livingston | 21,591 | 12,261 | 56.79% |
| Logan | 18,396 | 10,246 | 55.7% |
| Macon | 75,161 | 39,738 | 52.87% |
| Macoupin | 32,151 | 18,458 | 57.41% |
| Madison | 180,511 | 105,432 | 58.41% |
| Marion | 24,747 | 12,786 | 51.67% |
| Marshall | 8,303 | 4,783 | 57.61% |
| Mason | 9,112 | 5,334 | 58.54% |
| Massac | 10,650 | 5,507 | 51.71% |
| McDonough | 18,464 | 10,368 | 56.15% |
| McHenry | 235,593 | 117,838 | 50.02% |
| McLean | 109,316 | 68,087 | 62.28% |
| Menard | 9,172 | 5,519 | 60.17% |
| Mercer | 12,357 | 7,130 | 57.7% |
| Monroe | 26,035 | 15,754 | 60.51% |
| Montgomery | 16,338 | 11,721 | 71.74% |
| Morgan | 22,026 | 11,870 | 53.89% |
| Moultrie | 8,547 | 5,226 | 61.14% |
| Ogle | 32,316 | 19,267 | 59.62% |
| Peoria | 117,449 | 65,865 | 56.08% |
| Perry | 14,475 | 8,672 | 59.91% |
| Piatt | 12,141 | 7,730 | 63.67% |
| Pike | 10,433 | 6,693 | 64.15% |
| Pope | 3,004 | 1,813 | 60.35% |
| Pulaski | 4,434 | 2,488 | 56.11% |
| Putnam | 4,289 | 2,645 | 61.67% |
| Randolph | 21,517 | 12,464 | 57.93% |
| Richland | 11,599 | 6,192 | 53.38% |
| Rock Island | 100,163 | 51,283 | 51.2% |
| Saline | 16,441 | 9,773 | 59.44% |
| Sangamon | 135,830 | 87,193 | 64.19% |
| Schuyler | 5,293 | 3,176 | 60% |
| Scott | 3,470 | 2,098 | 60.46% |
| Shelby | 14,878 | 9,399 | 63.17% |
| Stark | 4,093 | 2,099 | 51.28% |
| St. Clair | 192,407 | 99,849 | 51.89% |
| Stephenson | 34,461 | 16,612 | 48.21% |
| Tazewell | 90,595 | 52,368 | 57.8% |
| Union | 12,098 | 7,693 | 63.59% |
| Vermilion | 49,519 | 23,559 | 47.58% |
| Wabash | 8,004 | 4,056 | 50.67% |
| Warren | 11,612 | 6,177 | 53.19% |
| Washington | 9,777 | 6,205 | 63.47% |
| Wayne | 12,118 | 6,065 | 50.05% |
| White | 10,300 | 6,006 | 58.31% |
| Whiteside | 37,945 | 21,723 | 57.25% |
| Will | 429,647 | 249,682 | 58.11% |
| Williamson | 45,987 | 27,752 | 60.35% |
| Winnebago | 177,945 | 96,765 | 54.38% |
| Woodford | 26,224 | 16,407 | 62.56% |
| Total | 8,099,372 | 4,635,541 | 57.23% |
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United States House
Main articles: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois and 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
All of Illinois' 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
The Democratic Party flipped two Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 13 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Main article: 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic venture capitalist and billionaire J. B. Pritzker.
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Democratic primary
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 597,756 | 45.1 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Biss | 353,625 | 26.7 | |
| Democratic | Chris Kennedy | 322,730 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Tio Hardiman | 21,075 | 1.6 | |
| Democratic | Bob Daiber | 15,009 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Robert Marshall | 14,353 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 1,324,548 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 372,124 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Jeanne Ives | 350,038 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 722,162 | 100.0 | ||
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General election
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker/Juliana Stratton | 2,479,746 | 54.5 | ||
| Republican | Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti (incumbent) | 1,765,751 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Sam McCann/Aaron Merreighn | 192,527 | 4.2 | ||
| Libertarian | Kash Jackson/Sanj Mohip | 109,518 | 2.4 | ||
| Write-in | 115 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 4,547,657 | 100.0 | |||
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Main article: 2018 Illinois Attorney General election
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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan, who served since 2003, chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term. Democratic state Senator Kwame Raoul defeated Republican Erika Harold.[8]
Democratic primary
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kwame Raoul | 390,472 | 30.2 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn | 352,425 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Fairley | 164,304 | 12.7 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Rotering | 123,446 | 9.5 | |
| Democratic | Scott Drury | 102,193 | 7.9 | |
| Democratic | Jesse Ruiz | 70,158 | 5.4 | |
| Democratic | Renato Mariotti | 51,902 | 4.0 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Goldstein | 39,196 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,294,096 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Erika Harold | 389,197 | 59.2 | |
| Republican | Gary Grasso | 268,688 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 657,885 | 100.0 | ||
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General election
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Kwame Raoul | 2,488,326 | 54.7 | ||
| Republican | Erika Harold | 1,944,142 | 42.7 | ||
| Libertarian | Bubba Harsy | 115,941 | 2.6 | ||
| Total votes | 4,548,409 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jesse White, who has been in office since 1999, initially announced in August 2015 that he would retire.[9] On August 17, 2017, White reversed this decision and announced that he would run for re-election to a sixth term.[10] Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".[11]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jesse White, incumbent secretary of state
Withdrew
- Mike Hastings, state senator[12][13]
Declined
- Walter Burnett Jr., Alderman for Chicago's 27th ward[12]
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Helland, Grundy County State's Attorney[14][15]
Declined
- J.C. Griffin, Iraq War veteran[16]
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Helland | 609,190 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 609,190 | 100.0 | ||
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Endorsements
Steve Dutner (L)
- Newspapers
Jason Helland (R)
- Newspapers
Jesse White (D)
- Newspapers
General election
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 3,120,207 | 68.26% | +2.56% | |
| Republican | Jason Helland | 1,336,079 | 29.23% | -2.16% | |
| Libertarian | Steve Dutner | 114,556 | 2.51% | -0.38% | |
| Total votes | 4,570,842 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Incumbent Republican Judy Baar Topinka died on December 10, 2014, after being re-elected to a second term in office. A special election was held in 2016 for the remainder of the term, with Democratic City Clerk of Chicago Susana Mendoza defeating appointed Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger. Mendoza won a full term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Susana Mendoza, incumbent Illinois Comptroller
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Susana Mendoza (incumbent) | 1,147,095 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,147,095 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Darlene Senger, former state representative and nominee for Illinois's 11th congressional district in 2014[15]
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Darlene Senger | 607,187 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 607,187 | 100.0 | ||
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Third parties and independents
Candidates
Declared
General election
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Susana Mendoza (incumbent) | 2,716,853 | 59.90% | +10.45% | |
| Republican | Darlene Senger | 1,678,346 | 37.00% | -7.43% | |
| Libertarian | Claire Ball | 140,543 | 3.10% | -0.36% | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,535,759 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Frerichs, incumbent state treasurer
Results
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| Democratic | Mike Frerichs (incumbent) | 1,087,950 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,087,950 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Dodge, Orland Park Village Trustee and candidate for Illinois Comptroller in 2010[15]
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Dodge | 602,626 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 602,626 | 100.0 | ||
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General election
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mike Frerichs (incumbent) | 2,593,816 | 57.64% | +9.59% | |
| Republican | Jim Dodge | 1,750,897 | 38.91% | -8.88% | |
| Libertarian | Mike Leheney | 155,256 | 3.45% | -0.71% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.0% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,499,971 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Main article: 2018 Illinois Senate election
One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2018.
Main article: 2018 Illinois House of Representatives election
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Main article: 2018 Illinois judicial elections
Judicial elections were held, consisting of both partisan and retention elections, including those for one seat in the Supreme Court of Illinois and five seats in the Illinois Appellate Court.[23][24]
Local elections took place, including county elections such as the Cook County elections.
- For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
- For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
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