2018 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office,[1] but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
This was the second consecutive Illinois gubernatorial election in which the incumbent unsuccessfully sought re-election, and was also the first time that two consecutive governors have been elected without prior public office experience. Rauner was one of two incumbent Republican governors to be defeated for re-election in 2018, the other being Scott Walker in neighboring Wisconsin, who had lost narrowly to Tony Evers. In addition, Rauner had the worst defeat for an incumbent governor in any state since Ernie Fletcher's defeat in Kentucky's 2007 election. Rauner's 38.8% of the vote was the worst performance for an incumbent Illinois governor since 1912; he also received the lowest raw percentage of the vote for a Republican nominee since 1912. Pritzker flipped fifteen counties that had previously voted for Rauner in 2014.
Ultimately, Rauner lost in the most lopsided gubernatorial election since Jim Edgar was reelected in 1994. With Pritzker winning by a margin of 15.7%, this was the biggest gubernatorial margin of victory for a Democrat since 1932. This was the first gubernatorial election in the state since 2002 where the Democrat won a majority of the vote. Pritzker only won 16 out of Illinois's 102 counties. However, those counties account for more than half of the state's total population. Pritzker won the traditionally Democratic Cook County which includes the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Pritzker won in all but one of Chicago's collar counties, which used to be more of a tossup in years prior. He was the first Democrat to carry DuPage County since 1932; meanwhile, Kane and Kendall counties had not been carried by a Democrat once during the 20th century. DeKalb County voted Democratic for the first time since 1972.
Pritzker also did well in other cities such as East Saint Louis and Champaign, and narrowly won in Peoria. Rauner did well in most rural areas of the state, but it was not enough to put a dent into Pritzker's lead.
Election information
[edit]The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 2018 Illinois elections. Primary elections were held on March 20.
Turnout
[edit]For the primary election, turnout was 25.76%, with 2,046,710 votes cast.[2][3] For the general election, turnout was 56.15%, with 4,547,657 votes cast.[4][3]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- Bruce Rauner, incumbent governor[1]
- Running mate: Evelyn Sanguinetti, incumbent lieutenant governor
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Jeanne Ives, State Representative[5][6][7]
- Running mate: Richard Morthland, Rock Island County board member and former state representative
Withdrew
[edit]- William J. Kelly, radio host and perennial candidate (running as an independent)[8][9]
- Running mate: Brian Leggero, candidate for Mayor of Rockford in 2017[10]
- Former running mate: Ray Tranchant, immigration activist[8][11]
Endorsements
[edit]- Illinois legislators
- Senator Tim Bivins (R-Dixon)[12]
- Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard)[12]
- Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon)[13]
- Representative Margo McDermed (R-Frankfort)[12]
- Representative David McSweeney (R-Cary)[12]
- Representative Tom Morrison (R-Palatine)[14]
- Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee)[15]
- Representative Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake)[12]
- Local officials
- Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak[16]
- Naperville Township Highway Commissioner Warren Dixon
- Wheatland Township Trustee Raquel Mitchell
- Individuals
- Mike Gallagher, radio host and conservative political commentator[17]
- Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears[18]
- Laura Ingraham, radio host and Fox News host.[19]
- Dan Proft, entrepreneur and radio talk show host[20]
- Bill Whittle, conservative blogger and political commentator[21]
- Local Republican parties
- Chicago Republican Party[22]
- Fremont Township Republican Organization[23]
- Lake County Republican Assembly[24]
- Rock Island County Republican Party[25]
- Wauconda Township Republican Club[24]
- Wheatland Township Republican Organization[26]
- Wheeling Township Republican Organization[27]
- Organizations
- Newspapers and magazines
- Individuals
- Congressman John Shimkus of Illinois's 15th congressional district. He has announced he will support the Republican nominee in the general election.[33]
Campaign
[edit]A November 2017 Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found that 83% of Republican voters have never heard of Ives.[34] Ives' campaign's fourth-quarter fundraising totals were around $500,000.[35] On February 28, 2018, Ives' campaign released a new book entitled The Governor You Don't Know: The Other Side of Bruce Rauner, authored by Chicago GOP chairman and Ives campaign chairman Chris Cleveland with a foreword by conservative State Representative Tom Morrison.[36]
Rauner and Ives held their first and only scheduled forum on January 29, before the Chicago Tribune editorial board."[37] Rauner largely ignored his opponent and focused on attacking Speaker Mike Madigan, comparing him to his likely Democratic challenger, J. B. Pritzker. Ives, on the other hand, attacked Rauner for being an ineffective governor and alienating social conservatives.[38] Shortly after the debate, conservative Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein donated $500,000 to Ives' campaign.[39]
Rauner and Ives were invited by the University of Illinois Springfield to debate a second time; Rauner declined the invitation.[40]
Ives released an ad titled "Thank You, Bruce Rauner" on February 3, 2018, in an attempt to challenge her opponent's commitment to conservative values. Her ad featured actors outfitted to portray a transgender woman, an anti-fascist protester wearing a hood and a bandana over his face, a member of the Chicago Teachers Union and a Women's March activist. After Ives' ad made its rounds on the internet, advocacy groups, some Republicans and Democrats lashed out against Ives, calling her video bigoted and offensive.[41][42] The ad increased Ives's profile and name recognition.[43] Three Chicago-area newspaper editorial boards came out against the ad: the Chicago Tribune said "The portrayals are demeaning;"[44] the Daily Herald said that Ives should take down the ad, which "attacks people of Illinois, not opponent",[45] and the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Jeanne Ives goes for the bully vote with her TV ad."[46]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner | Jeanne Ives | Undecided |
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Ogden & Fry (R-Ives) | March 14, 2018 | 787 | ± 3.5% | 42% | 35% | 23% |
Southern Illinois University | February 19–25, 2018 | 259 | ± 6.0% | 51% | 31% | 18% |
We Ask America | January 14–16, 2018 | 1,026 | ± 3.1% | 65% | 21% | 15% |
We Ask America | October 25–29, 2017 | 1,064 | ± 3.0% | 64% | 19% | 16% |
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 12, 2017 | 495 | ± 4.5% | 59% | 14% | 28% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Brady | Jeanne Ives | Kyle McCarter | Dan Proft | Bruce Rauner | Undecided |
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Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 545 | ± 4.3% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 22% | 54% |
Results
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- Rauner—60–70%
- Rauner—50–60%
- Tie
- Ives—50–60%
- Ives—60–70%[47]
Despite a 14% decrease in Republican primary votes cast, Rauner increased his overall vote total by 9% compared to the 2014 primary. In 2018, he managed to capture a narrow majority of the votes, with 51.5%, in his victory over conservative Ives. By comparison, in 2014 Rauner only received 40.2% of the primary vote in his narrow win victory over Kirk Dillard, Bill Brady, and Dan Rutherford.
In 2018, Rauner did well in central Illinois compared to the Republican primary four years earlier, when he managed 30% in the downstate region and finished 2nd to Kirk Dillard. In 2018, he carried the region with 52%.
However, the result was still considered surprisingly close, and indicated widespread dissatisfaction with Rauner's governorship among more conservative Republicans.[48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 372,124 | 51.53% | |
Republican | Jeanne Ives | 350,038 | 48.47% | |
Total votes | 744,248 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
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Candidates
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- J. B. Pritzker, venture capitalist[49]
- Running mate: Juliana Stratton, State Representative[50]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Running mate: Litesa Wallace, state representative[52]
- Former running mate: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago Alderman
- Bob Daiber, Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools[53]
- Running mate: Jonathan W. Todd, social worker[54]
- Running mate: Patricia Avery, president and CEO of the Champaign County chapter of the NAACP.[56]
- Chris Kennedy, former chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and member of the Kennedy family[57][58]
- Running mate: Ra Joy, nonprofit executive[59]
- Robert Marshall, physician and perennial candidate[60]
- Running mate: Dennis Cole
Removed from ballot
[edit]- Terry Getz, corrections officer (filed on November 29, 2017, but did so without a running mate or submitting any signatures)[61]
Withdrew
[edit]- Scott Drury, state representative (running for Attorney General[62])
- Running mate: Alex Hirsch, political operative
- Alex Paterakis, civil engineer and business owner[63][64]
- Ameya Pawar, Chicago Alderman[65]
- Running mate: Tyrone Coleman, mayor of Cairo
Declined
[edit]- Cheri Bustos, U.S. representative[66]
- Arne Duncan, former United States Secretary of Education[67][68]
- Dick Durbin, U.S. senator[69][70][71]
- Mike Frerichs, Illinois Treasurer[72][73]
- Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to the President[74]
- Robin Kelly, U.S. representative[75][76][77]
- Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General[78]
- Andy Manar, state senator[69][79][80]
- Barack Obama, former President of the United States and U.S. senator[81][82]
- Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States[83][82]
- Penny Pritzker, former United States Secretary of Commerce[71][84]
- Pat Quinn, former governor of Illinois (Ran for Attorney General)[70][85][86]
- Heather Steans, state senator[70][87]
- Kurt Summers, Chicago city treasurer[88]
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. senators
- Former senator Adlai Stevenson III[89]
- U.S. representatives
- Congresswoman Robin Kelly of Illinois's 2nd congressional district.[77]
- Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio's 11th congressional district
- Statewide officeholders
- Former Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon[90]
- State senators
- Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago)[91]
- Senator Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago)[92]
- Senate president pro tempore Don Harmon (D-Oak Park)[93]
- Senator David Koehler (D-Peoria)[94]
- Senator Pat McGuire (D-Braidwood)[95]
- Senator John Mulroe (D-Chicago)[96]
- Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines). Murphy also serves as the Democratic Committeewoman for Maine Township.[97]
- Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford)[98]
- State representatives
- Representative Carol Ammons (D-Urbana)[99]
- Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago)[100]
- Representative Will Davis (D-Homewood)[101]
- Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago)[102]
- Representative Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston)[103]
- Representative Theresa Mah (D-Chicago)[104]
- Former Assistant Majority Leader Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook)[105]
- Representative Litesa Wallace (D-Rockford). Wallace endorsed Biss June 28, 2017 and became his running mate September 8, 2017.[106]
- Representative Ann Williams (D-Chicago)[107]
- Chicago aldermen
- Alderman John Arena of the 45th ward[108]
- Alderman Roberto Maldonado of the 26th ward[109]
- Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski Garza of the 10th Ward[110]
- Former Alderman Dick Simpson of the 44th Ward of Chicago and Department Head and Professor of Political Science at University of Illinois Chicago[111]
- Alderman Scott Waguespack of the 32nd Ward.[112]
- Other local officials
- Chemberly Cummings, Normal city council member[103]
- Elliot Hartstein, former mayor of Buffalo Grove, Illinois[113]
- Eamon Kelly, Evanston Township Democratic Committeeman[114]
- Elizabeth Lindquist, Roscoe Township Trustee [115]
- Marge Paul, city clerk of Berwyn, Illinois
- Tari Renner, mayor of Bloomington, Illinois[116]
- Alderman Robin Rue Simmons of Evanston's 5th ward[103]
- Debra Shore, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioner[117]
- Jose Villalobos, Elgin Township trustee and founder of Progressives of Kane County[118]
- Organizations
- 45th Ward Independent Democrats[108]
- Berwyn United[119]
- BlackRoots Resistance[119]
- Champaign County Young Democrats[120]
- College Democrats at Illinois State University[119]
- Democratic Party of the 49th Ward[121]
- Democratic Party of Evanston[122]
- Democrats of Northfield Township[123]
- Illinois NOW[119]
- Indivisble NW IL[119]
- Indo-American Democratic Organization[124]
- Knox College Democrats[119]
- McLean County Democrats[119]
- MoveOn.org[125]
- National Association of Social Workers[126]
- National Nurses United[127]
- Network 49[119]
- New Trier Democratic Party[128]
- Northside DFA[129]
- ONE People's Campaign[119]
- Our Revolution[130][131][132]
- Our Revolution Illinois[133][134][135]
- People's Action[119]
- Planned Parenthood Illinois Action[136]
- Reclaim Chicago[119]
- Sierra Club of Illinois[137][138]
- WIU College Democrats[119]
- 314 Action, a pro-science advocacy group supporting scientists who run for office[139]
- Individuals
- John Cusack, actor[140][141]
- Jesse Eisenberg, actor, author, and playwright[142]
- John Green, author and internet personality[143]
- Kathleen Rooney, author and educator[144]
- Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and political activist[145][146]
- Howie Klein, activist, music producer, founder of the DownWithTyranny! blog[147]
- Donna Miller, Vice President of Illinois Democratic Women[148]
- Pussy Riot, anti-Putin protest and activist punk-rock band[149][150]
- Richard Thaler, winner of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences[151][152]
- Newspapers
- The Columbia Chronicle[153]
- The Daily Northwestern[154]
- Herald & Review[155]
- The Pantagraph[156]
- Rockford Register Star[119]
- Chicago Maroon[157]
- Withdrawn endorsements
- Congressman Brad Schneider of Illinois's 10th congressional district[158][159]
- U.S. cabinet and cabinet-level officials
- William M. Daley, 32nd United States Secretary of Commerce and 24th White House Chief of Staff.[160]
- U.S. representatives
- Congressman Danny K. Davis of Illinois's 7th congressional district.[161]
- Former congressman Phil Hare of Illinois's 17th congressional district (2007–2011).[162]
- Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (2013-2021).[163]
- Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois's 1st congressional district[164]
- State legislators
- Former president of the Illinois Senate Emil Jones.[165]
- Local officeholders
- Cook County Commissioner Chuy García.[166]
- Lori Lightfoot, chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force[96][167]
- Alderman Ricardo Muñoz of Chicago's 22nd ward.[166]
- Individuals
- Dan Aykroyd, actor and comedian[168]
- Keegan-Michael Key, comedian and actor[169]
- Larry David, comedian and writer[168]
- Dolores Huerta, civil rights and labor union activist[citation needed]
- Barbra Streisand, singer and actress[168]
- Organizations
- Iroquois County Democratic Central Committee[170]
- Southern Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association[171]
- Newspapers
Forums
[edit]The Illinois LGBTQ Forum: The Democratic Candidates for Governor[178] was held on December 6, 2017, and organized by Affinity Community Services, the Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action (ALMA), the Equality Illinois Institute, and Pride Action Tank. Candidates who attended included Daniel Biss, Tio Hardiman, Ameya Pawar, J. B. Pritzker, and Chris Kennedy.
Whitney Young High School hosted the first student-run gubernatorial debate in the United States on October 4, 2017. All 7 then current candidates attended, meaning Daniel Biss, Bob Daiber, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Alex Paterakis, Ameya Pawar, and J. B. Pritzker.[179]
The Illinois chapter of progressive advocacy organization Our Revolution sponsored a forum at the Chicago Teacher's Union headquarters on October 8, 2017. Candidates voiced similar opinions on single-payer health care, gun control, and the minimum wage, but differed on a hypothetical state deal with Amazon and relationships with powerful Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan.[180]
The Democratic candidates held their first televised debate on January 23.[181] All six candidates met again a week later on January 30. The debate was not televised but was uploaded to WSIL-TV's YouTube channel.[182]
Another debate was held on February 21, which was hosted by the University of Illinois Springfield.[40] Chris Kennedy did not attend due to a back injury, although all five other candidates participated.[183] Another major debate took place on March 1. It involved issues such as gun control, Blagojevich's tapes, sexual harassment, and relatability.[184] Another debate took place the next day in Springfield. The topics involved Madigan, sexual harassment, among other issues. The spotlight remained on the top contenders: Chris Kennedy, J.B Pritzker, and Daniel Biss.[185]
Pritzker was criticized for refusing to commit to attend the only live-television debate planned outside the Chicago media market, prompting the debate's cancellation.[186] Biss and Kennedy gathered petition signatures to encourage the debate's continuation, and Biss commented that "JB is borrowing a page from the billionaire playbook, avoiding debates and shunning reporters who ask tough questions."[187] Another debate took place on March 14, revolving around topics including Pritzker's newly reported offshore holdings, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, and education. Kennedy and Biss both attacked Pritzker on the offshore businesses, Kennedy "saying it's like a job interview, and Pritzker lying to get the job", and Biss saying "Pritzker did that to avoid taxes".[188]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Daniel Biss | Chris Kennedy | J. B. Pritzker | Other | Undecided |
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Victory Research | March 13–16, 2018 | 1,204 | ± 2.8% | 22% | 26% | 32% | – | 16% |
We Ask America | March 7–9, 2018 | 1,029 | ± 3.1% | 15% | 16% | 35% | 1%[a] | 31% |
Southern Illinois University | February 19–25, 2018 | 472 | ± 4.5% | 21% | 17% | 31% | 6%[b] | 25% |
Global Strategy Group (D-Pritzker) | February 9–13, 2018 | 802 | ± 3.5% | 21% | 23% | 37% | – | – |
ALG Research (D-Biss) | February 6–11, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 24% | 24% | 32% | 4%[c] | 16% |
Victory Research Archived February 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | February 6–7, 2018 | 1,209 | ± 2.8% | 24% | 17% | 27% | 5%[d] | 28% |
Global Strategy Group (D-Pritzker) | February 1, 2018 | 801 | ± 3.5% | 22% | 16% | 41% | – | 21% |
32% | – | 52% | – | 16% | ||||
We Ask America | January 29–30, 2018 | 811 | ± 3.4% | 17% | 12% | 30% | 3%[c] | 38% |
We Ask America | October 17–18, 2017 | 1,154 | ± 3% | 6% | 15% | 39% | 2%[e] | 36% |
ALG Research (D-Biss) | July 2017 | – | – | 5% | 23% | 30% | 2%[f] | 35% |
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Kennedy) | June 26–29, 2017 | 602 | ± 4% | – | 44% | 38% | – | 18% |
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D-Summers) | March 2–6, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | – | 44% | 11% | 7%[g] | 34% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dick Durbin | Pat Quinn | Chris Kennedy | Undecided |
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We Ask America | July 27, 2016 | 1,128 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 10% | 5% | 18% |
Results
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- Pritzker—70–80%
- Pritzker—60–70%
- Pritzker—50–60%
- Pritzker—40–50%
- Pritzker—30–40%
- Biss—40–50%
- Kennedy—30–40%
- Kennedy—40–50%[47]
Pritzker won 98 of Illinois' counties. Kennedy and Biss both won two counties each.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 597,756 | 45.13% | |
Democratic | Daniel Biss | 353,625 | 26.70% | |
Democratic | Chris Kennedy | 322,730 | 24.37% | |
Democratic | Tio Hardiman | 21,075 | 1.59% | |
Democratic | Bob Daiber | 15,009 | 1.13% | |
Democratic | Robert Marshall | 14,353 | 1.08% | |
Total votes | 1,324,548 | 100.00% |
Third parties and independents
[edit]In order to qualify as an established party in Illinois, a candidate for said party must earn at least 5% of the vote in a statewide election. This last occurred in 2006, when Rich Whitney won 10% of the vote, allowing the Illinois Green Party to achieve such status. Established party status comes with benefits. For example, candidates of an established party needs only 5,000 voter signatures on its petitions to gain ballot access. For non-established parties this number is approximately 25,000.[189][190]
For the 2018 election, non-established parties do not need to run a full slate in order to qualify for ballot access.[191]
Conservative
[edit]Sam McCann, a longtime intraparty opponent of Bruce Rauner, resigned from the Republican Caucus to run for governor as a member of the newly created Conservative Party.[192]
Candidates
[edit]- Sam McCann, state senator[192]
- Running mate: Aaron Merreighn, activist and United States Marine Corps veteran[192]
Libertarian
[edit]Kash Jackson was the Libertarian nominee. Libertarian nominees for governor, other statewide offices, and the General Assembly were chosen by the Libertarian Party of Illinois at a state convention on March 3, 2018, in Bloomington, Illinois.[193] Jackson appeared on the ballot.[194]
Candidates
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Notable Individuals
- Austin Petersen, Libertarian candidate for President of the United States in 2016 and candidate for U.S Senate in Missouri for 2018[199]
- Larry Sharpe, business consultant and candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2016, Libertarian nominee for New York Governor 2018[200]
Unsuccessful
[edit]- Matthew C. Scaro, entrepreneur and Libertarian activist[195]
- Jon Stewart, retired professional wrestler, Republican candidate for the state house in 1998 and Republican candidate for IL-05 in 2009[195][201]
Independents
[edit]Removed from ballot
[edit]- Mary Vann-Metcalf[202][203]
- Gregg Moore[202][204]
- Magistrale Morgan
- Dock Walls, perennial candidate[205][206]
Withdrew
[edit]- William J. Kelly, radio host and perennial candidate (subsequently ran on Constitution Party ticket, then withdrew)[8][9]
Constitution
[edit]Nominee
[edit]William J. Kelly was nominated for governor and Chad Koppie, a member of the Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees, were chosen to run as the gubernatorial ticket of the Illinois Constitution Party. However, on June 5, 2018, Kelly dropped out and endorsed the third party campaign of Sam McCann.[207][208][209]
Withdrew
[edit]- William J. Kelly, radio host and perennial candidate (endorsed Sam McCann)[210]
Green Party
[edit]The Green Party ran a slate of statewide candidates in 2006 and 2010, but failed to be placed on the ballot in 2014[211][212] and declined to run any statewide candidates in 2018.[213]
General election
[edit]Bruce Rauner had been rated as one of, if not the most, vulnerable governor running for re-election in 2018 by Politico and the National Journal.[214][215] Following his surprisingly narrow primary win, Rauner offered former state senator Karen McConnaughay, attorney general nominee Erika Harold, Chicago Cubs co-owner and Republican National Committee Finance Chair Todd Ricketts and Illinois Republican Party Committeeman Richard Porter the chance to replace him on the ticket, with the promise that he would continue to fully fund the campaign using his personal wealth.[216] Rauner consistently trailed Pritzker in the polls by large margins, and the race was rated as a likely Democratic win by all major election prognosticators.
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. governors
- Eric Greitens (R-Missouri; resigned office June 1, 2018)[217]
- Eric Holcomb (R-Indiana)[217]
- Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin)[217]
- Illinois state senators
- Senator John Curran (R-Woodridge)[218]
- Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington)
- Illinois state representatives
- Representative Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale)[218]
- Representative Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City)[219]
- Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs)[218]
- Assistant Republican Leader Bill Mitchell (R-Decatur)[219]
- Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville)[218]
- Representative Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale)[218]
- County officials
- Dan Cronin, chairman of the DuPage County Board and former member of the Illinois Senate.[220]
- Local officials
- Steve Chirico, mayor of Naperville, Illinois[220]
- Rodney Craig, village president of Hanover Park, Illinois[220]
- Organizations
- Associated Builders and Contractors[221]
- National Federation of Independent Business[221]
- Illinois Manufacturers' Association[221]
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce[221]
- Cook County Republican Party[222]
- Evanston Township Republican Organization[223]
- Palatine Township Republican Organization[224]
- Winfield Township Republican Organization[225]
- Newspapers
- Former U.S. executive branch officials
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[232]
- Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States[233]
- U.S. cabinet and cabinet-level officials
- Penny Pritzker, 38th United States Secretary of Commerce and sister of J.B. Pritzker.[234]
- Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic nominee for President[235]
- U.S. Senators
- Tammy Duckworth, United States Senator from Illinois.[236]
- Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois and Senate Minority Whip[236]
- U.S. Representatives
- Bill Foster, congressman from Illinois's 11th congressional district[237]
- Robin Kelly, congresswoman from Illinois's 2nd congressional district[238]
- Cheri Bustos, congresswoman from Illinois's 17th congressional district[239]
- Jerry Costello, former congressman from Illinois's 12th congressional district[240]
- Luis Gutiérrez, congressman from Illinois's 4th congressional district[164]
- Glenn Poshard, former congressman from Illinois's 19th congressional district and nominee for Governor in 1998[241]
- Mike Quigley, Congressman from Illinois's 5th congressional district[242]
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. congresswoman from Illinois's 9th congressional district[243]
- Statewide officials
- Mike Frerichs, Illinois Treasurer[99]
- Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia[244]
- Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor of Virginia[245]
- Susana Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller.[246]
- Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State[247]
- State senators
- Daniel Biss, state senator and former candidate[248]
- James Clayborne, senate Majority Leader[249]
- William R. Haine, Assistant Senate Majority Leader[249]
- Terry Link, Democratic Assistant Majority Leader of the Illinois Senate and Chair of the Lake County Democratic Party.[250]
- Andy Manar, State Senator.[251]
- Heather Steans, State Senator.[252]
- State Representatives
- Dan Beiser, state representative[249]
- LaToya Greenwood, state representative[249]
- Greg Harris, assistant house majority leader.[253]
- Jay Hoffman, house majority conference chairperson[249]
- Jim Kirkpatrick, former state representative (2017) and chair of the Williamson County Democratic Party.[254][255]
- Katie Stuart, state representative[249]
- Local officials
- Ed Burke, alderman from Chicago's 14th ward.[256][257]
- Walter Burnett Jr., alderman for Chicago's 27th ward[247]
- George Cardenas, alderman from Chicago's 12th ward.[256][257]
- Mark Guethle, North Aurora village trustee and chair of the Kane County Democratic Party[254][258][259]
- Chris Kennedy, former chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees[260]
- Jeff Mears, past Johnson County commissioner and chair of the Johnson County Democratic Party[261][254][255]
- Bob Oglesby, past member of the Saline County Board and chairman of the Saline County Democratic Party[262][254][255]
- Milly Santiago, alderman from Chicago's 31st ward[256][257]
- Daniel Solis, alderman from Chicago's 25th ward[256][257]
- Kurt Summers, Chicago city treasurer[88]
- Chris Taliaferro, alderman from Chicago's 29th ward.[256][257]
- Flint Taylor, Flannigan Township Trustee and chair of the Hancock County Democratic Party[263][254][255]
- Doris Turner, member of the Springfield, Illinois City Council and chair of the Sangamon County Democratic Party.[254]
- Jim Underwood, member of the Richland Community College Board of Trustees and chair of the Macon County Democratic Party[264]
- Gilbert Villegas, Alderman from Chicago's 36th ward[256][257]
- Individuals
- Karamo Brown, television personality and activist[265]
- Paul "Snow" Herkert, chair of the Calhoun County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Jimmy Naville, chair of the Greene County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Dennis Fisher, chair of the Shelby County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Brenda Britton, chair of the Richland County Democratic Party[254][266]
- John Penn, chair of the McLean County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Shirley McCombs, chair of the Menard County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Keith Niewohner, chair of the Adams County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Phillip Matthews, chair of the Alexander County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Dan Sidwell, chair of the Bond County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Jack Mazzotti, chair of the Christian County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Gary Johnson, chair of the Jasper County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Mike Barone, chair of the Jackson County Democratic Party[254][255]
- Organizations
- Citizen Action Illinois[127]
- Cook County Democratic Party[254]
- Equality Illinois[267]
- Equality Illinois Pac[268]
- Illinois AFL–CIO[269]
- Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association[270]
- Illinois Education Association[271]
- Illinois Federation of Teachers[272]
- Northwestern Illinois Building Trades[96]
- Personal PAC[273]
- Planned Parenthood Illinois Action[267]
- The Sierra Club Illinois Chapter[274]
- St. Clair County Democratic Central Committee[275]
- Newspapers
- U.S. Governors
- Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2012 and 2016, and for U.S. Senator from New Mexico in 2018.[282]
- State Representatives
- Allen Skillicorn, Illinois state representative for the 66th District [283]
- Organizations
- Individuals
- Austin Petersen, Libertarian candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and candidate for U.S Senate in Missouri for 2018[199]
- Larry Sharpe, business consultant and candidate for vice president of the United States in 2016, Libertarian nominee for New York Governor 2018[200]
- Christopher Marks, candidate running for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2020[288]
- Collin Cliburn, founder of The Illinois Separation[289]
- Withdrawn endorsements
Debates
[edit]Dates | Location | Pritzker | Rauner | McCann | Jackson | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 20, 2018 | Chicago, Illinois | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | Full debate – C-SPAN |
October 3, 2018 | Chicago, Illinois | Participant | Participant | Not invited | Not invited | 4 parts – ABC 7 Chicago |
October 11, 2018 | Quincy, Illinois | Participant | Participant | Not invited | Not invited | Full debate – C-SPAN |
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[292] | Likely D (flip) | October 26, 2018 |
The Washington Post[293] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
FiveThirtyEight[294] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Rothenberg Political Report[295] | Likely D (flip) | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[296] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[297] | Likely D (flip) | November 4, 2018 |
Daily Kos[298] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News[299][h] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Politico[300] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Governing[301] | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
- Notes
- ^ Bob Daiber with 1%; Tio Hardiman and Robert Marshall with <1%
- ^ Tio Hardiman with 2%; Bob Daiber, Robert Marshall, Terry Getz, and other with 1%
- ^ a b Tio Hardiman with 2%; Bob Daiber and Robert Marshall with 1%
- ^ Tio Hardiman and Bob Daiber with 2%; Robert Marshall with 1%
- ^ Bob Daiber and Tio Hardiman with 1%
- ^ Tio Hardiman and Robert Marshall with 1%; Bob Daiber with 0%
- ^ Kurt Summers with 7%
- ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2018[update] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand |
J. B. Pritzker (D) | $128,252,532.95 | $88,571,672.99 | $39,680,860.96 |
Bruce Rauner (R) | $78,725,390.39 | $45,101,897.60 | $33,623,492.79 |
Sam McCann (C) | $1,497,885.08 | $649,634.08 | $848,251.00 |
Kash Jackson (L) | $10,783.00 | $1,985.32 | $8,797.68 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[302][failed verification] |
Polling
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner (R) | J. B. Pritzker (D) | Kash Jackson (L) | Sam McCann (C) | Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | November 1–3, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 33% | 49% | 5% | 8% | – | 6% |
Ipsos | September 27 – October 5, 2018 | 968 | ± 4.0% | 30% | 50% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 8% |
Victory Research | September 27 – October 2, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 32% | 47% | 6% | 7% | – | 8% |
Southern Illinois University | September 24–29, 2018 | 715 | ± 3.7% | 27% | 49% | 4% | 4% | – | 17% |
ALG Research (D-Forward Illinois) | September 21–25, 2018 | 1,007 | ± 3.1% | 32% | 48% | 3% | 4% | – | – |
Research America Inc. | September 5–13, 2018 | 1,024 | ± 3.1% | 27% | 44% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 14% |
Marist College | August 12–16, 2018 | 734 | ± 4.4% | 30% | 46% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 13% |
University of Illinois Springfield | July 3 – August 15, 2018 | 717 | ± 3.7% | 23% | 35% | – | – | 15% | 23% |
Victory Research | August 12–14, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 30% | 41% | 2% | 9% | – | 18% |
Baselice & Associates (C-McCann) | July 25–29, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 29% | 42% | 6% | 11% | 1% | 10% |
Illinois Public Opinion (D) | July 12, 2018 | 423 | ± 5.0% | 26% | 39% | 1% | 10% | – | 23% |
Victory Research | June 26–28, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 30% | 45% | 2% | 5% | – | 18% |
We Ask America | June 9–11, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 27% | 36% | – | – | 26% | 11% |
Victory Research | May 22–24, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 32% | 47% | – | – | – | – |
Victory Research | April 18–21, 2018 | 1,208 | ± 2.8% | 31% | 49% | – | – | – | 19% |
Ogden & Fry | March 23, 2018 | 667 | ± 3.9% | 28% | 46% | – | – | – | 26% |
Southern Illinois University | February 19–25, 2018 | 1,001 | ± 3.0% | 35% | 50% | – | – | – | 15% |
Public Policy Polling (D-Biss) | February 5–6, 2018 | 600 | ± 3.3% | 35% | 48% | – | – | – | 17% |
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 30% | 47% | – | – | – | 23% |
- with Jeanne Ives and J. B. Pritzker
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jeanne Ives (R) | J. B. Pritzker (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 20% | 40% | 40% |
- with Bruce Rauner and Chris Kennedy
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner (R) | Chris Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 28% | 41% | 31% |
- with Bruce Rauner and Daniel Biss
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner (R) | Daniel Biss (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Simon Institute | February 19–25, 2018 | 1,001 | ± 3.0% | 34% | 48% | 18% |
Public Policy Polling (D-Biss) | February 5–6, 2018 | 600 | ± 3.3% | 30% | 47% | 23% |
- with Bruce Rauner and generic Democrat
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner (R) | Generic Democrat | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normington Petts (D-DGA) | July 18–20, 2017 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 37% | 49% | 14% |
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D) | February 15–20, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 32% | 47% | 21% |
Normington Petts (D-DGA) | January 3–5, 2017 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 35% | 45% | 20% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kyle McCarter (R) | J. B. Pritzker (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 22% | 42% | 36% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kyle McCarter (R) | Chris Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 21% | 42% | 37% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Proft (R) | J. B. Pritzker (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 25% | 42% | 33% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Proft (R) | Chris Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 23% | 43% | 34% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Brady (R) | J. B. Pritzker (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 26% | 42% | 32% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Brady (R) | Chris Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 25% | 42% | 33% |
- with Jeanne Ives and Chris Kennedy
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jeanne Ives (R) | Chris Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden & Fry (R-Liberty Principles PAC) | October 2, 2017 | 517 | ± 4.4% | 19% | 38% | 43% |
- with Bruce Rauner and Dick Durbin
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Rauner (R) | Dick Durbin (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We Ask America | July 26, 2016 | 824 | ± 3.5% | 35% | 44% | 22% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 2,479,746 | 54.53% | +8.18% | |
Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 1,765,751 | 38.83% | −11.44% | |
Conservative | Sam McCann | 192,527 | 4.23% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Kash Jackson | 109,518 | 2.40% | −0.95% | |
Write-in | 115 | 0.01% | -0.02% | ||
Total votes | 4,547,657 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Alexander (Largest city: Cairo)
- Champaign (Largest city: Champaign)
- DeKalb (Largest city: DeKalb)
- DuPage (Largest city: Aurora)
- Fulton (Largest city: Canton)
- Jackson (Largest city: Carbondale)
- Kane (Largest city: Aurora)
- Kendall (Largest city: Oswego)
- Knox (Largest city: Galesburg)
- Lake (Largest city: Waukegan)
- Peoria (Largest city: Peoria)
- Rock Island (Largest city: Moline)
- St. Clair (Largest city: Belleville)
- Will (Largest city: Joliet)
- Winnebago (Largest city: Rockford)
By congressional district
[edit]Pritzker won 13 of the 18 congressional districts, with the remaining 5 going to Rauner. Each candidate won two districts that elected representatives of the other party.[304]
District | Rauner | Pritzker | Representative |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 22% | 74% | Bobby Rush |
2nd | 19% | 77% | Robin Kelly |
3rd | 39% | 56% | Dan Lipinski |
4th | 15% | 81% | Chuy García |
5th | 29% | 67% | Mike Quigley |
6th | 50% | 45% | Sean Casten |
7th | 14% | 83% | Danny Davis |
8th | 40% | 54% | Raja Krishnamoorthi |
9th | 31% | 65% | Jan Schakowsky |
10th | 40% | 55% | Brad Schneider |
11th | 38% | 56% | Bill Foster |
12th | 45.6% | 46.1% | Mike Bost |
13th | 42% | 46% | Rodney Davis |
14th | 51% | 43% | Lauren Underwood |
15th | 60% | 29% | John Shimkus |
16th | 50% | 39% | Adam Kinzinger |
17th | 44% | 47% | Cheri Bustos |
18th | 55% | 33% | Darin LaHood |
See also
[edit]Notes
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