2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2022 Illinois general election. Gubernatorial candidates will run on tickets with candidates for lieutenant governor, including in the Democratic and Republican primaries. The incumbent governor and lieutenant governor, first-term Democrats J. B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, are seeking reelection together.
Election information
The primaries and general elections will coincide with those for federal congressional races, the state's U.S. Senate race, and those for other state offices. The election will be part of the 2022 Illinois elections.
The primary election will be held on June 28.[1] The general election will be held on November 8, 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Beverly Miles, US Army Veteran, registered nurse and activist[2]
- Running mate: Karla Shaw[3]
- J. B. Pritzker, incumbent governor[4]
- Running mate: Juliana Stratton, incumbent lieutenant governor[4]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Beverly Miles | |||
Democratic | J. B. Pritzker (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Darren Bailey, member of the Illinois Senate[8]
- Running mate: Stephanie Trussell, former radio talk show host[9]
- Richard C. Irvin, mayor of Aurora, Illinois[10]
- Running mate: Avery Bourne, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Gary Rabine, businessman[11]
- Running mate: Aaron Del Mar, Palatine Township Republican Committeeman[12]
- Paul Schimpf, former member of the Illinois Senate and nominee for Attorney General in 2014[13]
- Running mate: Carolyn Schofield, member of the McHenry County Board[14]
- Jesse Sullivan, venture capitalist and founder of Alter Global.[15][16][17]
- Running mate: Kathleen Murphy, former director of communications for state representative Jeanne Ives[18]
- Max Soloman[3]
- Running Mate: Latasha H. Fields[19]
Removed From Ballot
- Emily Johnson (came up short in the number of signatures required)[20]
Declined
- Rodney Davis, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district (running for re-election)[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]
Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- Mary Miller, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 15th congressional district[28]
- State legislators
- Jeanne Ives, former state representative, candidate for Illinois Governor in 2018 and nominee Illinois's 6th congressional district in 2020[29]
- Chris Miller, state representative[28]
- Organizations
- Local officials
- Mark Curran, Former Lake County Sheriff and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020[33]
- Bill Prim, McHenry County Sheriff[33]
- State officials
- Carol Pope, Former Illinois legislative inspector general[34]
- State legislators
- Neil Anderson, state senator[35]
- Local officials
- Jeff Lower, Tazewell County Sheriff [36]
- Nick Petitgout, McDonough County Sheriff [36]
- Mark Oller, Menard County Sheriff [36]
- Gary Farha, Adams County State's Attorney [36]
- James Reed, Bureau County Sheriff [36]
- Devron Ohrn, Cass County Sheriff [36]
- Dave Bartoni, Franklin County Sheriff [36]
- Travis Duffy, Hancock County Sheriff [36]
- J.T. Fricker, Hardin County Sheriff [36]
- Mark Lumbeck, Former Henderson County Sheriff [36]
- Joe Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney [36]
- David Clague, Knox County Sheriff [36]
- Jack Harlan, Knox County Sheriff's Deputy and candidate for sheriff [36]
- Mark Landers, Logan County Sheriff [36]
- Jon Sandage, McLean County Sheriff [36]
- Gabe Grosboll, Menard County State's Attorney [36]
- Larry Smith, Former Menard County Sheriff and former president of the Illinois Sheriff's Association [36]
- Mark Vogelzang, Piatt County Sheriff [36]
- Dave Greenwood, Pike County Sheriff [36]
- J. Whipper Johnson, Saline County Sheriff [36]
- Tom Eddinger, Scott County Sheriff [36]
- Pat Hartshorn, Vermilion County Sheriff and former president of the Illinois Sheriff's Association [36]
- Jeff Diederich, former Johnson County Chief Deputy and candidate for sheriff in Williamson County [36]
- Organizations
- Lake County Republicans [37]
- Republicans of Wheeling Township [38]
- Vernon Township Repulican Organization [39]
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- John Shimkus, Former U.S. Representative from Illinois's 15th congressional district[40]
- Statewide officeholders
- Evelyn Sanguinetti, Former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois[40]
- Leslie Munger, Former Illinois Comptroller[40]
- State legislators
- Jim Durkin, Minority Leader of Illinois House of Representatives[40]
- Jim Oberweis, former state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and candidate for Illinois Governor[40]
- Mark Batinick, state representative [40]
- Tim Butler, state representative [40]
- Adam Brown, state representative [40]
- Tim Ozinga, state representative [40]
- Dan Ugaste, state representative [40]
- Local officials
- Bob Berlin, DuPage County State's Attorney[40]
- Patrick Kenneally, McHenry County State's Attorney [40]
- Mike Downey, Kankakee County Sheriff [40]
- Sean Morrison, Cook County Commissioner and Chair of the Cook County Republican Party[40]
- Individuals
- Ken Griffin, entrepreneur and investor[41]
- Organizations
- Illinois Trooper Lodge 41
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Darren Bailey |
Richard Irvin |
Gary Rabine |
Paul Schimpf |
Jesse Sullivan |
Max Solomon |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cor Strategies (R)[A] | April 18–21, 2022 | 536 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 13% | 30% | 4% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 2%[c] | 38% |
Cor Strategies (R)[A] | ~February 11, 2022 | – (LV) | – | 23% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 1% | – | 44% |
Ogden & Fry (R) | October 3–4, 2021 | 404 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 33% | – | 5% | 3% | 6% | – | 3% | 49% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Darren Bailey | |||
Republican | Gary Rabine | |||
Republican | Jesse Sullivan | |||
Republican | Paul Schimpf | |||
Republican | Richard C. Irvin | |||
Republican | Max Solomon | |||
Total votes |
Libertarian primary
Nominated at convention
- Scott Schluter, veteran, diesel technician, and chair of the Southern Illinois Libertarian Party[42]
Withdrew
- Jon Stewart, Former professional wrestler and 2018 Gubernatorial (candidate has placed his candidacy on a temporary hold on his run since the middle of 2021)[43]
Other Parties and Independents
Independents
Declared
- Matthew "Mancow" Muller, radio personality[44]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[45] | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
Inside Elections[46] | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[47] | Likely D | January 26, 2022 |
Politico[48] | Likely D | April 1, 2022 |
RCP[49] | Likely D | January 10, 2022 |
Polling
- J.B. Pritzker vs. Darren Bailey
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
J.B. Pritzker (D) |
Darren Bailey (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 55% | 27% | 17% |
- J.B. Pritzker vs. Richard Irvin
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
J.B. Pritzker (D) |
Richard Irvin (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 53% | 22% | 25% |
- J.B. Pritzker vs. Gary Rabine
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
J.B. Pritzker (D) |
Gary Rabine (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 52% | 28% | 19% |
- J.B. Pritzker vs. Paul Schimpf
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
J.B. Pritzker (D) |
Paul Schimpf (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 56% | 22% | 22% |
- J.B. Pritzker vs. Jesse Sullivan
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
J.B. Pritzker (D) |
Jesse Sullivan (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victory Research | January 18–20, 2022 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 53% | 22% | 25% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | TBD | |||
Republican | TBD | |||
Libertarian | Scott Schluter | |||
Independent | Matthew "Mancow" Muller | |||
Total votes |
Notes
- ^ The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- ^ a b c d e f Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Johnson with 2%
- Partisan clients
References
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- ^ Kapos, Shia (January 10, 2022). "Chicago schools close again as standoff continues". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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- ^ Avery, Taylor (March 4, 2022). "Former Rauner challenger Jeanne Ives backs Darren Bailey for governor, taking jabs at primary rival Richard Irvin". Chicago Sun-Times.
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- ^ "Republican Darren Bailey picks up support from anti-abortion leaders — and millions from mega donor Dick Uihlein". Chicago Sun-Times. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim endorses GOP's Rabine for governor". September 13, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "FORMER LEGISLATIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL CAROL POPE ENDORSES JESSE SULLIVAN FOR GOVERNOR". March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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- ^ "BREAKING NEWS! Lake County Republican Party Releases Primary Endorsements". https://Lake County Republicans/. May 1, 2022.
- ^ "ROWT 2022 Election Endorsements". ROWT GOP. April 29, 2022.
- ^ "VTRO held a Straw Poll tonight at our VTRO meeting held at Buffalo Creek Brewing in Long Grove and the winner is Jesse Sullivan for IL Governor". facebook. April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Richard Irvin's Gubernatorial Campaign Releases List of 60 Endorsements". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Kapos, Shia (February 14, 2022). "Griffin officially backs Richard Irvin". Politico. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "scottschluter.com". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
- ^ Jeff Rense.com radio interview 5-21-2021
- ^ "Erich 'Mancow' Muller announces run for Illinois governor: report". January 13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Illinois Governor Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Governor Races". RCP. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
External links
- Official campaign websites