2022 Illinois gubernatorial election

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

The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election happened on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Illinois.

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

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

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

Results

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

Candidates

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

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Removed from ballot

  • 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

Results

Results by county
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%
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

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

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

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

References

  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.