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Illinois elections, 2018

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Illinois elections, 2018

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. All of Illinois' executive officers will be up for election as well as all of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives.

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Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is running for re-election to a second term.

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has served since 2003, is eligible to run for re-election.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White, who has been in office since 1999, has announced he will not run for re-election to a sixth term.

Candidates

Potential
  • Luis Arroyo, State Representative
  • Daniel Biss, State Senator
  • John Bradley, State Representative
  • John D'Amico, State Representative
  • Dan Kotowski, former State Senator
  • Brandon Phelps, State Representative
  • Kwame Raoul, State Senator
  • Sheila Simon, Former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, nominee for Illinois Comptroller in 2014
  • Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds
  • Comptroller

    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 Republican appointed Comptroller Leslie Munger. Mendoza is eligible to run for a full term in 2018.

    Treasurer

    Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Mike Frerichs is eligible to run for a second term.

    United States House of Representatives

    All of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.

    References

    Illinois elections, 2018 Wikipedia


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