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2010 Illinois gubernatorial election; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: Pat Quinn / Sheila Simon : 1,721,812 : 46.79% : −3.2 : Republican: Bill Brady / Jason Plummer 1,702,399 45.94% +6.8 Independent: Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley 134,219 3.64% +3.6% Green: Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford 99,625 2.70% −7.7 Libertarian: Lex Green ...
Subsequently, Bailey was able to flip the counties of Alexander, Fulton, Jackson, Knox, and Winnebago, which Pritzker had previously won, while Pritzker managed to flip McLean county, marking the first time since 1948 that it has voted for a Democrat in a gubernatorial election. Pritzker was the first Illinois governor to serve a full term and ...
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
The 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Governor of Illinois. This election will coincide with various other federal and state elections, including the U.S. Senate elections and U.S. House elections. Governor J. B. Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 with 54.9% of
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 .
Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [7] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [8] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [9] [10] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. [11]
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service. Illinois is one of 13 states that does not place a term limit for governor. [c] The 43rd and current governor is JB Pritzker, a Democrat who took office on January 14, 2019. [5] Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 by a 12% margin. [6]
2026 United States gubernatorial elections ← 2025 November 3, 2026 2027 → 39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Democratic incumbent Term-limited Democrat Republican incumbent Term-limited Republican Independent incumbent No election United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, in 36 states ...