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Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors. [5] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections. [ 6 ]
The 2010 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The 2010 primary election was conducted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
As the Democratic and Whig parties began to form at the national level during the late 1820s and 1830s, Illinois politicians began sorting themselves accordingly and, in the summer of 1837, leading Democrats met to lay the groundwork for a Democratic Party organization in the state. Before 2010, the party had been extremely successful in ...
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Illinois's 1st district Democratic primary, February 2, 2010 [24]: 47 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Bobby Rush (incumbent) 68,585 : 79.70 : Democratic: Joanne Guillemette 8,035 9.34 Democratic: Fred Smith 5,203 6.05 Democratic: Harold Bailey 4,232 4.92 Total votes 86,055 : 100.00
The 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn was elected to a full term in office, having become governor in 2009 following the impeachment and removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich . [ 1 ]
Jones' first position in elective office was as Calumet City's 3rd ward alderman from 1997 to 2007. [2] His first year in state office began in 2011, after beating primary opponent Sheryl Tillman for the 29th district seat by 24 points, and Green Party candidate Kenny Williams by 66 points in the 2010 Illinois General election.
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