I was honored to be one of 36 State Campaign Organizers hired around the Nation by The Repairers of the Breach. Expect long lines. The secretary of state is the second largest statewide office, overseeing 4,000 employees and 21 different departments. Indivisible Illinois Eddien Gonzalez, Michael Kelly(i) That could have far-reaching impact on major social issues, including abortion laws and gun rights. Why is this important? With two seats up for grabs, the state GOP could wrest away the Democratic majority. Working together we will get the job done. The overturning of Roe vs Wade despite the leak of the draft opinion was a stunning occurrence with the reverberations still being felt today. In the election immediately following a census, all 59 Senate districts hold elections, starting a new 2-4-4 cycle. Get Involved: Learn how to register others with ILVOTE. Pritzker and Baileys previous experience and positions on most aspects of governing are starkly different, and both have painted each other as too extreme to lead the state. Erin Slone, Arad Boxenbaum Early voting is significantly less risky than Election Day voting, but you may still have to stand in line or come back another day. Bruce Rauner clashed with Democratic legislators. Charmaine Runes and Andjela Padejski produced this voter guide for wbez.org. Abdelnasser Rashid, Curtis Tarver II(i) Donald Rients Online voter registration ends Oct. 23. Article IV of the Illinois Constitution states: To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent. Castens family recently announced her cause of death to be a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Casten, meanwhile, has said if pro-life Republicans like Pekau win, then Republicans in Congress will vote to implement a nationwide ban on abortion and gun control efforts will stall. Hoan Huynh Lori Lightfoot is out. If you received a mail-in ballot but prefer to vote in person, take the mail-in ballot with you to the polls so they can properly void it. On Election Day in Illinois, ballots contained statewide questions ranging from whether or not to amend the states constitution, to who should be the next Governor of Illinois. These districts were guaranteed to be won by newcomers and accounted for 12% of the general assembly. That could mean revisiting big issues like reproductive rights. Details: With control of the Illinois Supreme Court in play, this may be one of the most consequential judicial voting years yet. Fourteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022. We worked hard together and built a strong camaraderie to help organize and mobilize our people to the polls this November! Click [show] on the table below to view those incumbents. Find your representatives: By Address | By Map, Discover what is on your ballot: Ballotpedia, BallotReady, Elections news: Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Judicial Voter Guides (Cook County): Vote For Judges, Injustice Watch, Girl, I Guess, Indivisible Rural Illinois, on August 3, hosted four rural Democrats from the Metro East area plus the first-time Congressional candidate for IL-13 at the weekly Indivisible Illinois Community Collaborative meeting to discuss how to win in traditionally Rural Illinois. Robert Fortune, Did not make the ballot: Democrat Michael Frerichs is seeking his third term as treasurer. Aaron Smith. In addition, this January the state will end the use of cash bail as a result of the Pre-trial Safety Act. Lori Yokoyama, Paris Walker-Thomas(Independent)(Write-in), Did not make the ballot: Jason Decker(Libertarian Party), Did not make the ballot: Previously, DeVore filed lawsuits against Gov. CHICAGO (CBS) Voter turnout in the city of Chicago was a meager 20% when the polls closed on Tuesday, Election Day for several county, state and federal Mike Kirkton Statistically, 1 in 5 LGBTQ+ folks are eligible but not registered to vote. Jessica Motsinger is the founder and coordinator of Indivisible Metro East, Co-coordinator for the Indivisible Illinois Connecting for Action Statewide Newsletter and a Co-coordinator with Indivisible Rural Illinois. See all the local 2022 Midterm Election results here. What were the early voting start and end dates? In-person early voting is now open and runs through Nov. 7. He has not shied away from embracing Democratic Party leaders, even bringing in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to campaign for him in the district. In Illinois, Gov. How did this happen? New party and independent candidates have a separate filing period. The 3rd District covers DuPage and Will counties in the Chicago area, along with Bureau, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee and LaSalle counties to the southwest of the city. Libertarian Bill Redpath also is on the ballot. Joseph Struck, Did not make the ballot: Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years. } Underwood held onto her seat again in 2020, but only narrowly defeated GOP opponent Jim Oberweis, though Democrats in Springfield redrew the borders of the 14th District as part of the redistricting process that occurs after each census. And labor unions are making a push to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution but need voters to ratify the proposed amendment. Alexi Giannoulias (D): Served as Illinois treasurer from 2007 to 2011. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times put together a snapshot of the biggest races youll see on your ballot to get you caught up. To register to vote, receive information on voting by mail, find a polling location, or get updates on the primary and midterm election, you can go the Illinois State board of Attorney general: Incumbent Kwame Raoul (D) vs. Thomas DeVore (R). Illinois is one of only eight states that elect state Supreme Court justices. As a lifelong resident of Chicago and the child of immigrants, she knows the hard work and determination it takes to live and thrive in Chicago, through her own lived experience. Dart faces Republican Lupe Aguirre and Libertarian Brad Sandefur. Why is this important? The 2nd District is one of two open Illinois Supreme Court seats that could shape which party controls the states high court for years to come. Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022, Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses, Political party candidates and independent candidates, Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. Pritzkers COVID-19 restrictions, which, as state attorney, Raoul had to defend. Like many Republicans this election cycle, Pekau has made crime one of his top campaign issues. In the Second District (which includes Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane and Kendall counties), the Salvi is a former Lake County assistant public defender from Mundelein, Illinois. our live, continuous election coverage Tuesday night starting at 7 p.m. here. In 2017, she co-founded Indivisible Illinois to promote progressive policies throughout the state. willamfm@illinois.edu The two candidates differ greatly on all the big issues, as a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times/WTTW forum emphasized. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0)if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null)document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display='none'; .leg-hnt-container{width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;clear:both;padding:2px;font-size:90%;text-align:center}.leg-hnt-flex-row{display:flex;break-inside:avoid-column;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}.leg-hnt-flex-column{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:2px 0}.leg-hnt-title{font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;background-color:#ccf;padding:2px 0}.leg-hnt-leadership{padding-bottom:5px;box-sizing:border-box;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.leg-hnt-leadership-title{display:block;font-weight:500}.leg-hnt-leadership>div{flex:0 0 175px}.leg-hnt-district-number{font-weight:500}.leg-hnt-responsive-columns{column-width:175px;column-count:auto;column-gap:1em;column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.leg-hnt-section-title{font-weight:bold;margin:3px 0}.leg-hnt-flex-item{margin:0 5px}.leg-hnt-border-top{border-top:1px solid #aaa;margin-top:5px;padding-top:5px}.leg-hnt-toggle-text{float:right}.leg-hnt-hide{display:none}.leg-hnt-district-container{display:inline-block;break-inside:avoid-column;width:100%;flex:0 0 150px;margin:5px auto}. We know that it was decades in the making. Workers' rights amendment: Another aims to make the right to collective bargaining permanent as part of the Illinois Constitution. Find Your Early Voting/Grace Period Registration/Election Day Vote Center Locations Where Do I Vote? Early voting is now over, though you can still cast your vote-by-mail ballot so long as its postmarked by today. These maps were later subject to a federal lawsuit that was decided on December 30, 2021, with the court upholding the maps enacted on September 24, 2021. As Illinois highest court, the states Supreme Court, with a long-held Democratic majority, could potentially rule on cases related to abortion access or any other major issues like civil rights, gun regulations, voting laws, criminal justice reforms and more. The 2nd District comprises Kane, Lake and McHenry counties in the immediate Chicago area and DeKalb and Kendall counties farther west of the city. } What else do I need to know? Castens family was hit with tragedy just weeks before the June primary, when his teenage daughter, Gwen, died. This was the largest number of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014. Indivisible Metro East sent some members to the March, Illinois showed up and showed out! Duckworth became the first woman ever to be re-elected for a second term in the state's history. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who was injured severely in combat in Iraq, is seeking a second term as the junior senator from Illinois. If Republicans gain control of the U.S. House in 2023, they vow to push legislation aimed at restricting access to abortion, execute rigorous oversight over the executive branch, hold hearings on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and more. This was also the first time a Democrat won this seat in a midterm election since 1986. We will not give up until ALL Americans have access to the ballot box. An estimated 97 percent of votes have been counted. You can find out which elected officials represent your home here. For U.S. Senate, Tammy Duckworth faces Kathy Salvi. Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has secured a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Kathy Salvi, the Associated Press has projected. The mayoral election is non-partisan, but since Joe Biden won >82% of the citys vote in 2020, all candidates will be unofficially aligned with the Democratic Party. How do we start? If you encounter any problems while voting and need assistance Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)! Web June 28 2022 - ProclamationOfficial Summary Report. Sergio Mojica Leni was born and raised in Chicago and attended Chicago public schools, as have her children. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-toggle63ffd86ba2aad').addEventListener('click',event=>{if(document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content63ffd86ba2aad').classList.contains('leg-hnt-hide')){document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content63ffd86ba2aad').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide');event.srcElement.innerText='[hide]';}else{document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content63ffd86ba2aad').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide');event.srcElement.innerText='[show]';}}); Ballotpedia features 395,432 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. State of play: The court, which has seven justices serving 10-year terms, currently has a 4-3 Democratic majority. if(typeof VoterInfobyState_Toggle==='undefined'){VoterInfobyState_Toggle=true;$(window).on('resize',resizeChevron);$("div.vis_widget_title").click(function(){chevron=$(this).find('i.fa-pull-right');if($(this).next('div.vis_widget_table').is(":hidden")){if(chevron.hasClass('fa-chevron-down')){chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-down');chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-up');}}else{if(chevron.hasClass('fa-chevron-up')){chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-up');chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-down');}} The midterm ballot has two big questions this year: one on workers' rights and another on increasing Cook County Forest Preserve funding. Whos running? Illinois Secretary of State Election Results 2022 d Projected winner Alexi Giannoulias 54.3% 2,220,713 r Dan Brady 43.6% 1,783,070 99% expected votes in (Est. 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