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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House were held on this date.
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| Turnout | 57.23% | |
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Primaries were held March 20, 2018.
The Democratic Party made gains, including picking up the state's governorship and flipping two of its U.S. House seats. After the election, all executive offices and control of the Illinois General Assembly was held by the Democratic Party. Conversely the Republican Party experienced what was regarded to be their worst defeat in the state since at least 2006.[1]
2018 was a midterm election year in the United States.
For the primary election, turnout was 26.48%, with 2,103,634 votes cast.[2]
Turnout by county[2]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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| Adams | 47,422 | 6,670 | 14.07% |
| Alexander | 5,303 | 1,691 | 31.89% |
| Bond | 10,978 | 2,854 | 26% |
| Boone | 32,552 | 7,525 | 23.12% |
| Brown | 3,337 | 662 | 19.84% |
| Bureau | 23,661 | 7,446 | 31.47% |
| Calhoun | 3,542 | 905 | 25.55% |
| Carroll | 10,449 | 3,329 | 31.86% |
| Cass | 7,704 | 1,819 | 23.61% |
| Champaign | 119,979 | 31,574 | 26.32% |
| Christian | 20,925 | 4,294 | 20.52% |
| Clark | 11,886 | 4,826 | 40.6% |
| Clay | 8,809 | 2,935 | 33.32% |
| Clinton | 24,486 | 5,462 | 22.31% |
| Coles | 29,515 | 9,238 | 31.3% |
| Cook[note 1] | 3,043,887 | 938,639 | 30.84% |
| Crawford | 12,328 | 4,239 | 34.39% |
| Cumberland | 7,636 | 3,030 | 39.68% |
| DeKalb | 56,946 | 14,531 | 25.52% |
| DeWitt | 10,885 | 2,773 | 25.48% |
| Douglas | 11,564 | 3,816 | 33% |
| DuPage | 633,638 | 157,671 | 24.88% |
| Edgar | 11,968 | 2,077 | 17.35% |
| Edwards | 4,342 | 1,779 | 40.97% |
| Effingham | 23,564 | 6,023 | 25.56% |
| Fayette | 13,572 | 3,218 | 23.71% |
| Ford | 8,664 | 2,336 | 26.96% |
| Franklin | 28,534 | 5,380 | 18.85% |
| Fulton | 25,423 | 5,349 | 21.04% |
| Gallatin | 3,765 | 1,327 | 35.25% |
| Greene | 8,891 | 1,922 | 21.62% |
| Grundy | 33,916 | 8,070 | 23.79% |
| Hamilton | 5,643 | 1,631 | 28.9% |
| Hancock | 12,244 | 2,562 | 20.92% |
| Hardin | 3,176 | 900 | 28.34% |
| Henderson | 4,847 | 1,278 | 26.37% |
| Henry | 35,896 | 7,645 | 21.3% |
| Iroquois | 17,933 | 4,696 | 26.19% |
| Jackson | 31,777 | 8,683 | 27.32% |
| Jasper | 6,859 | 2,314 | 33.74% |
| Jefferson | 23,547 | 5,680 | 24.12% |
| Jersey | 15,188 | 3,073 | 20.23% |
| Jo Daviess | 15,938 | 3,708 | 23.27% |
| Johnson | 8,834 | 2,448 | 27.71% |
| Kane | 305,679 | 65,419 | 21.4% |
| Kankakee | 67,383 | 11,976 | 17.77% |
| Kendall | 72,920 | 15,883 | 21.78% |
| Knox | 32,995 | 6,517 | 19.75% |
| Lake | 439,860 | 98,944 | 22.49% |
| LaSalle | 69,838 | 16,185 | 23.18% |
| Lawrence | 8,737 | 1,546 | 17.69% |
| Lee | 22,216 | 6,147 | 27.67% |
| Livingston | 21,221 | 6,776 | 31.93% |
| Logan | 18,163 | 5,688 | 31.32% |
| Macon | 74,132 | 16,732 | 22.57% |
| Macoupin | 32,632 | 6,727 | 20.61% |
| Madison | 174,508 | 43,928 | 25.17% |
| Marion | 24,318 | 4,642 | 19.09% |
| Marshall | 8,253 | 2,892 | 35.04% |
| Mason | 9,040 | 2,007 | 22.2% |
| Massac | 10,484 | 3,183 | 30.36% |
| McDonough | 18,905 | 6,078 | 32.15% |
| McHenry | 223,579 | 48,504 | 21.69% |
| McLean | 108,708 | 28,516 | 26.23% |
| Menard | 9,089 | 3,061 | 33.68% |
| Mercer | 12,125 | 2,352 | 19.4% |
| Monroe | 25,313 | 4,012 | 15.85% |
| Montgomery | 15,873 | 5,521 | 34.78% |
| Morgan | 21,747 | 6,244 | 28.71% |
| Moultrie | 8,548 | 2,918 | 34.14% |
| Ogle | 30,493 | 8,468 | 27.77% |
| Peoria | 113,911 | 23,250 | 20.41% |
| Perry | 14,561 | 2,901 | 19.92% |
| Piatt | 12,091 | 5,378 | 44.48% |
| Pike | 10,266 | 2,548 | 24.82% |
| Pope | 2,989 | 823 | 27.53% |
| Pulaski | 4,395 | 1,252 | 28.49% |
| Putnam | 4,269 | 1,181 | 27.66% |
| Randolph | 21,563 | 3,680 | 17.07% |
| Richland | 11,517 | 4,318 | 37.49% |
| Rock Island | 86,055 | 17,265 | 20.06% |
| Saline | 16,361 | 4,578 | 27.98% |
| Sangamon | 131,964 | 31,047 | 23.53% |
| Schuyler | 5,362 | 1,350 | 25.18% |
| Scott | 3,615 | 1,411 | 39.03% |
| Shelby | 14,595 | 4,038 | 27.67% |
| Stark | 4,100 | 1,510 | 36.83% |
| St. Clair | 190,018 | 35,514 | 18.69% |
| Stephenson | 34,036 | 8,488 | 24.94% |
| Tazewell | 89,252 | 24,919 | 27.92% |
| Union | 11,849 | 3,196 | 26.97% |
| Vermilion | 45,711 | 9,999 | 21.87% |
| Wabash | 8,459 | 2,110 | 24.94% |
| Warren | 11,616 | 2,288 | 19.7% |
| Washington | 9,601 | 2,944 | 30.66% |
| Wayne | 12,193 | 3,878 | 31.81% |
| White | 10,218 | 2,557 | 25.02% |
| Whiteside | 37,379 | 8,995 | 24.06% |
| Will | 431,906 | 95,945 | 22.21% |
| Williamson | 44,661 | 9,572 | 21.43% |
| Winnebago | 176,057 | 49,517 | 28.13% |
| Woodford | 25,792 | 8,288 | 32.13% |
| Total | 7,945,074 | 2,103,634 | 26.48% |
For the general election, turnout was 57.23%, with 4,635,541 votes cast.[3] The Illinois State Board of Elections reported that this general election turnout rate was the third-highest for a midterm election over the past forty years.[4] The Illinois State Board of Elections also reported that the total number of votes cast set a record high.[4] Voter registration, at 8.1 million, also sat at a record high.[4]
Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.[5]
Turnout by county[3]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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| Adams | 47,811 | 24,611 | 51.48% |
| Alexander | 5,354 | 2,278 | 42.55% |
| Bond | 11,197 | 6,723 | 60.04% |
| Boone | 33,054 | 18,176 | 54.99% |
| Brown | 3,509 | 1,934 | 55.12% |
| Bureau | 23,847 | 13,840 | 58.04% |
| Calhoun | 3,559 | 2,377 | 66.79% |
| Carroll | 10,682 | 6,039 | 56.53% |
| Cass | 7,774 | 4,683 | 60.24% |
| Champaign | 124,057 | 80,112 | 64.58% |
| Christian | 21,209 | 13,027 | 61.42% |
| Clark | 11,936 | 6,249 | 52.35% |
| Clay | 8,948 | 4,956 | 55.39% |
| Clinton | 24,810 | 14,269 | 57.51% |
| Coles | 30,551 | 17,385 | 56.9% |
| Cook[note 2] | 3,090,800 | 1,795,518 | 58.09% |
| Crawford | 12,624 | 7,022 | 55.62% |
| Cumberland | 7,712 | 4,400 | 57.05% |
| DeKalb | 60,754 | 36,610 | 60.26% |
| DeWitt | 11,083 | 6,286 | 56.72% |
| Douglas | 11,701 | 6,499 | 55.54% |
| DuPage | 639,752 | 370,249 | 57.87% |
| Edgar | 12,106 | 6,264 | 51.74% |
| Edwards | 4,406 | 2,468 | 56.01% |
| Effingham | 23,873 | 14,621 | 61.24% |
| Fayette | 13,474 | 8,011 | 59.46% |
| Ford | 8,803 | 5,061 | 57.49% |
| Franklin | 28,743 | 15,632 | 54.39% |
| Fulton | 25,576 | 12,727 | 49.76% |
| Gallatin | 3,720 | 2,205 | 59.27% |
| Greene | 8,946 | 4,441 | 49.64% |
| Grundy | 33,041 | 19,646 | 59.46% |
| Hamilton | 5,666 | 3,677 | 64.9% |
| Hancock | 12,431 | 7,143 | 57.46% |
| Hardin | 2,980 | 1,774 | 59.53% |
| Henderson | 4,836 | 2,736 | 56.58% |
| Henry | 34,493 | 19,694 | 57.1% |
| Iroquois | 17,968 | 10,388 | 57.81% |
| Jackson | 39,503 | 20,693 | 52.38% |
| Jasper | 6,882 | 4,577 | 66.51% |
| Jefferson | 24,002 | 14,264 | 59.43% |
| Jersey | 15,544 | 8,905 | 57.29% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,164 | 9,414 | 58.24% |
| Johnson | 8,879 | 5,343 | 60.18% |
| Kane | 314,170 | 172,056 | 54.77% |
| Kankakee | 68,513 | 37,012 | 54.02% |
| Kendall | 78,788 | 45,534 | 57.79% |
| Knox | 33,475 | 18,125 | 54.14% |
| Lake | 448,295 | 254,217 | 56.71% |
| LaSalle | 71,111 | 40,691 | 57.22% |
| Lawrence | 8,830 | 4,410 | 49.94% |
| Lee | 22,496 | 12,742 | 56.64% |
| Livingston | 21,591 | 12,261 | 56.79% |
| Logan | 18,396 | 10,246 | 55.7% |
| Macon | 75,161 | 39,738 | 52.87% |
| Macoupin | 32,151 | 18,458 | 57.41% |
| Madison | 180,511 | 105,432 | 58.41% |
| Marion | 24,747 | 12,786 | 51.67% |
| Marshall | 8,303 | 4,783 | 57.61% |
| Mason | 9,112 | 5,334 | 58.54% |
| Massac | 10,650 | 5,507 | 51.71% |
| McDonough | 18,464 | 10,368 | 56.15% |
| McHenry | 235,593 | 117,838 | 50.02% |
| McLean | 109,316 | 68,087 | 62.28% |
| Menard | 9,172 | 5,519 | 60.17% |
| Mercer | 12,357 | 7,130 | 57.7% |
| Monroe | 26,035 | 15,754 | 60.51% |
| Montgomery | 16,338 | 11,721 | 71.74% |
| Morgan | 22,026 | 11,870 | 53.89% |
| Moultrie | 8,547 | 5,226 | 61.14% |
| Ogle | 32,316 | 19,267 | 59.62% |
| Peoria | 117,449 | 65,865 | 56.08% |
| Perry | 14,475 | 8,672 | 59.91% |
| Piatt | 12,141 | 7,730 | 63.67% |
| Pike | 10,433 | 6,693 | 64.15% |
| Pope | 3,004 | 1,813 | 60.35% |
| Pulaski | 4,434 | 2,488 | 56.11% |
| Putnam | 4,289 | 2,645 | 61.67% |
| Randolph | 21,517 | 12,464 | 57.93% |
| Richland | 11,599 | 6,192 | 53.38% |
| Rock Island | 100,163 | 51,283 | 51.2% |
| Saline | 16,441 | 9,773 | 59.44% |
| Sangamon | 135,830 | 87,193 | 64.19% |
| Schuyler | 5,293 | 3,176 | 60% |
| Scott | 3,470 | 2,098 | 60.46% |
| Shelby | 14,878 | 9,399 | 63.17% |
| Stark | 4,093 | 2,099 | 51.28% |
| St. Clair | 192,407 | 99,849 | 51.89% |
| Stephenson | 34,461 | 16,612 | 48.21% |
| Tazewell | 90,595 | 52,368 | 57.8% |
| Union | 12,098 | 7,693 | 63.59% |
| Vermilion | 49,519 | 23,559 | 47.58% |
| Wabash | 8,004 | 4,056 | 50.67% |
| Warren | 11,612 | 6,177 | 53.19% |
| Washington | 9,777 | 6,205 | 63.47% |
| Wayne | 12,118 | 6,065 | 50.05% |
| White | 10,300 | 6,006 | 58.31% |
| Whiteside | 37,945 | 21,723 | 57.25% |
| Will | 429,647 | 249,682 | 58.11% |
| Williamson | 45,987 | 27,752 | 60.35% |
| Winnebago | 177,945 | 96,765 | 54.38% |
| Woodford | 26,224 | 16,407 | 62.56% |
| Total | 8,099,372 | 4,635,541 | 57.23% |
All of Illinois' 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
The Democratic Party flipped two Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 13 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic venture capitalist and billionaire J. B. Pritzker.
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| Turnout | 56.15% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Pritzker: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% Rauner: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 597,756 | 45.1 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Biss | 353,625 | 26.7 | |
| Democratic | Chris Kennedy | 322,730 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Tio Hardiman | 21,075 | 1.6 | |
| Democratic | Bob Daiber | 15,009 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Robert Marshall | 14,353 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 1,324,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 372,124 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Jeanne Ives | 350,038 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 722,162 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker/Juliana Stratton | 2,479,746 | 54.5 | ||
| Republican | Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti (incumbent) | 1,765,751 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Sam McCann/Aaron Merreighn | 192,527 | 4.2 | ||
| Libertarian | Kash Jackson/Sanj Mohip | 109,518 | 2.4 | ||
| Write-in | 115 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 4,547,657 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
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| Turnout | 56.16% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Raoul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Harold: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan, who served since 2003, chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term. Democratic state Senator Kwame Raoul defeated Republican Erika Harold.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kwame Raoul | 390,472 | 30.2 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn | 352,425 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Fairley | 164,304 | 12.7 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Rotering | 123,446 | 9.5 | |
| Democratic | Scott Drury | 102,193 | 7.9 | |
| Democratic | Jesse Ruiz | 70,158 | 5.4 | |
| Democratic | Renato Mariotti | 51,902 | 4.0 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Goldstein | 39,196 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,294,096 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Erika Harold | 389,197 | 59.2 | |
| Republican | Gary Grasso | 268,688 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 657,885 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Kwame Raoul | 2,488,326 | 54.7 | ||
| Republican | Erika Harold | 1,944,142 | 42.7 | ||
| Libertarian | Bubba Harsy | 115,941 | 2.6 | ||
| Total votes | 4,548,409 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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| Turnout | 56.44% | ||||||||||||||||
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 White: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Helland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jesse White, who has been in office since 1999, initially announced in August 2015 that he would retire.[9] On August 17, 2017, White reversed this decision and announced that he would run for re-election to a sixth term.[10] Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Jason Helland | 609,190 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 609,190 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 3,120,207 | 68.26% | +2.56% | |
| Republican | Jason Helland | 1,336,079 | 29.23% | −2.16% | |
| Libertarian | Steve Dutner | 114,556 | 2.51% | −0.38% | |
| Total votes | 4,570,842 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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| Turnout | 56.00% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Mendoza: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% Senger: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 appointed Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger. Mendoza won a full term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Susana Mendoza (incumbent) | 1,147,095 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,147,095 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Darlene Senger | 607,187 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 607,187 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Susana Mendoza (incumbent) | 2,716,853 | 59.90% | +10.45% | |
| Republican | Darlene Senger | 1,678,346 | 37.00% | −7.43% | |
| Libertarian | Claire Ball | 140,543 | 3.10% | −0.36% | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,535,759 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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| Turnout | 55.56% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Frerichs: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dodge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Mike Frerichs (incumbent) | 1,087,950 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,087,950 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Jim Dodge | 602,626 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 602,626 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mike Frerichs (incumbent) | 2,593,816 | 57.64% | +9.59% | |
| Republican | Jim Dodge | 1,750,897 | 38.91% | −8.88% | |
| Libertarian | Mike Leheney | 155,256 | 3.45% | −0.71% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.0% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,499,971 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2018.
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Judicial elections were held, consisting of both partisan and retention elections, including those for one seat in the Supreme Court of Illinois and five seats in the Illinois Appellate Court.[23][24]
Local elections took place, including county elections such as the Cook County elections.
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