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2014 Illinois elections

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Turnout	49.18%

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 4, 2014. All of Illinois' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014.

Election information

2014 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 18.09%, with 1,357,807 votes cast.

Turnout by county

General election

For the general election, turnout was 49.18%, with 3,680,417 votes cast.

Turnout by county

Federal elections

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senator and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin won reelection to a fourth term.

United States House

All of Illinois' 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

The Republican Party flipped two Democratic-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

2014 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
Turnout	48.48%
Nominee Bruce Rauner Pat Quinn Party Republican Democratic Running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti Paul Vallas Popular vote 1,823,627 1,681,343 Percentage 50.3% 46.4%
County results Rauner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Quinn:      60–70%
Governor before election Pat Quinn Democratic Elected Governor Bruce Rauner Republican

Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn ran for re-election to a second full term as governor. Quinn, the then-lieutenant governor, assumed the office of governor on January 29, 2009, when Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office. He was narrowly elected to a first full term in 2010.

Quinn was renominated by the Democrats, while the Republicans chose businessman and venture capitalist Bruce Rauner and the Libertarians nominated political activist Chad Grimm.

Previously in Illinois, there were separate primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor, with the winners then running together on the same ticket. In 2011, the law was changed and candidates for governor now pick their own running mate. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Sheila Simon did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for Comptroller. She was replaced as Quinn's running mate by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Rauner chose Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti and Grimm chose Alex Cummings.

Rauner defeated Quinn in the general election by 50.3% of the vote to Quinn's 46.4%. Rauner won every county in Illinois except for Cook County, home to the city of Chicago and 40% of the state's residents.

Attorney General

2014 Illinois Attorney General election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
Turnout	48.15%
Nominee Lisa Madigan Paul Schimpf Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,142,558 1,360,763 Percentage 59.46% 37.77%
County results Madigan:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Schimpf:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election Lisa Madigan Democratic Elected Attorney General Lisa Madigan Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan ran for re-election to a fourth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Paul Schimpf, attorney and former U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer

Withdrew

• Mark Curran, Lake County sheriff
• Mike Webster, attorney, accountant, and president Cass School District 63 Board of Education (ran for secretary of state)

Declined

• Tom Cross, state representative and former minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (ran for Treasurer)
• Jim Durkin, state representative (replaced Cross as Minority Leader)

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Secretary of State

2014 Illinois Secretary of State election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
Turnout	48.30%
Nominee Jesse White Mike Webster Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,374,849 1,134,452 Percentage 65.70% 31.39%
County results White:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Webster:      40–50%      50–60%
Secretary of State before election Jesse White Democratic Elected Secretary of State Jesse White Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Webster, attorney, accountant, and president of the Cass School District 63 Board of Education

Withdrew

• Will Lindsey, businessman

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Comptroller

2014 Illinois State Comptroller election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2016 (special) →
Turnout	47.89%
Nominee Judy Baar Topinka Sheila Simon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,775,983 1,636,593 Percentage 49.56% 45.67%
County results Topinka:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Simon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
State Comptroller before election Judy Baar Topinka Republican Elected State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Republican

Incumbent Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka ran for re-election to a second term in office. As of 2022, this was the last time a Republican was elected Comptroller.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sheila Simon, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois Comptroller

Withdrew

• William J. Kelly, political activist, columnist, and candidate for Illinois Comptroller in 2010

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Aftermath

Topinka died on December 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn appointed Jerry Stermer to serve out the remainder of her term. A special election was held for the office in 2016.

Treasurer

2014 Illinois State Treasurer election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
Turnout	47.14%
Nominee Mike Frerichs Tom Cross Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,694,885 1,685,659 Percentage 48.05% 47.79%
County results Frerichs:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Cross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Treasurer before election Dan Rutherford Republican Elected Treasurer Mike Frerichs Democratic

Incumbent Republican Treasurer Dan Rutherford did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Cross, minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Bob Grogan, DuPage County auditor

Withdrew

• Michael Scott Carter, financial executive
• Bob Schillerstrom, former chairman of the DuPage County Board and candidate for governor in 2010

Declined

• Darin LaHood, state senator
• Dan Rutherford, Illinois Treasurer

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Frerichs, state senator and former Champaign County auditor

Results

General election

Polling

Results

State Senate

One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2014.

State House of Representatives

All of Illinois' 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

No seats flipped in this election, retaining the composition at 71 Democrats and 47 Republicans.

Judicial elections

Judicial elections were held, which consisted of both partisan and retention elections, including those one seat of the Supreme Court of Illinois for ten seats in the Illinois Appellate Court.

Ballot measures

Illinois voters voted on a two ballot measures in 2014. In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.

Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights

Illinois voters approved the Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights (commonly known as "Marsy's Law"), a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.

Results

Illinois Right to Vote Amendment

Illinois voters approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The amendment was designed to provide that no person shall be denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, language, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or income.

Both proponents and opponents argued that the legislation was intended to block Voter Identification laws from being passed in Illinois.

The measure added a Section 8 to Article III of the Constitution of Illinois which reads,

No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income.

Results

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

1. For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2014 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
2. For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2014 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout

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External links

• 2014 Illinois elections
• 2014 elections in the United States by state