Illinois' 1st congressional district elections, 2012
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Candidates wishing to run were required to file by the signature filing deadline of December 27, 2011. The primary elections were held on March 20, 2012.
Illinois' 1st congressional district is based in Cook County, and includes much of the South Side of Chicago, extending into the city's southwest suburbs until reaching the border of Will County, and covers 97.84 square miles, making it one of the 40 smallest districts in the U.S.
Heading into the election the incumbent was Bobby Rush (D), who was first elected in 1992.
Candidates
General election candidates
March 20, 2012 primary results
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Race background
Endorsements
Fred Smith has been endorsed in the Democratic primary over incumbent Bobby L. Rush.[7] Rush has been criticized by govtrack.us for having the "fourth worst missed-vote record in Congress — 13.2 percent".[7] He has also taken critique from suburban mayors who "grumble that he's less responsive to their constituents' needs than to those of city residents."[7] The redrawn 1st District, reaching into rural Will County, will bring in many more suburban voters.[7]
On the Republican ticket, Donald Peloquin has been endorsed over Frederick Collins, and Jimmy Lee Tillman II.[7] Peloquin is known for his "2004 attempt to get dozens of southland communities to secede and form "Lincoln County."[7] The Chicago Tribune noted that Peloquin is a strong advocate for a third regional airport and would work for federal funding for infrastructure projects,[7]citing one instance when St. Francis Hospital announced it was closing, when he helped build the coalition that created MetroSouth Medical Center.[7]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Illinois
With the 2011 redistricting, Illinois lost 1 of its current 19 House seats because the state's population failed to grow as fast as in other states.[8] Illinois has had 11 Republican congressmen and 8 Democrats since the November 2010 election.[8] The new map, designed by the dominant Democrats, could flip that advantage to as many as 12 Democrats and only 6 Republicans.[8]
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Bobby Rush won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Raymond G. Wardingley (R) and Jeff Adams (G) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 1st Congressional District, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bobby L. Rush Incumbent |
80.4% | 148,170 | |
| Republican | Raymond G. Wardingley | 15.9% | 29,253 | |
| Green | Jeff Adams | 3.8% | 6,963 | |
| Total Votes | 184,386 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
External links
- Jordan Sims' Campaign Website
- Bobby Rush's Facebook Page
- Fred Smith for Congress Campaign Website
- Raymond Lodato's Campaign Website
- Frederick Collins for Congress Campaign Website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ABC News 7 "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ SouthTown Star "Sims to run for U.S. rep in 1st District" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Chicago Tribune "Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot" Accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ SouthTown Star "Peloquin says he’s running for Congress" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Chicago Tribune "Contested races for the U.S. House" Accessed March 12, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chicago Tribune "Odd geography in new Illinois congressional map:Millions of constituents will find their representative has changed" Accessed February 22, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
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