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Aaron Smith (Illinois)
Aaron Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 118. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aaron Smith was born in Illinois. He earned an associate degree from John A. Logan College in 2003 and a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in 2006. He earned a graduate degree from Southern Illinois University in 2012. His career experience includes working as the owner of a construction company.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Paul Jacobs defeated Van Ikner in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Jacobs (R) | 61.3 | 22,613 |
 | Van Ikner (D)  | 38.7 | 14,249 | |
| Total votes: 36,862 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Van Ikner advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Van Ikner (Write-in) | 100.0 | 455 |
| Total votes: 455 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Paul Jacobs defeated Aaron Smith in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Jacobs | 68.3 | 6,137 |
 | Aaron Smith | 31.7 | 2,850 | |
| Total votes: 8,987 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aaron Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Aaron will fight for local control of our schools
- Aaron supports the second amendment
- Aaron will defend Pro-Life values
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 118 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 21, 2022
