Abigail Nichols
Abigail Nichols (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 12. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.
Nichols completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Abigail Nichols was born in Fremont, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Carleton College in 1966, a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1968, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977. Her career experience includes working as a policy analyst, a college professor for the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the University of Texas Arlington Graduate School of Social Welfare, and has worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, Food and Nutrition Service, and the Department of Agriculture. Nichols has been affiliated with the Woman's National Democratic Club, Emily's List, Gladstone's Library, League of Women Voters, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Margaret Croke defeated George Kemper in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Margaret Croke (D) | 80.2 | 31,332 |
![]() | George Kemper (R) ![]() | 19.8 | 7,735 |
Total votes: 39,067 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Margaret Croke advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 12 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Margaret Croke | 99.9 | 12,360 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 |
Total votes: 12,374 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Abigail Nichols (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 12
George Kemper advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 12 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | George Kemper ![]() | 100.0 | 1,798 |
Total votes: 1,798 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Abigail Nichols completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nichols' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Illinois voters want the policies for which I advocate: tax reform, an end to gerrymandering, campaign finance reform, ranked choice voting.
- I am friendly, curious, hadworking, smart, and ethical. My rural Republican childhood makes me sympathetic to the concerns of all Illinoisians. whatever their party or urban/rural issues.
- Lots of experience plus a secure economic base gives me an independent footing to take risks.
Open Primaries
Policy Fairness
Public Campaign Financing
Legislative Redistricting
Tax Reform
Climate Change reduction and mitigation
Upright personal ethics
Belief in science
Humility
Enjoyment of People
2) Furthering the issues the legislator campaigned to advance.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 12 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 25, 2022