Candance Chow
Candance Chow (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 17. Chow lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Biography
Candance Chow was born and lives in Evanston, Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree in public communications and international studies from American University in 1990 and her M.B.A. in strategy and nonprofit management from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in 1997. Chow’s career experience includes working as the director of product strategy with Lexis Nexis InterAction and owning In Sigh Consulting Group. At the time of her candidacy, Chow was serving as the board president of the District 65 school board.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz defeated Peter Lee in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D) ![]() | 69.2 | 34,328 |
![]() | Peter Lee (R) | 30.8 | 15,281 |
Total votes: 49,609 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz defeated Candance Chow, Mary Luecke, Alexandra Eidenberg, and Pete Dagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz ![]() | 36.6 | 7,800 |
![]() | Candance Chow | 33.6 | 7,165 | |
![]() | Mary Luecke | 16.6 | 3,526 | |
Alexandra Eidenberg | 8.5 | 1,812 | ||
![]() | Pete Dagher | 4.7 | 1,002 |
Total votes: 21,305 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Peter Lee advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Lee | 100.0 | 4,631 |
Total votes: 4,631 | ||||
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Illinois State Legislature
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