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Christopher Hicks (Illinois)
Christopher Hicks (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 48. Hicks was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on March 20, 2018.
Hicks was disqualified after failing to reach the required amount of signatures on their nominating petitions.[1]
Hicks unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for District 95 of the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016.
Biography
Hicks graduated from Heartland Community College in 2011 after studying criminal justice and corrections. He earned a B.S. from SIU Carbondale in university studies in 2013. He is an IHSA licensed official for baseball and softball.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 48
Incumbent Andy Manar defeated Seth McMillan in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Manar (D) | 56.8 | 42,068 |
| Seth McMillan (R) | 43.2 | 32,021 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 74,091 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 48
Incumbent Andy Manar advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 48 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Manar | 100.0 | 13,715 |
| Total votes: 13,715 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 48
Seth McMillan advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 48 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Seth McMillan | 100.0 | 11,009 | |
| Total votes: 11,009 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Avery Bourne defeated Mike Mathis in the Illinois House of Representatives District 95 general election.[4][5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 95 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Avery Bourne Incumbent |
56.91% | 27,601 | |
| Democratic | Mike Mathis | 43.09% | 20,898 | |
| Total Votes | 48,499 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Mike Mathis ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 95 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 95 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Mathis (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Avery Bourne defeated Dennis Scobbie and Christopher Hicks in the Illinois House of Representatives District 95 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 95 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Avery Bourne Incumbent |
60.12% | 9,636 | |
| Republican | Dennis Scobbie | 29.21% | 4,681 | |
| Republican | Christopher Hicks | 10.68% | 1,711 | |
| Total Votes | 16,028 | |||
2016 primary
- Main article: Battleground Illinois primary elections, 2016
Race background
The race was viewed as a contest between the political establishment and outside candidates. Before her appointment, Bourne was a campaign volunteer for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The Illinois Republican Party spent more than $255,000 to assist Bourne in the primary, including mailers, television ads, and polling.[10]
Hicks said Bourne was the "establishment choice" who was primarily backed by "Governor Rauner and his deep-pocket cronies." Scobbie questioned whether Bourne had enough "life experiences" to represent District 95. Bourne responded that she brings "a different perspective, a different background from what we’ve been sending to Springfield for years and years."[11]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Illinois House of Representatives District 95
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Illinois State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State Journal Registrar "Two Springfield-Area Legislative Candidates Removed from Ballot" January 11,2018
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on December 4, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Chicago Tribune endorsements: Final choices for the Illinois House," March 2, 2016
- ↑ State Journal-Register, "Bernard Schoenburg: State GOP past $250,000 in support for Rep. Avery Bourne," February 10, 2016
