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City elections in Springfield, Illinois (2024)
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| 2024 Springfield elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 4, 2023 |
| Primary election: March 19, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: State's attorney |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Springfield, Illinois, held a general election for state's attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 4, 2023.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Incumbent John Milhiser defeated Kimberly Talken in the general election for Sangamon County State's Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Milhiser (R) | 61.1 | 59,398 | |
| Kimberly Talken (D) | 38.9 | 37,787 | ||
| Total votes: 97,185 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Kimberly Talken advanced from the Democratic primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Talken | 100.0 | 6,702 | |
| Total votes: 6,702 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Incumbent John Milhiser advanced from the Republican primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Milhiser | 100.0 | 9,404 | |
| Total votes: 9,404 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2024
March 19, 2024
- Illinois' 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- Illinois' 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Illinois Assisted Reproductive Healthcare Advisory Question (2024)
- Illinois Income Tax Advisory Question (2024)
- Illinois Penalties for Candidate Interference with Election Worker's Duties Advisory Question (2024)
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About the city
- See also: Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is a city in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of 2020, its population was 114,394.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Springfield utilizes a strong mayor and board of aldermen system. In this form of municipal government, the board of aldermen serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Springfield, Illinois | ||
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| Springfield | Illinois | |
| Population | 114,394 | 12,812,508 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 55,512 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.3% | 69.8% |
| Black/African American | 20.1% | 14.1% |
| Asian | 3% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6% |
| Multiple | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.1% | 17.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.5% | 89.7% |
| College graduation rate | 34.8% | 35.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,164 | $68,428 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.9% | 12% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Springfield, Illinois | Illinois | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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