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Filing deadline report: 2014 state executive election season kicks off early in Illinois
December 3, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: Six state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Illinois: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and comptroller.
The primary election is scheduled for March 18, 2014. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Illinois, state law provides for a closed primary where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, voters state their affiliation at the polls and any voter may change their affiliation on the day of the primary. A voter's eligibility to vote a party's ballot may be challenged.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbents are seeking election in four of the six races, and all will face at least one challenger in the general election. The two incumbents not running for re-election to their current posts are Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D), who is running for state comptroller, and state treasurer Dan Rutherford (R), who is pursuing the Republican nomination for governor along with a crowded field of hopefuls looking to unseat embattled Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn.
On September 3, individuals aiming to qualify for a slot on the March 2014 primary ballot began gathering signatures. Yesterday, December 2, the filing period for major party primary candidates came to a close. The following list of candidates is current as of December 3, 2013 and also includes the names of the Libertarian Party nominees who have already been selected to compete in the November general election: [2][3]
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Gov. & Lt. Gov. Running mates listed together in order of "Governor/Lieutenant Governor" General election
Lost in the primary
Failed to qualify
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Attorney general General election
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Secretary of state General election
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Treasurer
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Comptroller
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See also
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- An early look at the 2014 state executive elections in Illinois October 11, 2013
- Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Illinois attorney general election, 2014
- Illinois secretary of state election, 2014
- Illinois down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Illinois state executive official elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 10, § 5/7–59," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2014 Candidate List: State Executive Offices," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Libertarian Party of Illinois holds annual state convention," September 23, 2013
- ↑ ChicagoBusiness.com, "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn taps Paul Vallas for running mate," November 8, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list," December 3, 2013
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Libertarian Party of Illinois holds annual state convention," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Libertarian Party of Illinois holds annual state convention," September 23, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tio Hardiman for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list," December 3, 2013
- ↑ Brady/Rodriguez for Governor/Lt. Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list," December 3, 2013
- ↑ Dillard/Tracy for Governor/Lt. Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list," December 3, 2013
- ↑ The Southern, "Rutherford announces gov. campaign in Southern Illinois," June 2, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list," December 3, 2013
- ↑ Illinois Green Party, "Meet Scott Summers, candidate for governor," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Independent Political Report, "Constitution Party of Illinois nominates statewide candidates," March 24, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Detail - General Election 11/04/2014," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Fax, "This just in… Lisa Madigan announces re-election bid," July 15, 2013
- ↑ Paul Schimpf for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Illinois, "Campaigns: Our Statewide Candidates," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Green Party, "Meet David Black, candidate for Attorney General," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Mike Webster for Secretary of State 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 29, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Illinois, "Campaigns: Our Statewide Candidates," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Green Party, "Meet Sheldon Shafer, candidate for Secretary of State," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Cross to announce bid for treasurer Wednesday," September 17, 2013
- ↑ Bob Grogan for Treasurer 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed September 30, 2013
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Illinois Sen. Frerichs plans run for treasurer," June 21, 2013
- ↑ CBS Local - Chicago, "2014 Governor Candidates To Choose Running Mates," August 24, 2013
- ↑ ABC7 News, Julie Fox, Candidate for Illinois Comptroller, accessed September 25, 2013
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