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Hal Patton
Hal Patton (Downstate United Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 56. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on March 20, 2018.
Patton was also a 2018 Republican candidate for District 56 of the Illinois State Senate. Patton was removed from the ballot on March 9, 2018. His name did not appear on the ballot.[1]
Biography
Hal Patton was born and lives in Edwardsville, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Centenary College of Louisiana and an M.D. in dentistry from the University of Minnesota for Dental School. Patton’s career experience includes working as a dentist at his own practice, Patton Dental. He served for eight years on the Madison County board and was elected to serve as the Mayor of Edwardsville, Illinois.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 56
Rachelle Aud Crowe defeated Hal Patton in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachelle Aud Crowe (D) | 58.4 | 45,727 |
| Hal Patton (Downstate United Party) | 41.6 | 32,549 | ||
| Total votes: 78,276 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 56
Rachelle Aud Crowe advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 56 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachelle Aud Crowe | 100.0 | 15,191 |
| Total votes: 15,191 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hal Patton (R)
Noteworthy events
Patton removed from primary ballot
In January 2018, an appellate court judge ruled that Patton should not appear on the ballot because he signed an election petition for a Democratic candidate in 2017 and voters cannot sign election petitions for more than one party. Patton and his team appealed the decision. On February 9, the Illinois Supreme Court ordered Patton's name remain on the ballot while a final decision was reached. On March 9, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled for the second time that Patton's name should be removed from the ballot. The state Supreme Court announced it would not hear Patton's appeal on March 13.[3][4][1][5]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate
- Illinois State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "Edwardsville mayor's name once again off the ballot," March 9, 2018
- ↑ Patton Dental, "Meet the Staff," accessed February 7, 2018
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Judge removes state Senate candidate from ballot; decision appealed," January 30, 2018
- ↑ The Edwardsville Intelligencer, "Update: Patton is on the ballot," February 9, 2018
- ↑ Edwardsville Intelligencer, "Patton off the ballot for primary election," March 13, 2018
