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Illinois' 15th Congressional District elections, 2014
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
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The 15th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent John Shimkus (R), who was first elected in 2002, defeated challenger Eric Thorsland (D) in the general election. He won re-election with 69 percent of the vote in 2012. Thorsland faced no opposition in the Democratic primary. There were no third party candidates running to challenge Shimkus for his seat.
Shimkus maintained a large sum of campaign finances with over $1 million cash-on-hand while Thorsland had less than $5,000.[4]
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Primary: 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. Illinois uses an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party, but they do have to choose, publicly, which party's ballot they will vote on at the primary election.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by February 18, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7, 2014.[7]
- See also: Illinois elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Shimkus (R), who was first elected in 2002.
Illinois' 15th Congressional District is located in eastern Illinois. It includes Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Moultrie, Pope, Richland, Saline, Shelby, Vermilion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, and White counties. Portions of Bond, Champaign, Ford, and Madison counties also lie within the district.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
- John Shimkus - Incumbent
Eric Thorsland
March 18, 2014, primary results
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Election results
The 15th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Shimkus (R) defeated challenger Eric Thorsland (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Shimkus Incumbent |
74.9% | 166,274 | |
| Democratic | Eric Thorsland | 25.1% | 55,652 | |
| Total Votes | 221,926 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[10] Shimkus joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[13] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[14] John Shimkus voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[16] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. John Shimkus voted for HR 2775.[17]
Campaign contributions
John Shimkus
| John Shimkus (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2013 | $860,929.98 | $203,224.02 | $(107,575.08) | $956,578.92 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15, 2013 | $956,578.92 | $355,177.19 | $(307,086.94) | $1,004,669.17 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 13, 2013 | $1,004,669.17 | $186,928.01 | $(209,444.54) | $982,152.64 | ||||
| Year-end[21] | January 14, 2014 | $982,152 | $176,703 | $(128,902) | $1,029,953 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[22] | March 6, 2014 | $1,029,953 | $77,333 | $(67,749) | $1,039,537 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $1,039,537 | $241,978 | $(150,651) | $1,130,864 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2014 | $1,130,864.00 | $344,651 | $(333,907.00) | $1,141,997.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,585,994.22 | $(1,305,315.56) | ||||||||
Eric Thorsland
| Eric Thorsland (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2013 | $0.00 | $435.00 | $(39.00) | $396.00 | ||||
| Year-End[26] | January 31, 2014 | $396 | $4,137 | $(1,551) | $2,982 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[27] | March 13, 2014 | $2,982 | $1,356 | $(3,798) | $540 | ||||
| April Quarterly[28] | April 15, 2014 | $540 | $2,313 | $(3,798) | $1,497 | ||||
| July Quarterly[29] | July 15, 2014 | $1,497.00 | $3,680.00 | $(3,624.00) | $1,553.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $11,921 | $(12,810) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 15th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from District 19 John Shimkus won election in the district.[30]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Shimkus Incumbent |
68.6% | 205,775 | |
| Democratic | Angela Michael | 31.4% | 94,162 | |
| Total Votes | 299,937 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Gill (D) in the general election.[31]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 15 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Timothy V. Johnson incumbent |
64.3% | 136,915 | |
| Democratic | David Gill | 35.7% | 75,948 | |
| Total Votes | 212,863 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/7-41," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ News Gazette, "Thorsland acknowledges challenges in bid for Congress," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
