Illinois Secretary of State election, 2010
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The Illinois Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Winning 69.9% of the vote, Democratic incumbent Jesse White defeated two challengers: Republican Robert Enriquez and Libertarian Josh Hanson.
Neither White nor Enriquez was opposed in the primary election on February 2, and Hanson did not appear on the ballot. There was another third-party candidate, Adrian Frost (Green Party) in the primary election, but the 0.33% of the vote he won was not enough to earn a spot on the ballot in the November general election.
General election
Results
| Illinois Secretary of State, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jesse White Incumbent |
69.9% | 2,590,222 | |
| Republican | Robert Enriquez | 27% | 1,001,544 | |
| Libertarian | Josh Hanson | 3.1% | 115,458 | |
| Total Votes | 3,707,224 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Endorsements
- AFL-CIO[1]
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[2]
- Illinois Education Association (IEA)[3]
- Journal Star, local newspaper[4]
- Planned Parenthood Illinois Action[5]
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of August 1, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Robert Enriquez Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [6] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[7] | July 20, 2010 | $3,151.69 | $11,235.31 | $6,450.00 | $0.00 | $11,122.99 | $3,264.01 | |
| Jesse White Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [6] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[8] | July 20, 2010 | $633,378.03 | $211,567.16 | $323.04 | $0.00 | $307,655.37 | $537,289.82 | |
Polling
- See also: Polls, 2010 Secretaries of State
Suffolk University Poll
| Suffolk University Poll - September 30 - October 3, 2010[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Jesse White (D)
|
60% | |||
| Robert Enriquez (R) | 15% | |||
| Josh Manson (Libertarian) | 5% | |||
| Undecided | 20% | |||
| Total voters | 500 | |||
February 2, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jesse White, a three term office holder as Illinois Secretary of State, launched his re-election campaign on September 2009.[10] ran unopposed in this contest. He noted that he expects this to be his last race for public office.
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of January 1, 2010, the following was the breakdown of White's campaign finances:
| Jesse White Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [6] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| July 1 - December 31, 2009[11] | July 19, 2010 | $627,525.36 | $277,606.36 | $6,226.93 | $0.00 | $271,753.69 | $633,378.03 | |
| January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009[12] | July 28, 2009 | $623,495.15 | $255,018.10 | $70.98 | $0.00 | $250,987.89 | $627,525.36 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Robert Enriquez, an Aurora business consultant, announced his candidacy in the race for Illinois Secretary of State in November 2009.[13] ran unopposed in this contest.
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of January 1, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for Enriquez:
| Robert Enriquez Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [6] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| July 1 - December 31, 2009[14] | January 20, 2010 | $0.00 | $10,426.89 | $9,466.25 | $0.00 | $7,275.20 | $3,151.69 | |
External links
- List of candidates qualified for the Illinois February 2 Secretary of State primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Illinois Secretary of State, 2010
General Election candidates
- Jesse White for Illinois Secretary of State Campaign website
- Robert Enriquez for Illinois Secretary of State Campaign website
- Josh Hanson for Illinois Secretary of State Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ Quad-Cities Online, "Secretary of State Jesse White endorsed for re-election by the Illinois Education Association" 9 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Journal Star, "Illinois secretary of state endorsement: Jesse White" 17 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Planed Parenthood Illinois Action - Endorsed Candidates
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Robert Enriquez D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Jesse White D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Illinois Senate and Gubernatorial Race and State Issues" 4 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Jesse White, Illinois secretary of state, kicks off re-election campaign" 30 Sept. 2009
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Jesse White D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Jesse White D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ NBC Chicago, "Illinois Races: Robert Enriquez for Sec. of State" 3 Nov. 2009
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Robert Enriquez D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
