Illinois state executive official elections, 2022

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Illinois state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: March 14, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Illinois
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Six state executive offices were up for election in Illinois in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller

Governor

General election candidates

• J.B. Pritzker  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Darren Bailey  (Republican Party)
• Scott Mitchell Schluter  (Libertarian Party)
• Shon-Tiyon Horton  (Independent) (Write-in) 
• Emily Johnson  (Independent) (Write-in)
• Elizabeth Sebesta  (Independent) (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:

• Mancow Muller (Independent)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• J.B. Pritzker (Incumbent) ✔
• Beverly Miles

 Republican primary candidates

• Darren Bailey ✔
• Richard Irvin
• Gary Rabine
• Paul Schimpf
• Max Solomon 
• Jesse Sullivan

Did not make the ballot:

• Cheryl Erickson 
• Emily Johnson
• Christopher Roper 
• Keisha Smith

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Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• Juliana Stratton  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Stephanie Trussell  (Republican Party)
• John Phillips  (Libertarian Party) 
• Michael Kinney  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Juliana Stratton (Incumbent) ✔
• Karla Shaw

 Republican primary candidates

• Avery Bourne
• Aaron Del Mar
• Latasha Fields
• Kathleen Murphy
• Carolyn Schofield
• Stephanie Trussell ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Brett Mahlen

Attorney General

General election candidates

• Kwame Raoul  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Thomas DeVore  (Republican Party)
• Dan Robin  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Kwame Raoul (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Thomas DeVore ✔
• Steve Kim
• David Shestokas 

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Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Alexi Giannoulias  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Dan Brady  (Republican Party)
• Jon Stewart  (Libertarian Party)
• Michelle Turney  (Independent) (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:

• Jesse White (Libertarian Party)  

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Alexi Giannoulias ✔
• David Moore
• Sidney Moore
• Anna Valencia

Did not make the ballot:

• Pat Dowell
• Michael Hastings

 Republican primary candidates

• Dan Brady ✔
• John Milhiser

Did not make the ballot:

• Michelle Turney

Treasurer

General election candidates

• Mike Frerichs  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Tom Demmer  (Republican Party)
• Preston Nelson  (Libertarian Party)
• Patrice McDermand  (Republican Party) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Mike Frerichs (Incumbent) ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Tom Demmer ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Patrice McDermand

Comptroller

General election candidates

• Susana Mendoza  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Shannon Teresi  (Republican Party)
• Deirdre McCloskey  (Libertarian Party)
• Jeffrey English  (Independent) (Write-in)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Susana Mendoza (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Shannon Teresi ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Michael Kinney

Context of the 2022 elections

Party control in Illinois

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Illinois

Election information in Illinois: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: Oct. 23, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 29, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Past elections

2018

The following elections took place in 2018:

• Illinois Attorney General election, 2018
• Illinois Secretary of State election, 2018
• Illinois Treasurer election, 2018
• Illinois Comptroller election, 2018
• Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• Category:Illinois gubernatorial election breakoffs, 2018

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Illinois official website

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