Jimmy Lee Tillman II
Jimmy Lee Tillman II (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
Jimmy Lee Tillman II earned a degree from Central State University. Tillman's career experience includes working as an author, historian, and Jimmy Lee Underground Radio Network producer. He founded the Martin Luther King Republicans.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
Awisi Bustos (D) | ||
![]() | Adam Delgado (D) | |
![]() | Robin Kelly (D) | |
![]() | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | |
![]() | Stanley Leavell (D) | |
![]() | Robert Palmer (D) | |
![]() | Kevin Ryan (D) ![]() | |
![]() | Juliana Stratton (D) | |
Panagioti Bartzis (R) | ||
![]() | Doug Bennett (R) | |
![]() | R. Cary Capparelli (R) ![]() | |
![]() | Casey Chlebek (R) | |
![]() | John Goodman (R) | |
![]() | Pamela Denise Long (R) ![]() | |
Januario Ortega (R) | ||
Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) | ||
Don Tracy (R) | ||
![]() | Austin Mink (Independent) ![]() | |
Tyrone Muhammad (Independent) | ||
Anthony Smith (Independent) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
Jonathan Dean, Bryan Maxwell, and Adair Rodriquez are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dick Durbin (D)
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2022
See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Illinois
Incumbent Tammy Duckworth defeated Kathy Salvi, Bill Redpath, Lowell Seida, and Connor VlaKancic in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 56.8 | 2,329,136 |
![]() | Kathy Salvi (R) | 41.5 | 1,701,055 | |
![]() | Bill Redpath (L) ![]() | 1.7 | 68,671 | |
![]() | Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | |
![]() | Connor VlaKancic (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 11 |
Total votes: 4,098,896 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
Incumbent Tammy Duckworth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tammy Duckworth | 100.0 | 856,720 |
Total votes: 856,720 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kathy Salvi | 30.2 | 216,007 |
Peggy Hubbard ![]() | 24.8 | 177,180 | ||
Matthew Dubiel ![]() | 12.7 | 90,538 | ||
![]() | Casey Chlebek | 10.7 | 76,213 | |
Bobby Piton | 9.2 | 65,461 | ||
![]() | Anthony Williams | 7.4 | 52,890 | |
Jimmy Lee Tillman II | 5.1 | 36,342 |
Total votes: 714,631 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maryann Mahlen (R)
- Eric Wallace (R)
- Allison Salinas (R)
- Rob Cruz (R)
- Lanette Hudson (R)
- Timothy Arview (R)
2020
See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush defeated Philanise White and Ruth Pellegrini in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bobby Rush (D) | 73.8 | 239,943 |
![]() | Philanise White (R) | 26.2 | 85,027 | |
![]() | Ruth Pellegrini (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 153 |
Total votes: 325,123 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush defeated Sarah Gad, Robert Emmons Jr., and Ameena Nuur Matthews in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bobby Rush | 71.5 | 94,863 |
![]() | Sarah Gad | 10.4 | 13,783 | |
![]() | Robert Emmons Jr. ![]() | 10.3 | 13,628 | |
Ameena Nuur Matthews | 7.8 | 10,409 |
Total votes: 132,683 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Palmer (D)
- Darnell Leatherwood (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Philanise White advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Philanise White | 100.0 | 10,134 |
Total votes: 10,134 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R)
- John Wassenaar (R)
- Lynn Franco (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush defeated Jimmy Lee Tillman II and Thomas Rudbeck in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bobby Rush (D) | 73.5 | 189,560 |
Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) | 19.8 | 50,960 | ||
![]() | Thomas Rudbeck (Independent) | 6.7 | 17,365 |
Total votes: 257,885 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bobby Rush | 100.0 | 104,114 |
Total votes: 104,114 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Demond Drummer (D)
- Howard Brookins (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Jimmy Lee Tillman II advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jimmy Lee Tillman II | 100.0 | 15,389 |
Total votes: 15,389 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Granata (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bobby Rush (D) defeated August (O'Neill) Deuser (R) and Tabitha Carson (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rush defeated Patrick Brutus and Howard Brookins in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016, while Deuser defeated Jimmy Lee Tillman II to win the Republican nomination.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
74.1% | 234,037 | |
Republican | August (O'Neill) Deuser | 25.9% | 81,817 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 8 | |
Total Votes | 315,862 | |||
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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71.4% | 128,402 | ||
Howard Brookins | 19.3% | 34,645 | ||
Patrick Brutus | 9.3% | 16,696 | ||
Total Votes | 179,743 | |||
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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73.8% | 24,584 | ||
Jimmy Lee Tillman | 26.2% | 8,737 | ||
Total Votes | 33,321 | |||
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
2014
Tillman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st District. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
73.1% | 162,268 | |
Republican | Jimmy Lee Tillman | 26.9% | 59,749 | |
Total Votes | 222,017 | |||
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results |
2012
Tillman ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st District. Tillman sought the nomination on the Republican ticket.[5][6] The signature filing deadline was December 27, 2011, and the primary took place on March 20, 2012. Incumbent Bobby Rush won in the Democratic primary. Candidate Donald Peloquin won in the Republican primary, defeating Tillman.[7]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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69.2% | 16,355 |
Frederick Collins | 24.4% | 5,773 |
Jimmy Lee Tillman II | 6.4% | 1,501 |
Total Votes | 23,629 |
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2020
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2016
The following issues were listed on Tillman's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Jimmy Lee Tillman's campaign website, http://www.jimmylee2dc.com/#!issues/c1flq |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jimmy Lee Tillman II for United States Senate, "Meet Jimmy Lee," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
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- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ ABC News 7, "Election Results Primary 2012," accessed March 20, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.