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Joan McCarthy Lasonde
Joan McCarthy Lasonde (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 9. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Lasonde was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Illinois.[1]
Biography
Joan McCarthy Lasonde lives in Wilmette, Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree in human resources from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987. Lasonde’s career experience includes working as a marketing executive.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 9
Laura Fine defeated Joan McCarthy Lasonde in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Fine (D) | 71.8 | 73,710 |
 | Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R) | 28.2 | 28,889 | |
| Total votes: 102,599 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9
Laura Fine advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Fine | 100.0 | 38,378 |
| Total votes: 38,378 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 9
Joan McCarthy Lasonde advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 9 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joan McCarthy Lasonde | 100.0 | 8,643 |
| Total votes: 8,643 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Janice Schakowsky (D) defeated Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent on March 15, 2016.[3][4] David Earl Williams III ran as a write-in candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Janice Schakowsky Incumbent |
66.5% | 217,306 | |
| Republican | Joan McCarthy Lasonde | 33.5% | 109,550 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 92 | |
| Total Votes | 326,948 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Lasonde's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Joan McCarthy Lasonde's campaign website[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate
- Illinois State Legislature
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2016
- Illinois' 9th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Illinois Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Joan McCarthy Lasonde: Candidate Profile," accessed January 26, 2018
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joan for Congress, "Home," accessed March 9, 2016
