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Joan Padilla
Joan Padilla (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 71. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Padilla was a Democratic candidate for the same seat in 2018. She lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on March 20, 2018.
In 2020, Padilla participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Tony McCombie defeated Joan Padilla in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony McCombie (R) | 61.6 | 32,132 |
 | Joan Padilla (D) | 38.4 | 20,031 | |
| Total votes: 52,163 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Joan Padilla advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joan Padilla | 100.0 | 8,044 |
| Total votes: 8,044 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Tony McCombie advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony McCombie | 100.0 | 4,637 |
| Total votes: 4,637 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Tony McCombie defeated Joan Padilla in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony McCombie (R) | 58.7 | 23,870 |
| Joan Padilla (D) | 41.3 | 16,805 | |
| Total votes: 40,675 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Joan Padilla advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joan Padilla | 100.0 | 6,067 |
| Total votes: 6,067 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Tony McCombie advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 71 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony McCombie | 100.0 | 7,599 |
| Total votes: 7,599 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Candidate Conversations
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joan Padilla did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Joan Padilla participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 4, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Joan Padilla's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Education |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | My passion is serving others. My current position as Executive Director of a nonprofit I see daily the good work social service agencies do in our state do helping those in need. These community members are our family, neighbors, and friends. Helping others strengthens our communities!Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Joan Padilla's responses," April 4, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
