John Blyth
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John Blyth is a former 2013 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House in the special election for the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois.
Biography
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Blyth earned his B.A. from Chicago State University in 1983. He was previously a candidate for United States President in both 2008 and 2012.
Campaign themes
2013
Blyth's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Economy: "First and last"
- Jobs: "Pass the American Jobs Act. Approve the new 50 billion dollar stimulus."
- Education: "Pro College and Pro Vocational Schools."
- Afghanistan War: "End the war now. Support Troops."
- Senior Citizen Rx Plan: "One Plan included in part A. End part D entirely."
- Homeland Security: "Strengthen our borders."
- Energy: "New national power grid completion, complete overhaul of oil drillings, top to bottom, like windmills, renewable solar power roofs, water, restock fish, co-generation power plants"
- Abortion: "Pro Life"
- Immigration: "When will congress act?"
- Gun Control: "In this country, what?"
- English Language: "Non Issue"
- Gay Marriage: "Non Issue, get busy Congress"
- College Football BCS: "Looking forward to the new BCS."
- Transportation: "New national high speed rail completion"
- Interior: "Preserve parks and wildlife"
- Law Enforcement: "More police, IRS and EPA."
- Civil Rights: "Support extension of 1968 bill"
- Minimum Wage: "Support increases. Pro Living Wage"
- Electronic Voting: "All for it, support U.S. Software"
- National Speed Limit: "70mph especially at state borders"
- Free Trade: "Yes"
- Stem Cell Research: "Favor newest technologies."
- EPA: "Serious increase to combat the Koch Bros., Grover Norquist and the Tea Party."
- Dept. of Agriculture: "I like the new Ag-based anti e-coli spray"
- Internet Sales Tax: "Hmm?"
- Tariffs: "No"
- Taxes: "Will rewrite tax code"
Elections
2013
Blyth ran in the 2013 special election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 2nd District. The election was held to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.. Blyth lost in the Democratic primary to Robin Kelly.[2]
Democratic Primary
| U.S. House, Illinois District 2 Special Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Robin Kelly |
53.3% | 31,079 | ||
| Debbie Halvorson | 25.1% | 14,650 | ||
| Anthony Beale | 11.1% | 6,457 | ||
| Joyce Washington | 4.4% | 2,563 | ||
| Ernest Fenton | 2.6% | 1,545 | ||
| Anthony Williams | 1.1% | 641 | ||
| Mel Reynolds | 0.8% | 459 | ||
| Clifford Eagleton | 0.4% | 207 | ||
| Fatimah Muhammad | 0.3% | 194 | ||
| Gregory Haynes | 0.2% | 144 | ||
| Larry Pickens | 0.2% | 127 | ||
| John Blyth | 0.2% | 104 | ||
| Victor Jonathan | 0.2% | 91 | ||
| Charles Rayburn | 0.1% | 74 | ||
| Denise Anita Hill | 0% | 4 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,339 | |||
| Source: Results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Polls
2013
| Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, Democratic primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Debbie Halvorson | Toi Hutchinson | Robin Kelly | Napoleon Harris | Mel Reynolds | Anthony Beale | Other | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||
| Normington-Petts (January 8-10) | 16% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 40% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||
| GBA Strategies (January 3-7) | 25% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 15% | +/-4.4 | 500 | |||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
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External links
Footnotes
Senators
Tammy Duckworth (D)
Dick Durbin (D)
Representatives
District 1
Jonathan Jackson (D)
District 2
Robin Kelly (D)
District 3
Delia Ramirez (D)
District 4
Jesus Garcia (D)
District 5
Mike Quigley (D)
District 6
Sean Casten (D)
District 7
Danny Davis (D)
District 8
District 9
Jan Schakowsky (D)
District 10
Brad Schneider (D)
District 11
Bill Foster (D)
District 12
Mike Bost (R)
District 13
Nikki Budzinski (D)
District 14
Lauren Underwood (D)
District 15
Mary Miller (R)
District 16
Darin LaHood (R)
District 17
Eric Sorensen (D)
Democratic Party (16)
Republican Party (3)
