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John Milhiser
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2023 - Present
2026
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John Milhiser (Republican Party) is the Sangamon County State's Attorney in Illinois. He assumed office on November 17, 2023. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Milhiser (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Sangamon County State's Attorney in Illinois. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Springfield, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Incumbent John Milhiser defeated Kimberly Talken in the general election for Sangamon County State's Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Milhiser (R) | 61.1 | 59,398 | |
| Kimberly Talken (D) | 38.9 | 37,787 | ||
| Total votes: 97,185 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Kimberly Talken advanced from the Democratic primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Talken | 100.0 | 6,702 | |
| Total votes: 6,702 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney
Incumbent John Milhiser advanced from the Republican primary for Sangamon County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Milhiser | 100.0 | 9,404 | |
| Total votes: 9,404 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Milhiser in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias defeated Dan Brady, Jon Stewart, and Michelle Turney in the general election for Illinois Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alexi Giannoulias (D) | 54.3 | 2,220,713 |
 | Dan Brady (R) | 43.6 | 1,783,070 | |
 | Jon Stewart (L) | 2.1 | 87,092 | |
| Michelle Turney (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 4,090,948 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jesse White (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias defeated Anna Valencia, David Moore, and Sidney Moore in the Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexi Giannoulias | 52.1 | 452,221 |
 | Anna Valencia | 35.0 | 303,671 | |
 | David Moore | 9.0 | 77,983 | |
 | Sidney Moore | 3.9 | 33,762 | |
| Total votes: 867,637 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Hastings (D)
- Pat Dowell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State
Dan Brady defeated John Milhiser in the Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Brady | 76.4 | 550,700 |
| John Milhiser | 23.6 | 170,496 | ||
| Total votes: 721,196 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Turney (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Milhiser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
John Milhiser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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