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Kevin Gaither
Kevin Gaither (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 15th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Incumbent Mary Miller won election in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Miller (R) | 99.5 | 308,825 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,409 | ||
| Total votes: 310,234 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Kevin Gaither (Write-in) | 100.0 | 259 | |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 259 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Incumbent Mary Miller advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Miller | 100.0 | 65,205 |
| Total votes: 65,205 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gaither in this election.
2020
See also: Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Mary Miller defeated Erika Weaver in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Miller (R) | 73.4 | 244,947 |
 | Erika Weaver (D) | 26.6 | 88,559 | |
| Total votes: 333,506 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Erika Weaver defeated Kevin Gaither, Craig Morton, and John Hursey Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Weaver | 51.9 | 17,778 |
| Kevin Gaither | 22.3 | 7,653 | |
 | Craig Morton | 19.2 | 6,576 | |
 | John Hursey Jr. | 6.6 | 2,244 | |
| Total votes: 34,251 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Mary Miller defeated Darren Duncan, Kerry Wolff, and Charles Ellington in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Miller | 57.4 | 48,129 |
 | Darren Duncan | 21.8 | 18,309 | |
| Kerry Wolff | 13.4 | 11,208 | ||
 | Charles Ellington | 7.4 | 6,200 | |
| Total votes: 83,846 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimberly Wade (R)
- Lori Fuller (R)
- Ron McCuan (R)
- Jacob Lane (R)
- Alex Walker (R)
- John Christian Bambenek (R)
- Kent Gray (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Incumbent John Shimkus defeated Kevin Gaither in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Shimkus (R) | 70.9 | 181,294 |
| Kevin Gaither (D) | 29.1 | 74,309 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 255,608 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Kevin Gaither defeated Carl Spoerer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Gaither | 62.1 | 17,300 |
 | Carl Spoerer | 37.9 | 10,573 | |
| Total votes: 27,873 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15
Incumbent John Shimkus advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 15 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Shimkus | 100.0 | 73,825 |
| Total votes: 73,825 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Gaither did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kevin Gaither did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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