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Kina Collins
Kina Collins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Collins studied international political economy at Carthage College and sociology at Louisiana State University. As of her 2020 campaign, Collins’ professional experience included working as a regional organizer at Generation Progress, founding the Chicago Neighborhood Alliance, and working as a national organizer for the Physicians for a National Health Program.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Chad Koppie, Lien Choi, and Lowell Seida in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny K. Davis (D) | 83.3 | 222,408 |
 | Chad Koppie (R) | 16.7 | 44,598 | |
 | Lien Choi (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 133 | |
 | Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 267,152 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Kina Collins, Nikhil Bhatia, and Kouri Marshall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 52.4 | 42,248 |
 | Melissa Conyears-Ervin | 21.3 | 17,154 | |
 | Kina Collins | 18.9 | 15,188 | |
 | Nikhil Bhatia | 4.7 | 3,808 | |
 | Kouri Marshall | 2.7 | 2,156 | |
| Total votes: 80,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rhonda Sherrod (D)
- Kip Knutson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Chad Koppie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Koppie | 100.0 | 5,604 |
| Total votes: 5,604 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Collins in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Chad Koppie, Roger Romanelli, and Joshua Loyd in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis (D) | 99.9 | 167,650 |
| Chad Koppie (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 83 | |
| Roger Romanelli (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 10 | ||
 | Joshua Loyd (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 167,746 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Kina Collins and Denarvis Mendenhall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 51.9 | 39,230 |
| Kina Collins | 45.7 | 34,574 | |
 | Denarvis Mendenhall | 2.4 | 1,808 | |
| Total votes: 75,612 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward Ward (D)
2020
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 7
Incumbent Heather Steans won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Steans (D) | 100.0 | 90,009 |
| Total votes: 90,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 7
Incumbent Heather Steans advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 7 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Steans | 100.0 | 47,121 |
| Total votes: 47,121 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kina Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kina Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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