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Pat Quinn to face Bruce Rauner in November: Illinois state executive primary elections review
March 19, 2014
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By Maresa Strano
The 2014 Illinois primary elections were held on March 18, 2014.
Of the six state executive offices involved - Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, state treasurer and state comptroller - only three primary fields attracted enough candidates to merit a contest.
Below are the unofficial results of those primaries, with 100% precincts reporting, along with the names of uncontested and third party candidates who will be joining yesterday's winners on the November general election ballot.[1]
Illinois Governor/Lt. Governor
| Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Pat Quinn & Paul Vallas Incumbent |
71.9% | 321,818 | ||
| Tio Hardiman & Brunell Donald | 28.1% | 125,500 | ||
| Total Votes | 447,318 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections. | ||||
| Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti |
40.1% | 328,934 | ||
| Kirk Dillard & Jil Tracy | 37.2% | 305,120 | ||
| Bill Brady & Maria Rodriguez | 15.1% | 123,708 | ||
| Dan Rutherford & Steve Kim | 7.6% | 61,948 | ||
| Total Votes | 819,710 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections. | ||||
The following gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates are set to compete in the general election:
Pat Quinn & Paul Vallas
Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti
Chad Grimm & Alex Cummings
Scott Summers & Bob Pritchett, Jr.
Illinois Attorney General
- See also: Illinois attorney general election, 2014
Democratic incumbent Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Republican challenger Paul Schimpf were unopposed in their respective parties' primaries.
The following attorney general candidates are set to compete in the general election:
Illinois Secretary of State
Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Jesse White and Republican challenger Mike Webster were unopposed in their respective parties' primaries.
The following secretary of state candidates are set to compete in the general election:
- Jesse White Incumbent
- Mike Webster
- Chris Michaels
- Sheldon Shafer
Illinois down ballot offices
- Treasurer
This seat is open in 2014. Democrat Mike Frerichs was unopposed for his party's nomination, while Tom Cross overtook Bob Grogan in the March 18 GOP primary to advance.
| Illinois Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Tom Cross |
57.4% | 397,691 | ||
| Bob Grogan | 42.6% | 295,682 | ||
| Total Votes | 693,373 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections. | ||||
The following treasurer candidates are set to compete in the general election:
- Tom Cross
- Mike Frerichs
- Matt Skopek
- Julie Samuels
- Illinois Comptroller
Both Republican incumbent Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka and her Democratic challenger, outgoing Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, were unopposed in their respective parties' primaries.
The following comptroller candidates are set to compete in the general election:
- Judy Baar Topinka Incumbent
- Sheila Simon
- Julie Fox
- Tim Curtin
See also
- Illinois state executive elections (overview):
External links
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