Pat Quinn to face Bruce Rauner in November: Illinois state executive primary elections review

March 19, 2014

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Jump to the race for:
*Illinois Governor
*Illinois Lieutenant Governor
*Illinois Attorney General
*Illinois Secretary of State
*Illinois Treasurer
*Illinois Comptroller

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.

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Illinois Governor/Lt. Governor

See also: Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Democratic Primary, 2014
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.

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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:

• Lisa Madigan
• Paul Schimpf
• David Black

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Illinois Secretary of State

See also: Illinois secretary of state election, 2014

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

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Illinois down ballot offices

See also: Illinois down ballot state executive elections, 2014

• 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
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):
  • Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
  • Illinois secretary of state election, 2014
  • Illinois attorney general election, 2014
  • Illinois down ballot state executive elections, 2014

External links

• Illinois Elections Website

Footnotes

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