Richard Irvin (Illinois)
Richard Irvin (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Illinois. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Biography
Irvin received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Robert Morris College and a law degree from Northern Illinois University. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and worked as an assistant state’s attorney, an educator, and a private practice attorney. He had held elected office as an alderman on the Aurora City Council, and as Mayor of Aurora, Illinois.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Illinois
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Illinois on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 54.9 | 2,253,748 |
 | Darren Bailey (R) | 42.4 | 1,739,095 | |
 | Scott Mitchell Schluter (L) | 2.7 | 111,712 | |
| Emily Johnson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | ||
 | Shon-Tiyon Horton (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 28 | |
| Elizabeth Sebesta (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 4,104,629 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mancow Muller (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois
Incumbent J.B. Pritzker defeated Beverly Miles in the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.B. Pritzker | 91.9 | 810,989 |
 | Beverly Miles | 8.1 | 71,704 | |
| Total votes: 882,693 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darren Bailey | 57.5 | 458,102 |
 | Jesse Sullivan | 15.7 | 125,094 | |
 | Richard Irvin | 15.0 | 119,592 | |
 | Gary Rabine | 6.5 | 52,194 | |
 | Paul Schimpf | 4.4 | 34,676 | |
 | Max Solomon | 0.9 | 7,371 | |
| Total votes: 797,029 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keisha Smith (R)
- Christopher Roper (R)
- Cheryl Erickson (R)
- Emily Johnson (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Irvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Irvin's campaign website stated the following:
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Crime
As a prosecutor, Richard put criminals behind bars—including gangsters, drug dealers, and wife beaters. He was hands-on, going on raids into drug houses. As Mayor, Richard defeated the local ‘Defund the Police’ movement. He stood with law enforcement and hired more cops. As crime is skyrocketing around Illinois, Richard kept crime down. He opposed the criminals and looters who damaged property and harmed cities during the riots in 2020. Chicago did nothing. He didn’t hesitate to call in the National Guard in Aurora, and shut down roads to keep out-of-state thugs from trashing the city. And he made sure the law-breakers were arrested. As Governor, Richard will be tough on crime and criminals. Taxes As Mayor of Aurora, Richard eliminated wasteful spending and balanced the city budget every year. He stopped tax hikes and sparked economic growth, while bringing new businesses, jobs, and more opportunities to Aurora. As Governor, Richard will turn around Illinois’ economy by reining in government spending, fighting to cut taxes, balancing the budget, and fighting for property tax cuts. Corruption Richard Irvin is the only candidate in this race who has taken on Mike Madigan and won. As Governor, Richard will fight tooth and nail to bring honest and good government back to Illinois. Richard supports Illinois Fair Maps to stop Springfield politicians from gerrymandering their districts. He wants voters to choose their politicians, not politicians choosing their voters with unfair lines. Most importantly, Richard supports term limits to get rid of career politicians in both parties.[3] |
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| —Richard Irvin[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Illinois |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Richard Irvin's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Richard," accessed June 7, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Richard Irvin," accessed June 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Richard Irvin's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed June 7, 2022
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