Michelle Smith (Illinois)
Michelle Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 97. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 97
Harry Benton defeated Michelle Smith in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 97 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harry Benton (D) | 51.7 | 18,095 |
| Michelle Smith (R) | 48.3 | 16,932 | ||
| Total votes: 35,027 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 97
Harry Benton advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 97 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Benton | 100.0 | 4,827 |
| Total votes: 4,827 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 97
Michelle Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 97 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Smith | 100.0 | 5,489 | |
| Total votes: 5,489 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas McCullagh (R)
2016
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Illinois State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant defeated Michelle Smith in the Illinois State Senate District 49 general election.[2][3]
| Illinois State Senate, District 49 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Incumbent |
52.73% | 51,960 | |
| Republican | Michelle Smith | 47.27% | 46,581 | |
| Total Votes | 98,541 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 49 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Illinois State Senate, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Michelle Smith ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 49 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Illinois State Senate, District 49 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michelle Smith (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michelle Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Smith's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Term Limits Some Illinois politicians have been in office for 20, 30 or 40 years. But their failed policies demonstrate to the people that their time in Springfield has not been well spent. Michelle joins the nearly 80 percent of Illinois residents – both Democrats and Republicans – who are demanding term limits on Illinois lawmakers. She will fight to put term limits and other political reforms at the top of the legislative agenda because the people of Illinois deserve to have representation that fights for their interests, not the politically-connected few. Jobs & Economy Illinois needs to bring jobs and small businesses back to Illinois. We need to foster economic growth by eliminating job-crushing regulations, stifling administrative burdens and unreasonably high workers’ compensation costs. Michelle knows what small businesses can do when we unleash the creativity of our citizens. We get more jobs, more revenue and better communities. Making Illinois a pro-growth state means we will have more money to put into our schools and social services for our most vulnerable citizens. With commonsense solutions to our state’s toughest problems, Illinois can become a prosperous state once again. Education As your state senator, Michelle will always put the children of our district first, just as she has done for the past seven years on the school board. Michelle will vote “no” to any bill that takes your money from our district to bail out Chicago. Pensions First, we need to honor the promises that we have made to our state employees. Retiring workers have planned their entire lives around that money and are counting on it to support themselves after they stop working. We need to fully fulfill our current pension obligations. Second, our state must stop making promises it can’t keep. New state workers should move to a defined contribution plan just like the private sector. Taxes: Property Property taxes are squeezing the middle class all over Illinois, especially here in Will county. Under the leadership of House Speaker Mike Madigan, the corrupt Chicago political machine has succeeded in making you the No. 1 payer of property taxes in the country. We need a real property-tax freeze that lets Will county residents keep more of what they earn. Giving local governments more control over spending will allow them to cut costs and spend local money where it’s needed most, on schools and infrastructure.[8] |
” |
| —Michelle Smith[9] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 97 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Michelle Smith, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2016
