2010 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.
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Election information
2010 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 23.14%, with 1,758,489 votes cast.[1]
- Turnout by county[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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| Adams | 45,182 | 7,655 | 16.94% |
| Alexander | 7,942 | 1,727 | 21.75% |
| Bond | 11,734 | 1,786 | 15.22% |
| Boone | 33,048 | 6,596 | 19.96% |
| Brown | 3,852 | 832 | 21.6% |
| Bureau | 23,216 | 4,034 | 17.38% |
| Calhoun | 3,766 | 1,901 | 50.48% |
| Carroll | 12,139 | 2,814 | 23.18% |
| Cass | 9,553 | 3,584 | 37.52% |
| Champaign | 117,991 | 22,466 | 19.04% |
| Christian | 22,459 | 7,068 | 31.47% |
| Clark | 12,821 | 2,279 | 17.78% |
| Clay | 9,798 | 1,942 | 19.82% |
| Clinton | 25,528 | 3,422 | 13.4% |
| Coles | 30,412 | 8,957 | 29.45% |
| Cook[note 1] | 2,883,692 | 761,626 | 26.41% |
| Crawford | 14,324 | 2,286 | 15.96% |
| Cumberland | 9,048 | 2,272 | 25.11% |
| DeKalb | 56,012 | 14,024 | 25.04% |
| DeWitt | 11,689 | 3,856 | 32.99% |
| Douglas | 11,722 | 4,184 | 35.69% |
| DuPage | 548,771 | 136,750 | 24.92% |
| Edgar | 13,170 | 3,004 | 22.81% |
| Edwards | 4,689 | 943 | 20.11% |
| Effingham | 22,187 | 5,666 | 25.54% |
| Fayette | 15,289 | 2,891 | 18.91% |
| Ford | 8,710 | 2,834 | 32.54% |
| Franklin | 31,891 | 8,752 | 27.44% |
| Fulton | 24,642 | 5,772 | 23.42% |
| Gallatin | 4,237 | 1,991 | 46.99% |
| Greene | 8,615 | 2,223 | 25.8% |
| Grundy | 30,933 | 6,952 | 22.47% |
| Hamilton | 5,781 | 1,849 | 31.98% |
| Hancock | 13,496 | 2,610 | 19.34% |
| Hardin | 3,709 | 1,437 | 38.74% |
| Henderson | 5,179 | 1,447 | 27.94% |
| Henry | 37,309 | 8,438 | 22.62% |
| Iroquois | 19,277 | 7,674 | 39.81% |
| Jackson | 36,567 | 6,873 | 18.8% |
| Jasper | 7,505 | 2,350 | 31.31% |
| Jefferson | 24,172 | 4,624 | 19.13% |
| Jersey | 17,041 | 2,625 | 15.4% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,321 | 4,044 | 24.78% |
| Johnson | 7,876 | 3,029 | 38.46% |
| Kane | 264,600 | 52,530 | 19.85% |
| Kankakee | 67,614 | 11,056 | 16.35% |
| Kendall | 60,295 | 13,459 | 22.32% |
| Knox | 33,720 | 6,226 | 18.46% |
| Lake | 401,680 | 83,908 | 20.89% |
| LaSalle | 71,815 | 15,314 | 21.32% |
| Lawrence | 10,640 | 3,134 | 29.45% |
| Lee | 25,107 | 4,543 | 18.09% |
| Livingston | 21,477 | 7,776 | 36.21% |
| Logan | 19,999 | 5,417 | 27.09% |
| Macon | 71,226 | 13,303 | 18.68% |
| Macoupin | 34,040 | 8,107 | 23.82% |
| Madison | 173,397 | 27,383 | 15.79% |
| Marion | 27,689 | 6,744 | 24.36% |
| Marshall | 8,510 | 1,922 | 22.59% |
| Mason | 10,502 | 2,015 | 19.19% |
| Massac | 12,104 | 2,303 | 19.03% |
| McDonough | 16,762 | 4,206 | 25.09% |
| McHenry | 200,688 | 36,078 | 17.98% |
| McLean | 95,280 | 21,257 | 22.31% |
| Menard | 9,701 | 2,083 | 21.47% |
| Mercer | 14,288 | 2,348 | 16.43% |
| Monroe | 22,962 | 4,276 | 18.62% |
| Montgomery | 17,667 | 5,223 | 29.56% |
| Morgan | 23,096 | 4,620 | 20% |
| Moultrie | 8,967 | 2,239 | 24.97% |
| Ogle | 40,360 | 8,881 | 22% |
| Peoria | 110,919 | 22,637 | 20.41% |
| Perry | 14,928 | 3,710 | 24.85% |
| Piatt | 12,079 | 4,024 | 33.31% |
| Pike | 10,723 | 2,232 | 20.82% |
| Pope | 3,376 | 1,388 | 41.11% |
| Pulaski | 7,157 | 1,470 | 20.54% |
| Putnam | 4,228 | 1,530 | 36.19% |
| Randolph | 20,725 | 4,543 | 21.92% |
| Richland | 13,644 | 2,264 | 16.59% |
| Rock Island | 124,361 | 18,224 | 14.65% |
| Saline | 16,366 | 3,591 | 21.94% |
| Sangamon | 133,469 | 25,838 | 19.36% |
| Schuyler | 5,522 | 1,271 | 23.02% |
| Scott | 3,942 | 836 | 21.21% |
| Shelby | 15,465 | 3,639 | 23.53% |
| Stark | 4,747 | 1,369 | 28.84% |
| St. Clair | 186,372 | 32,986 | 17.7% |
| Stephenson | 34,480 | 6,303 | 18.28% |
| Tazewell | 87,517 | 18,751 | 21.43% |
| Union | 15,280 | 4,086 | 26.74% |
| Vermilion | 47,735 | 8,598 | 18.01% |
| Wabash | 9,515 | 1,351 | 14.2% |
| Warren | 11,261 | 2,598 | 23.07% |
| Washington | 9,720 | 3,399 | 34.97% |
| Wayne | 12,490 | 5,201 | 41.64% |
| White | 11,515 | 1,790 | 15.54% |
| Whiteside | 39,407 | 5,635 | 14.3% |
| Will | 360,651 | 79,000 | 21.9% |
| Williamson | 41,960 | 10,324 | 24.6% |
| Winnebago | 178,992 | 27,115 | 15.15% |
| Woodford | 24,935 | 6,346 | 25.45% |
| Total | 7,600,962 | 1,758,489 | 23.14% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast.[2]
- Turnout by county[2]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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| Adams | 44,891 | 24,125 | 53.74% |
| Alexander | 7,806 | 2,910 | 37.28% |
| Bond | 11,886 | 5,618 | 47.27% |
| Boone | 33,464 | 15,111 | 45.16% |
| Brown | 3,489 | 2,227 | 63.83% |
| Bureau | 23,782 | 12,969 | 54.53% |
| Calhoun | 3,817 | 2,418 | 63.35% |
| Carroll | 11,895 | 5,242 | 44.07% |
| Cass | 9,830 | 3,964 | 40.33% |
| Champaign | 122,441 | 54,818 | 44.77% |
| Christian | 22,692 | 12,780 | 56.32% |
| Clark | 12,914 | 6,236 | 48.29% |
| Clay | 9,850 | 4,992 | 50.68% |
| Clinton | 32,161 | 13,205 | 41.06% |
| Coles | 31,489 | 15,087 | 47.91% |
| Cook[note 2] | 2,704,993 | 1,424,959 | 52.68% |
| Crawford | 14,133 | 7,020 | 49.67% |
| Cumberland | 7,708 | 4,393 | 56.99% |
| DeKalb | 57,102 | 29,197 | 51.13% |
| DeWitt | 11,733 | 5,815 | 49.56% |
| Douglas | 11,980 | 6,545 | 54.63% |
| DuPage | 558,929 | 288,680 | 51.65% |
| Edgar | 13,238 | 7,143 | 53.96% |
| Edwards | 4,622 | 2,296 | 49.68% |
| Effingham | 22,838 | 13,202 | 57.81% |
| Fayette | 15,406 | 6,891 | 44.73% |
| Ford | 8,908 | 4,699 | 52.75% |
| Franklin | 29,513 | 13,334 | 45.18% |
| Fulton | 24,904 | 11,833 | 47.51% |
| Gallatin | 4,234 | 2,299 | 54.3% |
| Greene | 8,753 | 4,540 | 51.87% |
| Grundy | 29,708 | 16,973 | 57.13% |
| Hamilton | 5,853 | 3,644 | 62.26% |
| Hancock | 13,461 | 6,943 | 51.58% |
| Hardin | 3,833 | 2,194 | 57.24% |
| Henderson | 5,231 | 3,574 | 68.32% |
| Henry | 35,322 | 18,444 | 52.22% |
| Iroquois | 19,847 | 10,703 | 53.93% |
| Jackson | 42,164 | 16,696 | 39.6% |
| Jasper | 7,586 | 4,126 | 54.39% |
| Jefferson | 24,750 | 12,663 | 51.16% |
| Jersey | 17,250 | 7,825 | 45.36% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,347 | 8,279 | 50.65% |
| Johnson | 8,083 | 4,777 | 59.1% |
| Kane | 260,429 | 129,050 | 49.55% |
| Kankakee | 64,306 | 32,999 | 51.32% |
| Kendall | 65,153 | 31,538 | 48.41% |
| Knox | 34,258 | 16,943 | 49.46% |
| Lake | 404,637 | 207,499 | 51.28% |
| LaSalle | 73,051 | 34,423 | 47.12% |
| Lawrence | 10,770 | 5,314 | 49.34% |
| Lee | 25,723 | 11,075 | 43.05% |
| Livingston | 21,968 | 12,844 | 58.47% |
| Logan | 20,088 | 9,008 | 44.84% |
| Macon | 72,975 | 37,186 | 50.96% |
| Macoupin | 34,443 | 16,809 | 48.8% |
| Madison | 177,371 | 83,208 | 46.91% |
| Marion | 28,274 | 12,227 | 43.24% |
| Marshall | 8,613 | 4,379 | 50.84% |
| Mason | 10,510 | 4,995 | 47.53% |
| Massac | 12,350 | 5,047 | 40.87% |
| McDonough | 17,909 | 9,433 | 52.67% |
| McHenry | 202,033 | 95,339 | 47.19% |
| McLean | 97,274 | 52,944 | 54.43% |
| Menard | 9,744 | 4,951 | 50.81% |
| Mercer | 14,295 | 6,892 | 48.21% |
| Monroe | 23,792 | 12,037 | 50.59% |
| Montgomery | 18,162 | 9,911 | 54.57% |
| Morgan | 22,816 | 10,978 | 48.12% |
| Moultrie | 8,904 | 4,964 | 55.75% |
| Ogle | 40,973 | 17,461 | 42.62% |
| Peoria | 121,725 | 53,848 | 44.24% |
| Perry | 14,989 | 7,663 | 51.12% |
| Piatt | 11,990 | 6,895 | 57.51% |
| Pike | 11,418 | 6,525 | 57.15% |
| Pope | 3,397 | 2,089 | 61.5% |
| Pulaski | 5,961 | 2,972 | 49.86% |
| Putnam | 4,296 | 2,371 | 55.19% |
| Randolph | 21,130 | 11,902 | 56.33% |
| Richland | 13,826 | 5,217 | 37.73% |
| Rock Island | 125,875 | 47,053 | 37.38% |
| Saline | 16,780 | 8,292 | 49.42% |
| Sangamon | 136,649 | 74,124 | 54.24% |
| Schuyler | 5,618 | 3,035 | 54.02% |
| Scott | 3,996 | 1,828 | 45.75% |
| Shelby | 15,610 | 8,309 | 53.23% |
| Stark | 4,752 | 1,969 | 41.44% |
| St. Clair | 194,486 | 82,250 | 42.29% |
| Stephenson | 34,930 | 15,008 | 42.97% |
| Tazewell | 89,514 | 46,268 | 51.69% |
| Union | 15,156 | 6,745 | 44.5% |
| Vermilion | 48,711 | 22,833 | 46.87% |
| Wabash | 9,242 | 4,057 | 43.9% |
| Warren | 11,953 | 6,134 | 51.32% |
| Washington | 10,662 | 5,979 | 56.08% |
| Wayne | 12,689 | 6,983 | 55.03% |
| White | 11,598 | 5,361 | 46.22% |
| Whiteside | 38,300 | 19,240 | 50.23% |
| Will | 371,079 | 196,857 | 53.05% |
| Williamson | 43,569 | 22,735 | 52.18% |
| Winnebago | 179,182 | 83,229 | 46.45% |
| Woodford | 25,333 | 14,156 | 55.88% |
| Total | 7,506,073 | 3,792,770 | 50.53% |
Federal elections
United States Senate
Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris, appointed in 2009 by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama had vacated after being elected President of the United States, did not seek reelection.
U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk (Republican Party) won against State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic Party), Mike Labno (Libertarian Party), and football coach LeAlan Jones (Green Party) in both a regular election for the Senate seat and a coinciding special election to fill the remainder of Barack Obama's unexpired term.
United States House
All Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
The Republican Party flipped four Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 11 Republicans and 8 Democrats.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Pat Quinn (incumbent) / Sheila Simon | 1,745,219 | 46.79 | |
| Republican | Bill Brady / Jason Plummer | 1,713,385 | 45.94 | |
| Independent | Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley | 135,705 | 3.64 | |
| Green | Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford | 100,756 | 2.70 | |
| Libertarian | Lex Green / Ed Rutledge | 34,681 | 0.93 | |
| Write-in | Others | 243 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 3,729,989 | 100 | ||
Attorney General
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Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 838,605 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 838,605 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steve Kim | 641,689 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 641,689 | 100 | ||
Green primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | David F. Black | 4,917 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 4,917 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 2,397,723 | 64.72 | |
| Republican | Steve Kim | 1,172,427 | 31.65 | |
| Green | David F. Black | 80,004 | 2.16 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Malan | 54,532 | 1.47 | |
| Total votes | 3,704,686 | 100 | ||
Secretary of State
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| Turnout | 49.39% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 854,408 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 854,408 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Enriquez | 627,224 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 627,224 | 100 | ||
Green primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | Adrian Frost | 4,931 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 4,931 | 100 | ||
General election
Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 2,590,222 | 69.87 | |
| Republican | Robert Enriquez | 1,001,544 | 27.02 | |
| Libertarian | Josh Hanson | 115,458 | 3.11 | |
| Total votes | 3,707,224 | 100 | ||
Comptroller
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| Turnout | 48.79% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David E. Miller | 393,405 | 46.71 | |
| Democratic | S. Raja Krishnamoorthi | 384,796 | 45.68 | |
| Democratic | Clinton A. "Clint" Krislov | 64,086 | 7.61 | |
| Total votes | 842,287 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Judy Baar Topinka | 430,996 | 59.19 | |
| Republican | William J. Kelly | 157,774 | 21.67 | |
| Republican | Jim Dodge | 139,336 | 19.14 | |
| Total votes | 728,106 | 100 | ||
Green primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | R. Erika Schafer | 4,908 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 4,908 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Judy Baar Topinka | 1,927,139 | 52.62 | |
| Democratic | David E. Miller | 1,497,263 | 40.88 | |
| Libertarian | Julie Fox | 121,068 | 3.31 | |
| Green | R. Erika Schafer | 116,712 | 3.19 | |
| Total votes | 3,662,182 | 100 | ||
Treasurer
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Incumbent Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for United States Senate. Republican Dan Rutherford was elected to succeed him.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robin Kelly | 472,494 | 57.92 | |
| Democratic | Justin P. Oberman | 343,307 | 42.08 | |
| Total votes | 815,801 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Rutherford | 654,517 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 654,517 | 100 | ||
Green primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | Scott K. Summers | 4,918 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 4,918 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Rutherford | 1,811,293 | 49.68 | |
| Democratic | Robin Kelly | 1,650,244 | 45.26 | |
| Green | Scott K. Summers | 115,772 | 3.18 | |
| Libertarian | James Pauly | 68,803 | 1.89 | |
| Total votes | 3,646,112 | 100 | ||
State Senate
One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2010.
State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Ballot measures
One measure, the Governor recall amendment, was certified for the 2010 statewide election.[4]
Illinois Governor Recall Amendment
Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors.[5] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[6] The 60% support threshold was exceeded.[5][6]
| Illinois Governor Recall Amendment[2][5][6] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
% of all ballots cast |
| For | 1,639,158 | 65.90 | 43.36 |
| Against | 846,966 | 34.10 | 22.40 |
| Total votes | 2,486,124 | 100 | 65.76 |
| Voter turnout | 33.12% | ||
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
- For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
- For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
References
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Full Text of HJRCA0031, Illinois General Assembly
- "Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)". Ballotpedia.
- "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates from the Illinois State Board of Elections
External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections
- Candidates for Illinois State Offices at Project Vote Smart
- Illinois at Ballotpedia
- Illinois Election Guide at Congress.org
- Illinois at OurCampaigns.com
- Illinois Polls at Pollster.com
- Illinois at Rasmussen Reports
- Finance
- 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Illinois at the Federal Election Commission
- Illinois Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.org
- Illinois 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
- Media
- Election Center at the Chicago Tribune, all endorsements
- Election 2010 at the Chicago Sun-Times, all endorsements
- The 2010 Candidate Forums at Chicago Tonight
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