2022 Illinois elections

Illinois Attorney General election, 2022
	November 8, 2022
	November 8, 2022
Attorney General before election; Kwame Raoul; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; TBD;

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2022
	November 8, 2022
	November 8, 2022
Governor before election; J.B. Pritzker; Democratic	Elected Governor ; TBD;

2022 Illinois elections
	November 8, 2022
	November 8, 2022

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 8, 2022. The elections for United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House will be held on this date.

Election information

2022 will be a midterm election year in the United States.

Federal elections

United States Senate

The incumbent Senator of Illinois' class 3 United States Senate seat is first-term Democrat Tammy Duckworth, first elected in 2016

United States House of Representatives

All of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2022. Prior to these elections, Illinois will see its congressional seat boundaries change due to redistricting and may have its number of seats change due to post-2020 United States Census reapportionment.

State elections

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

The incumbent Governor and Lieutenant Governor are first-term Democrats J.B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton.

Attorney General

The incumbent Attorney General is first-term Democrat Kwame Raoul.

Secretary of State

Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022

November 8, 2022


Party	Democratic	Republican

Secretary of State before election

Jesse White
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

TBD

Incumbent sixth-term incumbent Secretary of State Jesse White, a Democrat, has announced that he will not seek reelection to a seventh term.[1]

Candidates

Potential

Walter Burnett Jr., Chicago alderman[2][3]
Mike Frerichs, Illinois state treasurer[2]
Alexi Giannoulias, former Illinois state treasurer and Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate in 2010[4][5]
Susana Mendoza, Illinois comptroller, former city clerk of Chicago, former Chicago alderman[2]
Michael Hastings, Illinois state senator[3]
Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois[3]
Anna M. Valencia, city clerk of Chicago[6]
Karen Yarbrough, Cook County clerk, former Cook County recorder of deeds, and former Illinois state representative[2][3][7]

Candidates

Potential

David McSweeney, former Representative for Illinois State House District 51 (2013–2021)[8]

Candidates

Potential

Willie Wilson (Willie Wilson Party), businessman, candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015 and 2019, candidate in Democratic primaries for President of the United States in 2016, Willie Wilson Party nominee for United States Senate in 2020[2]

Comptroller

Illinois Comptroller election, 2022

November 8, 2022


Party	Democratic	Republican

Comptroller before election

Susana Mendoza
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

TBD

The incumbent Comptroller is Susana Mendoza, a Democrat who was first elected in a 2016 special election and subsequently reelected in 2018.

Treasurer

Illinois Treasurer election, 2022

November 8, 2022


Party	Democratic	Republican

Treasurer before election

Mike Frerichs
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

TBD

The incumbent Treasurer is second-term Democrat Mike Frerichs.

State Senate

All of the seats of the Illinois Senate will be up for election in 2022, as this will be the first election following a redistricting.

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives will be up for election in 2022.

Judicial elections

Judicial elections will be held held, consisting of both partisan and retention elections.

Local elections

Local elections will take place, including county elections such as the Cook County elections.

References

"Jesse White won't seek re-election in 2022". WAND-TV. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
"Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture". Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
Kapos, Shia; Carrasco, Maria (2 December 2020). "MANCOW MULLS GOV RUN — ALL EYES ON SOS JOB — WHO's RUNNING CPD? — LAHOOD ON EMANUEL". POLITICO. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
Ahern, Mary Ann (1 December 2020). "Giannoulias Considers Run For Illinois Secretary of State Post Long Held By Jesse White". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Kapos, Shia (1 December 2020). "SECRETARY GIANNOULIAS? — BLOWBACK FOR VASQUEZ — THE COMED PROFIT MACHINE'". POLITICO. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
"Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia eyeing run for Illinois Secretary of State". www.radio.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Hinton, Rachel (1 December 2020). "Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough eyeing run for Illinois secretary of state". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Sfondeles, Tina (September 5, 2019). "Rep. David McSweeney not seeking reelection, exploring run for statewide office". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

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[1] "Jesse White won't seek re-election in 2022". WAND-TV. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[williewilsonparty-2] "Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture". Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[politicodec22020-3] Kapos, Shia; Carrasco, Maria (2 December 2020). "MANCOW MULLS GOV RUN — ALL EYES ON SOS JOB — WHO's RUNNING CPD? — LAHOOD ON EMANUEL". POLITICO. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[4] Ahern, Mary Ann (1 December 2020). "Giannoulias Considers Run For Illinois Secretary of State Post Long Held By Jesse White". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[5] Kapos, Shia (1 December 2020). "SECRETARY GIANNOULIAS? — BLOWBACK FOR VASQUEZ — THE COMED PROFIT MACHINE'". POLITICO. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[6] "Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia eyeing run for Illinois Secretary of State". www.radio.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[7] Hinton, Rachel (1 December 2020). "Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough eyeing run for Illinois secretary of state". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[8] Sfondeles, Tina (September 5, 2019). "Rep. David McSweeney not seeking reelection, exploring run for statewide office". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

Elections in Illinois
By year	1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1998 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Presidential	1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 (Dem primary, Rep primary) 2012 2016 (Dem primary) 2020 (Dem primary)
U.S. Senate	1885 1913 1914 1918 1920 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1948 1950 1954 1956 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020
U.S. House	2000 (1st) 2006 2008 2010 (17th) 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Special	2nd Congressional, 1995 14th Congressional, 2008 5th Congressional, 2009 2nd Congressional, 2013 18th Congressional, 2015 Comptroller, 2016
Gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1904 1908 1912 1916 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
State Senate	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
State House	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
State judicial	1936 1938 1940 1942 1948 1960 1962 2014 2016 2018 2020
Statewide ballot referendums	Cutback Amendment (1980) Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Illinois Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) Illinois Right to Vote Amendment (2014) Illinois Fair Tax (2020)
Chicago mayoral	1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 (Mar) 1844 (Apr) 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1876 (Apr) 1876 (Jul) 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Dec) 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chicago City Council	1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Cicero municipal	1924
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