Illinois gubernatorial election, 2018
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Bruce Rauner
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The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election takes place as part of the 2018 Illinois general election and elects the Governor of Illinois. The Democratic and Republican general primary elections will take place on March 20, 2018, and the general election will take place on November 6, 2018.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has declared his intention to run for reelection to a second term in office.[2][3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Endorsements

Jeanne Ives
Illinois legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Local Republican parties
  • Chicago Republican Party[20]
  • Fremont Township Republican Organization[21]
  • Lake County Republican Assembly[22]
  • Rock Island County Republican Party[23]
  • Wauconda Township Republican Club[22]
  • Wheatland Township Republican Organization[24]
  • Wheeling Township Republican Organization[25]
Organizations
Bruce Rauner
Governors
Illinois State Senators
Illinois State Representatives
County officials
Local officials
Organizations
  • Cook County Republican Party[32]
  • Evanston Township Republican Organization[33]
  • Palatine Township Republican Organization[34]
  • Winfield Township Republican Organization[35]
Newspapers
Declined to Endorse in Primary
Individuals

Debates

Rauner and Ives held their first and only scheduled forum on January 29. Rauner largely ignored his opponent and focused on attacking Speaker Mike Madigan, comparing him to his likely Democratic challenger, J.B. Pritzker. Ives, on the other hand, attacked Rauner for being an ineffective governor and alienating social conservatives.[39]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Bruce
Rauner 		Jeanne
Ives 		Undecided
We Ask America January 14–16, 2018 1,026 ± 3.1% 65% 21% 15%
We Ask America October 25–29, 2017 1,064 ± 3.0% 64% 19% 16%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Running mate: Jonathan W. Todd, social worker[43]
  • Running mate: Ra Joy, nonprofit executive[48]
  • Running mate: Dennis Cole

Removed from ballot

Withdrew

  • Running mate: Alex Hirsch, political operative
  • Running mate: Tyrone Coleman, Mayor of Cairo

Declined

Endorsements

Daniel Biss
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officeholders
State Senators
State Representatives
Chicago Aldermen
Other local officials
Organizations
Individuals
Newspapers
Withdrawn endorsements
Chris Kennedy
U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officeholders
Invididuals
  • Lori E. Lightfoot, chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force[88]
Organizations
  • Iroquois County Democratic Central Committee[156]
  • Southern Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association[157]
Newspapers
J. B. Pritzker
U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officeholders
State Senators
State Representatives
Local officials
Individuals
  • Paul "Snow" Herkert, Chair of the Calhoun County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Jimmy Naville, Chair of the Greene County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Dennis Fisher, Chair of the Shelby County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Brenda Britton, Chair of the Richland County Democratic Party[173][181]
  • John Penn, Chair of the McLean County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Shirley McCombs, Chair of the Menard County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Keith Niewohner, Chair of the Adams County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Phillip Matthews, Chair of the Alexander County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Dan Sidwell, Chair of the Bond County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Jack Mazzotti, Chair of the Christian County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Gary Johnson, Chair of the Jasper County Democratic Party[173][174]
  • Mike Barone, Chair of the Jackson County Democratic Party[173][174]
Organizations
Declined to endorse for the primary
U.S. Representatives
Orgainzations
  • Madison County Democratic Party[189]

Forums

The Illinois LGBTQ Forum: The Democratic Candidates for Governor[190] was held on December 6, 2017 and organized by Affinity Community Services, the Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action (ALMA), the Equality Illinois Institute, and Pride Action Tank. Candidates who attended included Daniel Biss, Tio Hardiman, Ameya Pawar, J. B. Pritzker, and Chris Kennedy.

Whitney Young High School hosted the first student run gubernatorial debate in the United States on October 4, 2017. All 7 then current candidates attended, meaning Daniel Biss, Bob Daiber, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Alex Paterakis, Ameya Pawar, and J. B. Pritzker.[191]

The Illinois chapter of progressive advocacy organization Our Revolution sponsored a forum at the Chicago Teacher's Union headquarters on October 8, 2017. Candidates voiced similar opinions on single-payer health care, gun control, and the minimum wage, but differed on a hypothetical state deal with Amazon and relationships with powerful Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan.[192]

The Democratic candidates had their first televised debate on January 23.[193]

Polling

Poll source Dates
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		J. B.
Pritzker 		Daniel
Biss 		Chris
Kennedy 		Tio
Hardiman 		Bob
Daiber 		Robert
Marshall 		Others Undecided
Victory Research February 6–7, 2018 1,209 ± 2.8% 27% 24% 17% 2% 2% 1% – 28%
Global Strategy Group (D-Pritzker) February 1, 2018 801 ± 3.5% 41% 22% 16% – – – – 21%
52% 32% – – – – – 16%
We Ask America January 29–30, 2018 811 ± 3.4% 30% 17% 12% 2% 1% 1% – 38%
We Ask America October 17–18, 2017 1,154 ± 3% 39% 6% 15% 1% 1% – 2% 36%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Kennedy) June 26–29, 2017 602 ± 4% 38% – 44% – – – – 18%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D-Summers) March 2–6, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 11% – 44% – – – 11% 34%


Third parties and independents

In order to qualify as an established party in Illinois, a candidate for said party must earn at least 5% of the vote in a statewide election. This last occurred in 2006, when Rich Whitney won 10% of the vote, allowing the Illinois Green Party to achieve such status. Established party status comes with benefits. For example, candidates of an established party needs only 5,000 voter signatures on its petitions to gain ballot access. For non-established parties this number is approximately 25,000.[194][195]

For the 2018 election, non-established parties will not need to run a full slate in order to qualify for ballot access.[196]

Constitution

Candidates

Declared

Green

The party ran a slate of statewide candidates in 2006 and 2010, but failed to be placed on the ballot in 2014.[198][199]

Libertarian

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[203] Tossup August 7, 2017
Rothenberg Political Report[204] Tilt D November 10, 2017
Sabato's Crystal Ball[205] Tossup November 14, 2017

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bruce
Rauner (R) 		J.B.
Pritzker (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Biss) February 5–6, 2018 600 ± 3.3% 35% 48% – 17%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bruce
Rauner (R) 		Daniel
Biss (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Biss) February 5–6, 2018 600 ± 3.3% 30% 47% – 23%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bruce
Rauner (R) 		Generic
Democrat (D) 		Other Undecided
Normington Petts (D-DGA) July 18–20, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 37% 49% – 14%
Anzalone Lizst Grove (D) February 15–20, 2017 800 ± 3.5% 32% 47% – 21%
Normington Petts (D-DGA) January 3–5, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 35% 45% – 20%

See also

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