2013 Illinois's 2nd congressional district special election
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A special election for Illinois' 2nd congressional district was held on April 9, 2013, to fill a seat in the
Cook County.[2]
Pat Quinn, the Governor of Illinois, set the primary elections for February 26, coinciding with municipal primary elections, and initially set the general election for March 19. However, legislation was enacted at Quinn's request to allow the general election to coincide with municipal general elections held on April 9.[3]
The winner of the Democratic primary was Robin Kelly[4] and Paul McKinley won the Republican Primary.[5] The Green Party nominated 2010 U.S. Senate candidate LeAlan Jones.[6]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Anthony Beale, Alderman[7]
- John Blyt[8]
- Patrick O. Brutus[8]
- Clifford Eagleton[8]
- Ernest B. Fenton[8]
- Debbie Halvorson, former U.S. Representative[7]
- Gregory Haynes[8]
- Denise A. Hill, Minister (write-in)[8]
- Robin Kelly, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer (Won primary)[7][9]
- Fatimah N. Muhammed[8]
- Larry D. Pickens[8]
- Charles Rayburn[8]
- Mel Reynolds, former U.S. Representative[10]
- Jonathan Victor[8]
- Joyce W. Washington, 2004 U.S. Senate candidate[8]
- Anthony W. Williams, Community Activist[8]
Withdrawn
- Donne Trotter, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)[11]
- Napoleon Harris, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)[12]
- Toi Hutchinson, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)[7][13]
Declined
- Sam Adam Jr., attorney[14]
- Corey Brooks, pastor
- William D. Burns, Alderman[15]
- Jonathan Jackson, civil rights activist and Jackson Jr.'s brother[16]
- Sandi Jackson, Alderman and Jackson Jr.'s wife[7]
- David E. Miller, former state Representative[14]
- Todd Stroger, former President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[17]
Did not file
- James Hickey, President of the Orland Fire Protection District board and candidate for the 11th congressional district in 2012[18]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Anthony Beale |
Debbie Halvorson |
Napoleon Harris |
Toi Hutchinson |
Robin Kelly |
Mel Reynolds |
Joyce Washington |
Other | Undecided |
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GBA Strategies^ | February 4โ5, 2013 | 400 | ยฑ 4.9% | 10% | 22% | โ | 20% | 26% | 5% | 2% | โ | 15% |
Normington, Petts & Associates+ | January 8โ10, 2013 | 400 | ยฑ 4.9% | 5% | 16% | 7% | 12% | 8% | 7% | โ | 5% | 40% |
GBA Strategies^ | January 3โ7, 2013 | 500 | ยฑ 4.4% | 10% | 25% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 2% | โ | 15% |
- + Internal poll for Toi Hutchison Campaign
- ^ Internal poll for Robin Kelly Campaign
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ยฑ% | |
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Democratic | Robin Kelly | 30,872 | 51.8 | N/A | |
Democratic | Debbie Halvorson | 14,533 | 24.4 | N/A | |
Democratic | Anthony Beale | 6,421 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Democratic | Joyce W. Washington | 2,550 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Democratic | Toi Hutchinson | 1,598 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Democratic | Ernest B. Fenton | 1,538 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Democratic | Anthony W. Williams | 636 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Democratic | Mel Reynolds | 454 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Democratic | Clifford Eagleton | 204 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Democratic | Fatimah N. Muhammad | 190 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Democratic | Gregory Haynes | 142 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | Larry D. Pickens | 126 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | John Blyt | 103 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | Jonathan Victor | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | Charles Rayburn | 74 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Democratic | Patrick O. Brutus | 61 | 0.1 | N/A |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Lenny McAllister, political commentator and former radio show host[citation needed]
- Paul McKinley[5][8] (Won Primary)
- Beverly E. Reid[8]
- Eric M. Wallace[8]
Withdrawn
- James Taylor Sr., newspaper publisher and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ยฑ% | |
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Republican | Paul McKinley | 955 | 27.1 | N/A | |
Republican | Eric M. Wallace | 932 | 26.4 | N/A | |
Republican | Lenny McAllister | 859 | 24.3 | N/A | |
Republican | Beverly E. Reid | 521 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Republican | James Taylor Sr. | 263 | 7.5 | N/A |
Green Party
The Green Party nominated 2010 U.S. Senate candidate and journalist LeAlan Jones to run on the Green Party ticket.[22]
Independent candidates
- Curtiss Llong Bey[23]
- Marcus Lewis, postal worker and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in 2012[24]
- Elizabeth "Liz" Pahlke[23]
Did not file
Socialist Workers Party
- John Hawkins, communist political organizer[25]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ยฑ% | |
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Democratic | Robin Kelly | 58,834 | 70.72% | +7.47% | |
Republican | Paul McKinley | 18,387 | 22.10% | -1.12% | |
Independent
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Elizabeth "Liz" Pahlke | 2,525 | 3.04% | N/A | |
Green
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LeAlan Jones | 1,531 | 1.84% | N/A | |
Independent
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Marcus Lewis | 1,359 | 1.63% | -11.81% | |
Independent
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Curtiss Llong Bey | 548 | 0.66% | N/A | |
Independent
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Steve Piekarczyk (write-in) | 9 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 83,193 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
County results
Robin Kelly Democratic |
Paul McKinley Republican |
Elizabeth Pahlke Independent
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LeAlan Jones Green
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Marcus Lewis Independent
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Curtiss Llong Bey Independent
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Steve Piekarczyk Write-in
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Total | ||||||||
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County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
Cook | 49,105 | 82.40% | 7,139 | 11.98% | 1,299 | 2.18% | 769 | 1.29% | 940 | 1.58% | 332 | 0.56% | 9 | 0.02% | 59,593 |
Kankakee | 6,077 | 41.01% | 7,470 | 50.41% | 591 | 3.99% | 329 | 2.22% | 218 | 1.47% | 134 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,819 |
Will | 3,652 | 41.59% | 3,778 | 43.02% | 635 | 7.23% | 433 | 4.93% | 201 | 2.29% | 82 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,781 |
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- ^ "Ex-Legislator, Robin Kelly, wins Democratic race". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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- ^ a b Skiba, Katherine; Pearson, Rick (November 21, 2012). "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Will Burns will not seek 2nd District seat". Hyde Park Herald. November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Joseph, Cameron (December 19, 2012). "Jackson Jr.'s brother won't run for his old House seat". The Hill. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ Cox, Ted (November 26, 2012). "State Looks Into $500,000 That Disappeared from Todd Stroger Campaign Fund". DNAinfo.com Chicago. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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- ^ a b "2013 Illinois 2nd District Primaries Results". Politico. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "James Taylor Sr. running for Jackson's seat". The Daily Journal. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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