Elections in Illinois
Elections in Illinois |
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Elections in Illinois provide for the election of over 40,000 elected seats across over 6,000 units of government.[1]
In a 2020 study, Illinois was ranked as the 4th easiest state for citizens to vote in.[2]
Election system
Elections in Illinois are directly administered by 109 election authorities. Seven
The
Elections held
Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,446,891 | 40.45% | 3,471,915 | 57.39% | 130,694 | 2.16% |
2016 | 2,146,015 | 38.35% | 3,090,729 | 55.24% | 358,535 | 6.41% |
2012 | 2,135,216 | 40.66% | 3,019,512 | 57.50% | 96,704 | 1.84% |
2008 | 2,031,179 | 36.73% | 3,419,348 | 61.83% | 79,652 | 1.44% |
2004 | 2,345,946 | 44.48% | 2,891,550 | 54.82% | 36,826 | 0.70% |
2000 | 2,019,421 | 42.58% | 2,589,026 | 54.60% | 133,676 | 2.82% |
1996 | 1,587,021 | 36.81% | 2,341,744 | 54.32% | 382,626 | 8.87% |
1992 | 1,734,096 | 34.34% | 2,453,350 | 48.58% | 862,711 | 17.08% |
1988 | 2,310,939 | 50.69% | 2,215,940 | 48.60% | 32,241 | 0.71% |
1984 | 2,707,103 | 56.17% | 2,086,499 | 43.30% | 25,486 | 0.53% |
1980 | 2,358,049 | 49.65% | 1,981,413 | 41.72% | 410,259 | 8.64% |
1976 | 2,364,269 | 50.10% | 2,271,295 | 48.13% | 83,269 | 1.76% |
1972 | 2,788,179 | 59.03% | 1,913,472 | 40.51% | 21,585 | 0.46% |
1968 | 2,174,774 | 47.08% | 2,039,814 | 44.15% | 405,161 | 8.77% |
1964 | 1,905,946 | 40.53% | 2,796,833 | 59.47% | 62 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,368,988 | 49.80% | 2,377,846 | 49.98% | 10,575 | 0.22% |
1956 | 2,623,327 | 59.52% | 1,775,682 | 40.29% | 8,398 | 0.19% |
1952 | 2,457,327 | 54.84% | 2,013,920 | 44.94% | 9,811 | 0.22% |
1948 | 1,961,103 | 49.22% | 1,994,715 | 50.07% | 28,228 | 0.71% |
1944 | 1,939,314 | 48.05% | 2,079,479 | 51.52% | 17,268 | 0.43% |
1940 | 2,047,240 | 48.54% | 2,149,934 | 50.97% | 20,761 | 0.49% |
1936 | 1,570,393 | 39.69% | 2,282,999 | 57.70% | 103,130 | 2.61% |
1932 | 1,432,756 | 42.04% | 1,882,304 | 55.23% | 92,866 | 2.73% |
1928 | 1,769,141 | 56.93% | 1,313,817 | 42.28% | 24,531 | 0.79% |
1924 | 1,453,321 | 58.84% | 576,975 | 23.36% | 439,771 | 17.80% |
1920 | 1,420,480 | 67.81% | 534,395 | 25.51% | 139,839 | 6.68% |
1916 | 1,152,549 | 52.56% | 950,229 | 43.34% | 89,929 | 4.10% |
1912 | 253,593 | 22.13% | 405,048 | 35.34% | 487,532 | 42.54% |
1908 | 629,932 | 54.53% | 450,810 | 39.02% | 74,512 | 6.45% |
1904 | 632,645 | 58.77% | 327,606 | 30.43% | 116,248 | 10.80% |
1900 | 597,985 | 52.83% | 503,061 | 44.44% | 30,851 | 2.73% |
1896 | 607,130 | 55.66% | 465,613 | 42.68% | 18,126 | 1.66% |
1892 | 399,288 | 45.70% | 426,281 | 48.79% | 48,078 | 5.50% |
1888 | 370,475 | 49.54% | 348,351 | 46.58% | 28,987 | 3.88% |
1884 | 337,469 | 50.17% | 312,351 | 46.43% | 22,850 | 3.40% |
1880 | 318,036 | 51.11% | 277,321 | 44.56% | 26,948 | 4.33% |
1876 | 278,232 | 50.20% | 258,611 | 46.66% | 17,384 | 3.14% |
1872 | 241,936 | 56.27% | 184,884 | 43.00% | 3,151 | 0.73% |
1868 | 250,304 | 55.69% | 199,116 | 44.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 189,512 | 54.42% | 158,724 | 45.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 172,171 | 50.69% | 160,215 | 47.17% | 7,280 | 2.14% |
1856 | 96,275 | 40.23% | 105,528 | 44.09% | 37,531 | 15.68% |
1852 | 64,733 | 41.77% | 80,378 | 51.87% | 9,863 | 6.36% |
1848 | 52,853 | 42.42% | 55,952 | 44.91% | 15,791 | 12.67% |
1844 | 45,854 | 42.05% | 58,795 | 53.91% | 4,408 | 4.04% |
1840 | 45,574 | 48.91% | 47,441 | 50.92% | 160 | 0.17% |
1836 | 15,220 | 45.31% | 18,369 | 54.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
Regular elections
There are four types of regular elections in Illinois: the general
The election day for the general election is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even year,[7] which is the day usually associated with election day in the United States. Its associated general primary election is held on the preceding third Tuesday in March.[7]
The election day for the consolidated election is the first Tuesday in April of each odd year, unless that day is during Passover, in which case the election is the first Tuesday after Passover.[7][8] Its associated consolidated primary election is held on the preceding last Tuesday in February.[7] The consolidated election was established in 1982; before this, many local governments held separate elections on unrelated days at unrelated places.[6]
Special elections
Illinois statutes limit
Vacancies
United States Congress
If a seat in the United States House of Representatives becomes vacant more than 240 days before the next general election, the governor chooses a date within 180 days and issues a writ of election to hold a special election on the chosen day for that congressional district.[10]
Election judges
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Illinois high school student election judges
High school students in many states across the country are permitted to serve as
The State of Illinois, specifically Chicago, has a robust model.[according to whom?] Chicago's contingencies of student judges are the largest in the country. Illinois law[12] provided that students meet the following criteria to serve as Election Judges:
- Be a high school junior or senior in good standing;
- Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
- Be a U.S. citizen by Election Day;
- Be able to read, write, and speak English;
- Successfully complete a 4-hour training session;
- Be able to work on Election Day beginning at 5 a.m. until all duties are completed after the polls close;
- Be recommended by his/her high school principal;
- Have the written approval of his/her parent or legal guardian.,[13][14]
There is no minimum age requirement to serve as a student election judge in Illinois. A maximum of two high school students, 1 from each party, may serve in each precinct.[15] In the City of Chicago, a partnership between the Chicago Board of Elections and Mikva Challenge, a non-partisan civic engagement organization, has contributed to the Election Board leading the nation in the utilization of student judges.[16]
See also
- Politics of Illinois
- Political party strength in Illinois
- Electoral reform in Illinois
- Government of Illinois
- United States presidential elections in Illinois
- Women's suffrage in Illinois
Statewide offices
- Elected officials
- Illinois General Assembly
- Governor of Illinois
- Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- Illinois Treasurer
- Illinois Attorney General
- Illinois Comptroller
Further reading
- MacRae, Duncan; Meldrum, James A. (1960). "Critical Elections in Illinois: 1888–1958". American Political Science Review. 54 (3): 669–683.
References
- ^ a b Illinois State Board of Elections (PDF) (pamphlet), Springfield, Illinois: State Board of Elections, 2018-09-18, retrieved 2018-12-01
- S2CID 225139517.
- ^ a b "Information For Voters". Springfield, Illinois: State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ State Board of Elections (10 ILCS 5/1A-8) as of 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Presidential General Election Results Comparison - Illinois". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Quad City Times (online ed.). Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ a b c d Time of Holding Elections (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) as of 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ Time of Holding Elections (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1a) as of 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ Time of Holding Elections (10 ILCS 5/2A-1). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ 10 ILCS 5/25-7 ILCS as of 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ State Profiles Archived 2014-06-11 at the Wayback Machine; American Education EDU;
- ^ SB0387s; regarding "Election Judge HS Seniors"; passed on July 29, 1999.
- ^ article; Chicago Elections on line.
- ^ Legislation; Illinois Government.
- ^ Student Election Judges; Cook County Clerk website; .
- ^ Mikva Challenge Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine; organization website; .
External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine — official website
- Illinois Online Voter Application Website Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine — official website: allows voter registration, registration status lookup, and polling place lookup
- Illinois at Ballotpedia
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020