Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014

Last updated
Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014
Flag of Illinois.svg
←  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  →
  Bruce Rauner crop.jpg Governor Pat Quinn (a).jpg
Nominee Bruce Rauner Pat Quinn
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti Paul Vallas
Popular vote1,823,6271,681,343
Percentage50.3%46.4%
Illinois Governor Election Results by County, 2014.svg
County Results
Rauner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Quinn:     60–70%
Governor before election

Pat Quinn
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bruce Rauner
Republican

The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, concurrently with the election to Illinois' Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Governor of Illinois head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Illinois

The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Illinois is one of 14 states that does not have a gubernatorial term-limit. The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces, when they are in state service.

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket, and are directly elected by popular vote. Candidates for lieutenant governor ran separately in the primary from candidates for governor until 2014, when the system was changed to allow the gubernatorial nominee of a party to select the nominee for lieutenant governor. When the Governor of Illinois becomes unable to discharge the duties of that office, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor. If the Governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Under the Illinois Constitution, the Attorney General is next in line of succession to the Governor's office after the lieutenant governor, but does not succeed to the Lieutenant Governor's office. From the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich in 2009 until the inauguration of Sheila Simon in 2011, Attorney General Lisa Madigan would have become Governor if Pat Quinn had vacated the office. Historically, the lieutenant governor has been from either the Democratic Party or Republican Party. The current lieutenant governor is Democrat Juliana Stratton.

The three classes of United States Senators are made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats each. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that senators in one of the groups are up for election every two years, rather than having all 100 seats up for election at once. For example, the 33 Senate seats of class 1 were up for election in 2018, the elections for the 33 seats of class 2 will take place in 2020, and the elections for the 34 seats of class 3 will be held in 2022.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn ran for re-election to a second full term in office. Quinn, the then-Lieutenant Governor, assumed the office of Governor on January 29, 2009, when Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office. He was narrowly elected to a first full term in 2010. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014. [1] Quinn was renominated by the Democrats, while the Republicans chose businessman and venture capitalist Bruce Rauner and the Libertarians nominated political activist Chad Grimm.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Pat Quinn (politician) American politician: 41st Governor of Illinois

Patrick Joseph Quinn Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st Governor of Illinois, from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat, Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty. He is currently working on Take Charge Chicago, a petition for referendums to limit the Mayor of Chicago to two four-year terms and create an elected Consumer Advocate in the city.

Rod Blagojevich former Governor of Illinois

Rod Blagojevich is an American former politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 until his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office in 2009.

Previously in Illinois, there were separate primary elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, with the winners then running together on the same ticket. In 2011, the law was changed and candidates for Governor now pick their own running mate. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for Comptroller. She was replaced as Quinn's running mate by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Rauner chose Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti and Grimm chose Alex Cummings.

Sheila Simon American politician and educator

Sheila J. Simon was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, from 2011 to 2015. In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller, losing to Republican incumbent Judy Baar Topinka. She was previously a professor of law at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. Simon is the daughter of former U.S. Senator Paul Simon, who had previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1969-1973), and his first wife, former Illinois State Representative Jeanne Hurley Simon.

Chicago Public Schools Public school system of the municipal government of Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, in Chicago, Illinois, is the third largest school district in the United States. For the 2014–2015 school year, CPS reported overseeing 660 schools, including 484 elementary schools and 176 high schools; of which 517 were district-run, 130 were charter schools, 11 were contract schools and 2 were SAFE schools. The district serves over 396,000 students.

Paul Vallas American politician and school administrator

Paul Gust Vallas is an American politician and former superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools and the Recovery School District of Louisiana, former CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools, and a former budget director for the city of Chicago. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2014 with then-incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, though the Democratic ticket was defeated by the Republican ticket, which included Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti.

Rauner defeated Quinn in the general election by 50.3% of the vote to Quinn's 46.4%. Rauner won every county in Illinois except for Cook County, home to the city of Chicago and 40% of the state's residents. [2] [3] Quinn was the only incumbent Democratic governor to lose re-election in the general election in 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

William Daley
Pat Quinn

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Pat
Quinn		Tio
Hardiman		OtherUndecided
Strive Strategies March 9, 2014563± 4.21%64%36%——

Results

Democratic primary results [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Quinn (Incumbent)321,81871.94
Democratic Tio Hardiman125,50028.06
Total votes447,318100

Republican primary

By early summer 2013, the field seeking the Republican nomination was set at four candidates. [25] Two of them, State Senators Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, had sought the nomination in 2010, with Brady edging out Dillard by 193 votes, but ultimately losing to Pat Quinn by less than 1 percent. [26] Dan Rutherford, who was elected state treasurer in 2010 after serving as a State Representative and State Senator, formally entered the race on June 2. [27]

Rauner had announced the formation of an exploratory committee in March [28] and made his entry into the Republican field official on June 5. [29] Despite longstanding rumors that Rauner was committed to spending $50 million on his campaign, he denied in an interview ever specifying a dollar figure. [30]

By the date of the primary, Rauner had broken the previous record for self-funding in an Illinois gubernatorial race by putting more than $6 million of his own money into his campaign. In total, he raised more than $14 million before the primary election. [31]

On March 18, 2014, Rauner won the Republican primary, collecting 40% of the vote, compared to 37% for State Senator Kirk Dillard.

Candidates

Declared

Removed

  • Peter Edward Jones (removed from the ballot) [40] [41]
    • Running mate: None [40]

Declined

Endorsements

Kirk Dillard
Bruce Rauner

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Adam
Andrzejewski		Bill
Brady		Kirk
Dillard		Dan
Proft		Bruce
Rauner		Dan
Rutherford		Aaron
Schock		Joe
Walsh		OtherUndecided
We Ask America March 17, 20141,126± 3%—19%27%—44%9%————
Illinois Mirror/WAS March 16, 20141,162± 3%—15%26%—32%5%———21%
We Ask America March 11, 20141,235± 2.9%—19%26%—46%9%————
Tribune/WGN-TV March 1–5, 2014600± 4%—18%23%—36%9%———13%
We Ask America March 4, 20141,262± 2.85%—12%14%—40%8%———26%
We Ask America February 25, 20141,178± 3%—13%17%—36%7%———27%
McKeon & Assoc.* February 18–19, 2014831± 3.6%—24%13%—32%3%———18%
We Ask America February 18, 20141,323± ?—14%13%—35%8%———30%
Tribune/WGN-TV February 5–8, 2014600± 4%—20%11%—40%13%———15%
We Ask America January 14, 20141,139± 2.9%—17%9%—34%15%———25%
Ogden & Fry January 2014778± 2.5%—8%6%—18%10%———58%
We Ask America November 26, 20131,233± 2.79%—18%10%—26%17%———29%
Public Policy Polling November 22–25, 2013375± 5.1%—17%10%—24%14%———36%
We Ask America November 14, 20131,191± 2.94%—25%14%—11%18%———32%
Battleground Polling November 3–11, 2013535± 3.97%—13%12%—12%18%———45%
We Ask America August 13, 20131,102± ?—21%10%—14%17%———32%
We Ask America June 20, 20131,310± 2.8%—18%11%—12%22%———38%
Battleground Polling May 20–27, 2013400± 4.8%—19%14%13%5%27%——22%—
Paul Simon Institute January 27–February 8, 2013186± 7.2%2%10%3%2%—10%9%6%5%53%
Public Policy Polling November 26–28, 2012303± 5.6%—14%12%—7%19%18%8%7%15%

Results

Republican primary results [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Rauner328,93440.13
Republican Kirk Dillard305,12037.22
Republican Bill Brady123,70815.09
Republican Dan Rutherford61,8487.55
Total votes819,624100

Third party and Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Chad Grimm (Libertarian), political activist, candidate for the State House in 2012 and candidate for the Peoria City Council in 2013 [62]
    • Running mate: Alex Cummings

Removed from ballot

Declined

General election

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [67] TossupNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [68] Lean DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [69] TossupNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [70] TossupNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Pat
Quinn (D)		Bruce
Rauner (R)		Chad
Grimm (L)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling November 1–2, 20141,064± 3%47%45%3%—5%
48%48%——4%
McKeon & Associates October 28, 2014823± 3.9%45%42%4%—9%
We Ask America October 27–28, 20142,327± 3%49.5%44.8%5.6%——
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 20143,519± 3%45%41%—1%13%
Rasmussen Reports October 20–22, 20141,000± 3%47%48%—2%4%
APC Research October 16–21, 2014800± 3.5%43%45%4%—7%
Southern Illinois University September 23–October 15, 20141,006 RV± 3%41.2%38.6%4.5%0.9%14.9%
691 LV± 3.7%40.7%42.4%3%0.9%13%
We Ask America October 8, 20141,051± 3.02%44.48%41.03%6.95%—7.53%
University of Illinois Springfield October 2–8, 2014723± 3.7%41.3%43.1%—1.5%14%
We Ask America October 6, 20141,097± 3%43.63%39.6%5.88%—10.9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 20143,955± 2%46%43%—1%10%
Communication Express September 30, 20141,208± 2.87%36.7%42.5%5%—15.8%
Fabrizio Lee September 27–29, 2014600± 4%41%39%5%—15%
Rasmussen Reports September 24–25, 2014750± 4%44%42%—6%8%
Battleground Polling September 23–24, 2014408± 4.8%43%43%6%—8%
We Ask America September 18–19, 20141,418± 3%41%44%6%—9%
Global Strategy Group September 4–7, 2014605± 4%43%40%5%—12%
APC Research September 3–5, 2014800± 3.5%48%37%5%—10%
We Ask America September 2, 20141,064± 3%37.09%45.59%7.27%—10.05%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 20144,363± 3%40%44%—2%13%
Garin Hart Yang Research Group* August 12–14, 2014802± 3.5%43%46%——11%
We Ask America August 5–6, 20141,085± 3.12%37.86%50.76%——11.38%
Gravis Marketing August 4–5, 2014567± 4%40%48%——12%
Rasmussen Reports July 29–30, 2014750± 4%39%44%—7%10%
We Ask America July 28, 20141,087± 2.97%32.78%46.82%——20.4%
Mellman Group^ July 27–29, 2014600± 5%38%39%——23%
Harstad Strategic Research July 17–22, 20141,003± 3.1%42%46%—3%8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 20145,298± 2.1%43%46%—2%8%
McKeon & Associates July 9–10, 2014800± 3.9%34%40%——26%
Capitol Fax/We Ask America July 8, 2014940± 3.2%39%51%——10%
We Ask America June 10–11, 20141,075± 3%37.06%47.2%——15.74%
Where America Stands May 12, 20141,168± 3%31.3%48.9%0.6%3.3% [71] 15.9%
We Ask America [72] April 27, 2014?± 3.14%44%44%——12%
We Ask America [73] April 21, 2014?± 3.21%38%49%——13%
Rasmussen Reports April 9–10, 2014750± 4%40%43%—6%10%
Where America Stands March 27, 20141,033± 3%32.3%45.6%1.4%1.7% [74] 19%
Gravis Marketing March 21–22, 2014806± 3%35%43%——22%
We Ask America January 30, 20141,354± 2.7%39%47%——14%
Public Policy Polling November 22–25, 2013557± 4.2%41%38%——21%

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014 [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti 1,823,62750.27
Democratic Pat Quinn/Paul Vallas (Incumbent)1,681,34346.35
Libertarian Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings121,5343.35
Write-in Various candidates1,1860.03
Majority142,2843.92%
Total votes3,627,690100
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

Related Research Articles

William M. Daley American lawyer and former banker

William Michael "Bill" Daley is an American lawyer, politician and former banker. He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, from January 2011 to January 2012. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, from 1997 to 2000, under President Bill Clinton. He has also served on the executive committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Daley was a candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2014 gubernatorial election, until dropping out of the race on September 16, 2013. He ran in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election but came in third in the first-round voting, and did not advance to the runoff.

Bill Brady (politician) Illinois politician

William E. "Bill" Brady Jr. is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate who has represented the 44th Legislative District since his appointment in May 2002.

Kirk Dillard American politician

Kirk W. Dillard is a former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 24th District from 1994 until his resignation in August 2014. He is also the former chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party. Dillard is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), serving as Illinois state leader.

2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor. Emmer would be elected to the United States House of Representatives four years later.

2010 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn sought and was elected to a full term in office. Quinn was elected as the Democratic nominee, the Illinois Green Party nominee was attorney and 2006 nominee Rich Whitney, the Republican nominee was State Senator Bill Brady, the Libertarian Party nominee was Lex Green, and Scott Lee Cohen ran as an independent. Governor Quinn won election to a full term in a very close race, beating Senator Brady by only about 32,000 votes, despite Brady winning in 98 of 102 Illinois counties.

J. B. Pritzker 43rd Governor of Illinois

Jay Robert Pritzker, known as J. B. Pritzker, is an American businessman, philanthropist and politician serving as the 43rd Governor of Illinois since 2019. He is a private business owner based in Chicago and a managing partner and co-founder of the Pritzker Group and a member of the Pritzker family who own the Hyatt hotel chain; he has an estimated personal net worth of $3.5 billion.

2014 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.

2014 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2014 in 36 states and three territories, concurrent with other elections during the 2014 United States elections.

2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Minnesota concurrently with the election to Minnesota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2014 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 2014 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Illinois, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Bruce Rauner American businessman, politician, and 42nd Governor of Illinois

Bruce Vincent Rauner is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois, from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election, he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the private equity firm GTCR, based in Chicago. He was the Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election and defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn by 50.3% to 46.4%. Rauner was defeated in the 2018 gubernatorial election by Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker.

2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election

The 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State.

2014 Illinois elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 4, 2014. All of Illinois' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014.

2018 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial elections in United States

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 2018 in 36 states and three territories. These elections formed part of the 2018 United States elections. Other coinciding elections were the 2018 United States Senate elections and the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all but three of the states took place in 2014. Governors in New Hampshire and Vermont serve two-year terms, meaning that their most recent gubernatorial elections took place in 2016. Meanwhile, Oregon held a special election in 2016 to fill an unexpired term.

2016 Illinois Comptroller special election

A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8, 2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger, a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives, to fill her seat at the beginning of his term in 2015. Per Illinois state law, a special election was held to elect a comptroller to finish Topinka's term. Munger ran as the Republican nominee against Democratic Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza. State Senator Daniel Biss ran for the Democratic nomination, but dropped out in November 2015.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2018 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election. Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker. This was the second consecutive Illinois gubernatorial election in which the incumbent governor lost re-election.

Juliana Stratton American politician

Juliana Stratton is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois, since 2019. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. She is the first African-American woman to become Illinois' lieutenant governor.

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois State Board of Elections". Elections.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Pat Quinn Concedes Illinois Gubernatorial Race to Bruce Rauner". Huffington Post . November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Newman, James (November 5, 2014) - "Quinn/Rauner a Squeaker? Durbin/Oberweis a Cakewalk? Think Again" - NIU Today. Northern Illinois University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tio Hardiman, Ex-CeaseFire Director, Announces He'll Seek Democratic Nomination For Illinois Governor". The Huffington Post . August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Candidate Detail Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine . Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed November 26, 2013
  6. ↑ "Quinn Running Again Because "I Think I'm Doing A Good Job"". NBC Chicago . November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Burnett, Sara. "Quinn picks Paul Vallas as 2014 running mate". Pantagraph. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bill Daley jumps '100 percent' in Illinois governor race". Sun Times Chicago. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bill Daley drops bid for governor". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  10. ↑ Miller, Rich (December 12, 2012). "Bill Daley for governor? He doesn't want to talk about it". Capitol Fax. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 Brown, Mark (July 16, 2013). "Brown: Lisa Madigan's exit opens the door for ... who?". Chicago Sun-times . Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ Miller, Rich (September 18, 2013). "Could another Democrat emerge?". Capitol Fax. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Lisa Madigan takes pass on governor's race". Chicago Tribune . July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  14. ↑ Korecki, Natasha (October 17, 2012). "Toni Preckwinkle says 'no' to possible run for governor in 2014". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Democratic Sen. Kwame Raoul won't run for Illinois governor". Chicago Tribune . August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  16. ↑ Pearson, Rick (July 2, 2013). "NY Mayor Bloomberg backs Bill Daley for governor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  17. ↑ Burnett, Sara (August 16, 2013). "Cook County Dems endorse Quinn over Daley in 2014". Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  18. 1 2 Strauss, Daniel (July 18, 2013). "Reps. Davis, Gutierrez back Illinois Gov. Quinn over former chief of staff Daley". The Hill . Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  19. ↑ "The trouble with endorsing Gov. Pat Quinn". The Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  20. ↑ Dietrich, Matt (March 3, 2014). "ENDORSEMENTS ROLLING OUT: CRAIN'S LIKES RAUNER, TRIBUNE "ENDORSES" QUINN". Reboot Illinois. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Democratic Party of Illinois Endorses Governor Quinn for Re-Election". Governor Quinn for Illinois. Associated Press. September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Illinois Teamsters Endorse Pat Quinn For Governor". PR Newswire. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association Endorses Governor Quinn for Re-Election". Governor Quinn for Illinois. Associated Press. September 17, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  24. 1 2 Official Illinois State Board of Elections Results Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  25. ↑ "Republican governor candidates". Reboot Illinois. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  26. ↑ "2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results". U.S. Elections Atlas. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  27. ↑ Geiger, Kim (June 3, 2013). "Dan Rutherford jumps into governor's race". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Rauner announces "exploratory committee"". Capitol Fax. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  29. ↑ Garcia, Monique; Secter, Bob (June 6, 2013). "Rauner officially enters GOP race for governor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  30. ↑ Dietrich, Matt (June 6, 2013). "RAUNER Q&A: ONLY AN OUTSIDER CAN FIX ILLINOIS' MANY PROBLEMS; I'M THE ONE TO DO IT". Reboot Illinois. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  31. ↑ Pearson, Rick (March 6, 2014). "Rauner's $6 million sets record in Illinois governor race". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Brady to launch bid for governor on Wednesday". Pantagraph. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Bill Brady Picks Maria Rodriguez As Running-Mate". CBS Chicago. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  34. ↑ Lutz, BJ (November 8, 2012). "Sen. Dillard Confirms Run for Governor". NBC Chicago . Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Dillard officially picks State Rep. Jil Tracy as 2014 running mate". 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  36. 1 2 Pearson, Rick (August 28, 2012). "Republican 2014 governor hopefuls jockey in Tampa". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  37. ↑ Thomas, Charles (October 8, 2013). "Gov candidate Bruce Rauner announces Evelyn Sanguinetti as running mate". ABC 7 Chicago . Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  38. ↑ Steinberg, Neil (May 30, 2013). "State Treasurer Dan Rutherford to announce run for governor". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  39. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lauren (2013-09-02). "GOP gov hopeful Dan Rutherford taps Steve Kim as running mate". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  40. 1 2 "Unknown Republicans File for Illinois Governor, US Senate, Legislature". Illinois Observer. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  41. ↑ "Republican Candidate For Governor Kicked Off The Ballot". WUIS 919. January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  42. ↑ Erickson, Kurt (March 20, 2013). "Former gubernatorial candidate Andrzejewski staying out of 2014 campaign". Herald & Review . Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  43. 1 2 Skinner, Cal (October 16, 2013). "Dan Duffy Endorses Bruce Rauner for Governor". McHenry County Blog. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  44. ↑ "Word on the Street: Adam Kinzinger for governor? It could make sense". PJStar.com. September 1, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  45. ↑ Skiba, Katherine. "Ray LaHood rules out running for office after Cabinet term". Chicago Tribune.
  46. ↑ Riopell, Mike (August 17, 2012). "Suburban Republicans for governor in 2014?". The Daily Herald . Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  47. ↑ Cameron, Bill (August 28, 2013). "Dan Proft Nixes Run for Illinois Governor in 2014". 89 WLS . Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  48. ↑ Pearson, Rick (April 26, 2013). "Schock won't seek GOP nod for Illinois governor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  49. ↑ "Joe Walsh, Governor? Defeated Illinois Congressman Mulls His Next Steps". The Huffington Post . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  50. 1 2 "Thompson, Edgar support Dillard for governor". 89 WLS. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  51. ↑ Thomas, Charles (February 14, 2014). "Kirk Dillard, Illinois Senator announces endorsement from Illinois Education Association; comments on Rutherford allegations". abc 7. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  52. ↑ Bond, Brendan (February 14, 2014). "Dillard to receive much-needed major endorsement today". Reboot Illinois. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  53. ↑ "AFSCME endorses Dillard in GOP gubernatorial primary". AFSCME Council 31. Associated Press. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  54. ↑ Pearson, Rick (March 2, 2014). "Dillard gains backing from state's two major teachers' unions". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  55. ↑ "On Republican ballot, Dillard for Illinois governor". Daily Herald. Associated Press. February 15, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  56. ↑ "Editorial: Rauner is the change agent in the GOP field". Chicago Tribune. March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  57. ↑ Dietrich, Matt (March 7, 2014). "RAUNER GETS PRIZED CHICAGO TRIBUNE ENDORSEMENT". Reboot Illinois. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  58. ↑ "Crain's endorsement: Rauner offers best chance of change in Illinois". Crain's Chicago Business. Associated Press. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  59. ↑ "Endorsement: Illinois governor (R) – Rauner". Kane County Chronicle. Associated Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  60. ↑ "Cook County Republican Party Announces 2014 Primary Endorsements". Cook County Republican Party. Associated Press. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  61. ↑ Sneed, Michael. "Bruce Rauner secures pre-primary endorsement by the Cook County Republican Party". Chicago Sun-Times. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  62. ↑ "Chad Grimm" . Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  63. 1 2 Vinicky, Amanda; Meisel, Hannah (27 March 2014). "Green Party Candidates Seek Place on November Ballot". wuis.org. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  64. 1 2 Rauner Dealt Double Blows Over Illinois Ballot Miami Herald, August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014
  65. ↑ "STATE SENATOR SAM MCCANN CONSIDERING A THIRD PARTY RUN FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR". Illinois Review. June 6, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  66. ↑ Bernard Schoenburg (June 10, 2014). "McCann out before he's in governor's race". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  67. ↑ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  68. ↑ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  69. ↑ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  70. ↑ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  71. ↑ Mike Oberline (C) 2.2%, Scott Summers (G) 1.1%
  72. ↑ Poll identified candidate's party
  73. ↑ Poll did not identify candidate's party
  74. ↑ "Green Party candidate"
  75. ↑ "November 4, 2014 General election Official results" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.