Learn More About Illinois Elections 2014

By Marci Glover


The primary election in Illinois took place on 18th March 2014. Voters were expected to vote for the three main categories in order to narrow down the number of candidates running in the general elections. The three main categories of Illinois elections 2014 include the State Central Committee men, Precinct Committee men and the township committee men.

It is one of the thirty four states that allow voters to vote early . Early voting begins fifteen days prior to the election date and ends three days before the date. Therefore, the actual date of early voting should be set twenty one days prior to the election date. The voters are required to have government issued photo identification. There are no specific requirements as to who should vote early.

Voters will be expected to vote for the eighteen candidates from the respective districts to the United States House of Representatives. There will also be 18 representatives to the house of congress and the senate. The different districts will therefore choose from the finalists after the primary elections. The senate executive officers to be elected include the Governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller, the treasurer and the attorney general.

With regards to the gubernatorial elections, Incumbent governor Pat Quin could be one of the most vulnerable candidates to run for reelection after the preceding governor was impeached. His running mate will be Paul Vallas . They will be running against the Republican Partys Bruce Rauner and his running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti. He will also be running against other third party candidates. Governor Pat Quins current lieutenant governor, Sheila Simon will not be running for another term and will instead run for the State Comptrollers Office.

The secretary of state Jesse White will be running for reelection against the republican candidate Mike Webster. Jesse white will be running for a fifth term in office. Mike Webster was declared candidate after the withdrawal of renowned businessman Will Lindsey.

The comptroller office will be contested by Judy Baar who will be running for re-election and Shiela Simon, the current lieutenant governor. The treasurers office will be contested by Bob Grogan and Tom Cross. Other very popular third party candidates will be contesting for the two offices.

As the election date nears, it is still difficult to know who will finally will the elections. Campaigns are at their climax being the last few months to the big day. The reelection of Pat Quin as governor has definitely been the highlight of this election season. His corrupt government has not helped much in his re-election and could greatly affect his re-election.

It is clear that the people of Illinois will take up their constitutional right to vote given the increased number of registered voters. There has also been increased change in the party affiliations that was seen during the primary elections. This is due to the fact that the state has a primary hybrid system. This system allows voters to declare their party affiliation at the polls as opposed to the common declaration during registration. Voters are therefor allowed to change affiliation as they wish but declare one during the polls.




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