Alex Cummings
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Alex Cummings was a Libertarian candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 elections.[1] Cummings and his gubernatorial running mate Chad Grimm faced the Democratic ticket of incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn and Paul Vallas and the Republican ticket of Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti in the general election. Alex Cummings lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Cummings works as a medical doctor.
Education
- MD, Medical College of Ohio Medical School
- Bachelor's degree, Oral Roberts University College
- Keveny Memorial Academy High School
Elections
2014
Cummings ran on the Libertarian ticket for Illinois Lieutenant Governor in 2014. He and running mate Chad Grimm faced the Democratic ticket of incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn and Paul Vallas and the Republican ticket of Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti |
50.3% | 1,823,627 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn/Paul Vallas Incumbent | 46.3% | 1,681,343 | |
| Libertarian | Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings | 3.4% | 121,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,186 | |
| Total Votes | 3,627,690 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Race background
Gov. Pat Quinn (D) lost his bid for re-election in 2014 to Republican Bruce Rauner. Quinn previously served as lieutenant governor under Rod Blagojevich. He became governor after Blagojevich's impeachment in 2009 and won a full term in 2010. Quinn was the second-least popular governor up for re-election in 2014, according to approval ratings compiled by FiveThirtyEight. According to multiple outside ratings, Quinn was among the most vulnerable governors in the 2014 electoral cycle.[2][3]
Incumbent Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) announced in February 2013 that she would not run for re-election in 2014 alongside Quinn, her 2010 running mate. Simon later declared her candidacy for state comptroller.[4][5] Quinn chose former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas as his new running mate.[6]
The 2014 electoral cycle marked the first time in Illinois history that candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor ran on a single ticket in the primary election phase.[6]
As a result of the 2014 elections, Illinois became one of 20 states under divided government and did not have a state government trifecta.
Minor party candidates
Quinn and Rauner ran against Libertarian candidate Chad Grimm. Initially, there were three other minor party or independent tickets in the race, including Michael Oberline (Constitution), Scott Summers (Green), and Michael Hawkins (independent). The Illinois State Board of Elections ruled on petition challenges on August 22, 2014, disqualifying Oberline, Summers, and Hawkins from appearing on the November 4 ballot. It was the first time in a decade that the Libertarian Party, which survived the signature challenge, was the only minor party to compete for Illinois statewide office in the general election.[7]
Polls
General election
All candidates
| Governor of Illinois: All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pat Quinn* (D) | Bruce Rauner (R) | Chad Grimm (L) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| We Ask America October 27-28, 2014 | 49.5% | 44.8% | 5.6% | 0% | +/-3 | 2,327 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois University September 23-October 15, 2014 | 40.7% | 42.4% | 3% | 13.9% | +/-3.7 | 691 | |||||||||||||
| Early & Often/We Ask America October 8, 2014 | 44.48% | 41.03% | 6.95% | 7.53% | +/-3 | 1,051 | |||||||||||||
| We Ask America/Reboot Illinois October 6, 2014 | 43.6% | 39.6% | 5.9% | 10.9% | +/-3 | 1,097 | |||||||||||||
| The Chicago Tribune/APC Research, Inc. September 3-12, 2014 | 48% | 37% | 5% | 8% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||||
| Global Strategy Group (D-DGA) September 4-7, 2014 | 43% | 40% | 5% | 12% | +/-4 | 605 | |||||||||||||
| We Ask America/Reboot Illinois September 2, 2014 | 37% | 46% | 7% | 10% | +/-3 | 1,064 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 43.75% | 41.55% | 5.49% | 8.9% | +/-3.31 | 1,090.71 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Quinn vs. Rauner
| Governor of Illinois: Pat Quinn vs. Bruce Rauner | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pat Quinn* (D) | Bruce Rauner (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov October 16-23, 2014 | 45% | 41% | 14% | +/-3 | 3,519 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports October 20-22, 2014 | 47% | 48% | 6% | +/-3 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014 | 46% | 43% | 11% | +/-2 | 3,955 | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS/YouGov August 18-September 2, 2014 | 40% | 44% | 13% | +/-3.0 | 4,363 | ||||||||||||||
| Garin-Hart-Yang (D) August 12-14, 2014 | 43% | 46% | 11% | +/-3.5 | 802 | ||||||||||||||
| We Ask America/Chicago Sun Times August 6, 2014 | 38% | 51% | 11% | +/-3.12 | 1,085 | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing/Human Events (R) August 4-5, 2014 | 40% | 48% | 12% | +/-4.0 | 567 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports July 29-30, 2014 | 39% | 44% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 750 | ||||||||||||||
| We Ask America/Capitol Fax July 8, 2014 | 39% | 51% | 10% | +/-3.2 | 940 | ||||||||||||||
| We Ask America/Reboot Illinois June 10-11, 2014 | 37% | 47% | 16% | +/-3.0 | 1,075 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports April 9-10, 2014 | 40% | 43% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 750 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 41.27% | 46% | 11.27% | +/-3.26 | 1,709.64 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Republican Primary
| Illinois Governor - 2014 Republican Primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Bill Brady | Kirk Dillard | Bruce Rauner | Dan Rutherford | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
| WeAskAmerica March 16, 2014 | 19.35% | 27.36% | 44.24% | 9.04% | 0% | +/-3.0 | 1,126 | ||||||||||||
| WeAskAmerica March 11, 2014 | 18.9% | 25.76% | 46.46% | 8.88% | 0% | +/-2.9 | 1,235 | ||||||||||||
| WeAskAmerica March 4, 2014 | 11.65% | 14.45% | 39.88% | 8.20% | 25.82% | +/-2.85 | 1,262 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago Tribune/WGN March 1-5, 2014 | 18% | 23% | 36% | 9% | 13% | +/-4 | 600 | ||||||||||||
| WeAskAmerica February 25, 2014 | 12.8% | 17.25% | 35.6% | 7.48% | 26.88% | +/-3 | 1,178 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago Tribune/WGN February 2-8, 2014 | 20% | 11% | 40% | 13% | 15% | +/-4 | 600 | ||||||||||||
| WeAskAmerica November 26, 2013 | 18% | 10% | 26% | 17% | 29% | +/-2.8 | 1,233 | ||||||||||||
| Capitol Fax/We AskAmericaPoll June 20, 2013 | 18% | 11% | 12% | 22% | 38% | +/-2.8 | 1,310 | ||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 17.09% | 17.48% | 35.02% | 11.83% | 18.46% | +/-3.17 | 1,068 | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Due to the nature of the comparison, a placeholder figure of 0% is assigned to candidates not included in any given match-up round
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alex + Cummings + Illinois + Lieutenant + Governor"
See also
External links
- Libertarian Party of Illinois
- Chad Grimm and A.J. Cummings for Governor/Lt. Governor 2014 Official campaign website
- Facebook campaign page
Footnotes
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Libertarian Party of Illinois holds annual state convention," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?" December 11, 2012
- ↑ St. Louis Today, "Illinois Gov. Quinn 2nd least popular incumbent going into 2014," April 9, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Simon will not run again for lieutenant governor," February 13, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Magazine, "What Happens After Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon Quits Pat Quinn’s Team," March 26, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CBS Local - Chicago, "2014 Governor Candidates To Choose Running Mates," August 24, 2013
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Libertarian Party Statewide Slate Will Appear on Illinois Ballot," August 22, 2014
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