Evelyn Sanguinetti

Evelyn Sanguinetti

Republican Party

Prior offices

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 17, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Florida International University

Law

University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School

Personal

Profession

Attorney, adjunct professor

Contact

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Evelyn Sanguinetti (Republican Party) was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. She assumed office on January 12, 2015. She left office in 2019.

Sanguinetti (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 6th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.

Sanguinetti is a former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Sanguinetti was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018. Before becoming lieutenant governor, Sanguinetti served as a member of the Wheaton City Council.

Biography

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Sanguinetti was born and raised in Miami, Fla. The daughter of an Ecuadorian father and Cuban mother, Sanguinetti's first language was Spanish. English was her second language. She earned her B.A. in piano performance from Florida International University and her J.D. from John Marshall Law School.

Sanguinetti was an assistant attorney general under former Republican Illinois Attorney General James E. Ryan, and went on to practice at a private law firm in Chicago. She also worked as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School.

Education

• B.A., piano performance - Florida International University
• J.D. - John Marshall Law School

Political career

Illinois Lieutenant Governor (2015-2019)

Sanguinetti was the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois. She was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 12, 2015.

Sanguinetti was the first Hispanic and first Latina lieutenant governor in Illinois history.

Elections

2020

See also: Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020

Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 6

Incumbent Sean Casten defeated Jeanne M. Ives and Bill Redpath in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Casten (D)	52.8	213,777
		Jeanne M. Ives (R)	45.4	183,891
		Bill Redpath (L)	1.7	7,079

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 404,747
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6

Incumbent Sean Casten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Casten	100.0	82,909

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Marshall (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6

Jeanne M. Ives defeated Gordon Kinzler and Richard Mayers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanne M. Ives	70.8	29,144
		Gordon Kinzler	29.2	12,017
		Richard Mayers (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Evelyn Sanguinetti (R)

2018

See also: Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Juliana Stratton defeated incumbent Evelyn Sanguinetti, Aaron Merreighn, and Sanj Mohip in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juliana Stratton (D)	54.5	2,479,746
		Evelyn Sanguinetti (R)	38.8	1,765,751
		Aaron Merreighn (Conservative Party)	4.2	192,527
		Sanj Mohip (L)	2.4	109,518

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate
		Patricia Avery
		Dennis Cole
		Ra Joy
✔		Juliana Stratton
		Jonathan Todd
		Litesa Wallace

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Incumbent Evelyn Sanguinetti defeated Richard Morthland in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Evelyn Sanguinetti
		Richard Morthland

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Sanj Mohip advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Sanj Mohip

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Earl Williams III (L)

Libertarian nominating convention

Kash Jackson defeated Matthew Scaro and Jon Stewart in the Libertarian nominating convention for governor of Illinois.

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.

Illinois Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominating Convention, 2018
Candidate
Kash Jackson
Matthew Scaro
Jon Stewart

2014

See also: Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Sanguinetti ran successfully for election to the office of Illinois Lieutenant Governor in 2014. She and gubernatorial running mate Bruce Rauner won the Republican nomination in the March 18 primary. She and Rauner took on the Democratic ticket of incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn and Paul Vallas in the general election. The Libertarian ticket of Chad Grimm and Alex Cummings was also on the November ballot. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Primary election

Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti	40.1%	328,934
Kirk Dillard & Jil Tracy	37.2%	305,120
Bill Brady & Maria Rodriguez	15.1%	123,708
Dan Rutherford & Steve Kim	7.6%	61,948
Total Votes		819,710
Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections.

General election

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

• Race background(click to expand)
  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.

  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. Quinn chose former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas as his new running mate.

  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.

  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.

  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

Campaign themes

2020

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External links

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• Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor
• Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti for Governor and Lt. Governor 2014 official campaign website
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Footnotes

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Preceded by Sheila Simon (D)	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 2015-2019	Succeeded by Juliana Stratton (D)

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