Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022

Elections in Illinois, 2022

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Illinois Secretary of State
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 14, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Jesse White (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Illinois
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Illinois held an election for secretary of state on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022. This was one of 27 elections for secretary of state taking place in 2022. Click here for an overview of these races. All but three states have a secretary of state. Although the specific duties and powers of the office vary from state to state, secretaries of state are often responsible for the maintenance of voter rolls and for administering elections. Other common responsibilities include registering businesses, maintaining state records, and certifying official documents. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican secretaries of state and 20 Democratic secretaries of state.

A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

Alexi Giannoulias won election in the general election for Illinois Secretary of State.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
• Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Illinois Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias defeated Dan Brady, Jon Stewart, and Michelle Turney in the general election for Illinois Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexi Giannoulias (D)	54.3	2,220,713
		Dan Brady (R)	43.6	1,783,070
		Jon Stewart (L)	2.1	87,092
	Submit photo	Michelle Turney (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	73

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,090,948
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse White (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias defeated Anna Valencia, David Moore, and Sidney Moore in the Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexi Giannoulias	52.1	452,221
		Anna Valencia	35.0	303,671
		David Moore	9.0	77,983
		Sidney Moore	3.9	33,762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 867,637
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Hastings (D)
• Pat Dowell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State

Dan Brady defeated John Milhiser in the Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Brady	76.4	550,700
	Submit photo	John Milhiser	23.6	170,496

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 721,196
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michelle Turney (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Illinois

Election information in Illinois: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: Oct. 23, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 29, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Past elections

2018

See also: Illinois Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois Secretary of State

Incumbent Jesse White defeated Jason Helland and Steve Dutner in the general election for Illinois Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse White (D)	68.3	3,120,207
		Jason Helland (R)	29.2	1,336,079
		Steve Dutner (L)	2.5	114,556

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,570,842
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State

Incumbent Jesse White advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois Secretary of State on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse White	100.0	1,209,978

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,209,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Hastings (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State

Jason Helland advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois Secretary of State on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Helland	100.0	609,190

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 609,190
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua C. Griffin (R)

2014

See also: Illinois secretary of state election, 2014

Secretary of State of Illinois, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jesse White Incumbent	65.7%	2,374,849
	Republican	Mike Webster	31.4%	1,134,452
	Libertarian	Chris Michel	2.9%	104,498
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0%	809
Total Votes				3,614,608
Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Illinois and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Illinois, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Illinois' 1st	Open	Democratic	D+20
Illinois' 2nd	Robin Kelly	Democratic	D+19
Illinois' 3rd	New Seat	N/A	D+20
Illinois' 4th	Chuy Garcia	Democratic	D+22
Illinois' 5th	Mike Quigley	Democratic	D+18
Illinois' 6th	Sean Casten	Democratic	D+3
Illinois' 7th	Danny Davis	Democratic	D+36
Illinois' 8th	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Democratic	D+6
Illinois' 9th	Jan Schakowsky	Democratic	D+19
Illinois' 10th	Brad Schneider	Democratic	D+11
Illinois' 11th	Bill Foster	Democratic	D+5
Illinois' 12th	Mike Bost	Republican	R+24
Illinois' 13th	Open	Republican	D+3
Illinois' 14th	Lauren Underwood	Democratic	D+4
Illinois' 15th	Mary Miller	Republican	R+22
Illinois' 16th	Darin LaHood	Republican	R+13
Illinois' 17th	Open	Democratic	D+2

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Illinois
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Illinois' 1st	70.5%	28.1%
Illinois' 2nd	69.3%	29.3%
Illinois' 3rd	69.7%	28.3%
Illinois' 4th	72.3%	25.9%
Illinois' 5th	68.9%	29.3%
Illinois' 6th	54.5%	43.6%
Illinois' 7th	85.6%	12.8%
Illinois' 8th	56.8%	41.4%
Illinois' 9th	69.9%	28.4%
Illinois' 10th	62.0%	36.1%
Illinois' 11th	56.6%	41.3%
Illinois' 12th	27.7%	70.5%
Illinois' 13th	54.4%	43.2%
Illinois' 14th	54.7%	43.3%
Illinois' 15th	29.6%	68.3%
Illinois' 16th	38.1%	59.6%
Illinois' 17th	52.7%	44.9%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 73.1% of Illinoisans lived in one of the state's 12 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 22.4% lived in one of 77 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Illinois was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Illinois following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Illinois county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	12	73.1%
Solid Republican	77	22.4%
New Democratic	2	2.4%
Trending Republican	11	2.2%
Total voted Democratic	14	75.4%
Total voted Republican	88	24.6%

Historical voting trends

Illinois presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 16 Democratic wins
• 15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Illinois

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Illinois.

U.S. Senate election results in Illinois
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	54.9%	38.9%
2016	54.9%	39.8%
2014	53.5%	42.7%
2010	48.2%	46.4%
2010	47.3%	46.3%
Average	51.9	42.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Illinois

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Illinois.

Gubernatorial election results in Illinois
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	54.5%	38.8%
2014	50.3%	46.4%
2010	46.8%	45.9%
2006	49.8%	39.3%
2002	52.2%	45.1%
Average	50.7	43.1

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	13	15
Republican	0	5	5
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	18	20

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Illinois, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	J.B. Pritzker
Lieutenant Governor	Juliana Stratton
Secretary of State	Jesse White
Attorney General	Kwame Raoul

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Illinois State Legislature as of November 2022.

Illinois State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	41
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		59

Illinois House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	73
	Republican Party	45
	Vacancies	0
Total		118

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Illinois was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Illinois and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

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Demographic Data for Illinois
	Illinois	United States
Population	12,812,508	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	55,512	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	69.8%	70.4%
Black/African American	14.1%	12.6%
Asian	5.6%	5.6%
Native American	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	4.2%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	17.2%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.7%	88.5%
College graduation rate	35.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$68,428	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	12%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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