| Election Name: | 2012 Illinois elections |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Illinois elections |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Illinois elections |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Turnout: | 70.20% |
Elections were held in Illinois on November 6, 2012.
Primaries were held March 20.
For the primary election, turnout was 23.20%, with 1,694,317 votes cast.[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,192 | 9,872 | 22.86% | ||
| Alexander | 7,447 | 781 | 10.49% | |
| Bond | 12,073 | 1,809 | 14.98% | |
| Boone | 30,735 | 7,288 | 23.71% | |
| Brown | 3,524 | 757 | 21.48% | |
| Bureau | 23,713 | 5,841 | 24.63% | |
| Calhoun | 3,604 | 1,804 | 50.06% | |
| Carroll | 10,955 | 3,272 | 29.87% | |
| Cass | 9,381 | 1,268 | 13.52% | |
| Champaign | 124,696 | 26,212 | 21.02% | |
| Christian | 21,192 | 4,557 | 21.5% | |
| Clark | 12,683 | 3,224 | 25.42% | |
| Clay | 9,862 | 1,788 | 18.13% | |
| Clinton | 26,116 | 3,634 | 13.91% | |
| Coles | 29,284 | 7,853 | 26.82% | |
| Cook[2] | 2,682,942 | 644,701 | 24.03% | |
| Crawford | 13,999 | 3,259 | 23.28% | |
| Cumberland | 7,793 | 2,026 | 26% | |
| DeKalb | 53,602 | 12,534 | 23.38% | |
| DeWitt | 11,358 | 4,624 | 40.71% | |
| Douglas | 11,717 | 3,731 | 31.84% | |
| DuPage | 526,358 | 138,281 | 26.27% | |
| Edgar | 13,112 | 2,899 | 22.11% | |
| Edwards | 4,476 | 1,130 | 25.25% | |
| Effingham | 22,429 | 6,468 | 28.84% | |
| Fayette | 15,129 | 2,533 | 16.74% | |
| Ford | 8,534 | 2,924 | 34.26% | |
| Franklin | 29,646 | 8,759 | 29.55% | |
| Fulton | 25,130 | 5,166 | 20.56% | |
| Gallatin | 4,023 | 1,949 | 48.45% | |
| Greene | 8,845 | 2,800 | 31.66% | |
| Grundy | 29,301 | 6,932 | 23.66% | |
| Hamilton | 5,594 | 2,171 | 38.81% | |
| Hancock | 12,319 | 4,272 | 34.68% | |
| Hardin | 3,099 | 1,295 | 41.79% | |
| Henderson | 4,960 | 962 | 19.4% | |
| Henry | 35,006 | 6,170 | 17.63% | |
| Iroquois | 18,559 | 5,865 | 31.6% | |
| Jackson | 38,995 | 6,408 | 16.43% | |
| Jasper | 6,687 | 1,749 | 26.16% | |
| Jefferson | 23,510 | 8,241 | 35.05% | |
| Jersey | 17,462 | 2,739 | 15.69% | |
| Jo Daviess | 15,744 | 4,735 | 30.07% | |
| Johnson | 7,971 | 2,897 | 36.34% | |
| Kane | 256,859 | 52,803 | 20.56% | |
| Kankakee | 62,764 | 12,428 | 19.8% | |
| Kendall | 66,242 | 14,370 | 21.69% | |
| Knox | 33,505 | 6,307 | 18.82% | |
| Lake | 385,905 | 91,138 | 23.62% | |
| LaSalle | 71,201 | 14,651 | 20.58% | |
| Lawrence | 10,663 | 1,904 | 17.86% | |
| Lee | 23,561 | 6,035 | 25.61% | |
| Livingston | 21,117 | 7,477 | 35.41% | |
| Logan | 19,414 | 4,475 | 23.05% | |
| Macon | 74,606 | 15,745 | 21.1% | |
| Macoupin | 30,794 | 7,498 | 24.35% | |
| Madison | 181,390 | 28,914 | 15.94% | |
| Marion | 24,500 | 3,958 | 16.16% | |
| Marshall | 8,282 | 1,908 | 23.04% | |
| Mason | 10,385 | 3,142 | 30.26% | |
| Massac | 12,600 | 2,152 | 17.08% | |
| McDonough | 17,975 | 4,865 | 27.07% | |
| McHenry | 199,027 | 39,242 | 19.72% | |
| McLean | 94,299 | 25,137 | 26.66% | |
| Menard | 8,539 | 1,847 | 21.63% | |
| Mercer | 11,730 | 3,896 | 33.21% | |
| Monroe | 23,440 | 4,501 | 19.2% | |
| Montgomery | 18,416 | 3,624 | 19.68% | |
| Morgan | 20,722 | 6,397 | 30.87% | |
| Moultrie | 8,399 | 2,095 | 24.94% | |
| Ogle | 33,831 | 9,937 | 29.37% | |
| Peoria | 116,216 | 22,502 | 19.36% | |
| Perry | 13,898 | 2,532 | 18.22% | |
| Piatt | 11,531 | 3,720 | 32.26% | |
| Pike | 11,473 | 4,116 | 35.88% | |
| Pope | 3,185 | 1,234 | 38.74% | |
| Pulaski | 5,879 | 890 | 15.14% | |
| Putnam | 4,139 | 1,473 | 35.59% | |
| Randolph | 23,119 | 5,797 | 25.07% | |
| Richland | 12,256 | 2,208 | 18.02% | |
| Rock Island | 87,636 | 21,308 | 24.31% | |
| Saline | 15,845 | 3,816 | 24.08% | |
| Sangamon | 140,897 | 26,255 | 18.63% | |
| Schuyler | 5,243 | 1,554 | 29.64% | |
| Scott | 3,976 | 1,423 | 35.79% | |
| Shelby | 14,579 | 3,699 | 25.37% | |
| Stark | 4,036 | 907 | 22.47% | |
| St. Clair | 179,904 | 34,203 | 19.01% | |
| Stephenson | 35,015 | 7,369 | 21.05% | |
| Tazewell | 85,816 | 20,837 | 24.28% | |
| Union | 15,091 | 4,686 | 31.05% | |
| Vermilion | 47,289 | 8,476 | 17.92% | |
| Wabash | 9,234 | 1,366 | 14.79% | |
| Warren | 11,490 | 2,918 | 25.4% | |
| Washington | 9,705 | 3,984 | 41.05% | |
| Wayne | 12,770 | 2,611 | 20.45% | |
| White | 10,624 | 2,268 | 21.35% | |
| Whiteside | 36,956 | 6,919 | 18.72% | |
| Will | 371,928 | 78,877 | 21.21% | |
| Williamson | 41,555 | 10,658 | 25.65% | |
| Winnebago | 180,059 | 43,627 | 24.23% | |
| Woodford | 26,066 | 7,458 | 28.61% | |
| 7,304,333 | 1,694,317 | 23.2% |
For the general election, turnout was 70.20%, with 5,279,752 votes cast.[3]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45,172 | 31,056 | 68.75% | ||
| Alexander | 5,435 | 3,562 | 65.54% | |
| Bond | 12,456 | 7,449 | 59.8% | |
| Boone | 32,411 | 21,509 | 66.36% | |
| Brown | 3,985 | 2,415 | 60.6% | |
| Bureau | 23,588 | 16,786 | 71.16% | |
| Calhoun | 3,679 | 2,654 | 72.14% | |
| Carroll | 11,182 | 7,429 | 66.44% | |
| Cass | 9,391 | 4,922 | 52.41% | |
| Champaign | 112,933 | 78,939 | 69.9% | |
| Christian | 21,826 | 14,847 | 68.02% | |
| Clark | 12,679 | 7,955 | 62.74% | |
| Clay | 10,043 | 6,017 | 59.91% | |
| Clinton | 23,801 | 16,590 | 69.7% | |
| Coles | 32,119 | 21,532 | 67.04% | |
| Cook[4] | 2,781,182 | 2,030,563 | 73.01% | |
| Crawford | 14,232 | 8,675 | 60.95% | |
| Cumberland | 7,926 | 5,360 | 67.63% | |
| DeKalb | 57,915 | 41,428 | 71.53% | |
| DeWitt | 11,628 | 7,414 | 63.76% | |
| Douglas | 11,801 | 7,961 | 67.46% | |
| DuPage | 560,718 | 403,312 | 71.93% | |
| Edgar | 13,228 | 7,869 | 59.49% | |
| Edwards | 4,536 | 3,291 | 72.55% | |
| Effingham | 23,115 | 16,825 | 72.79% | |
| Fayette | 15,072 | 9,086 | 60.28% | |
| Ford | 8,875 | 6,069 | 68.38% | |
| Franklin | 29,925 | 18,184 | 60.77% | |
| Fulton | 25,496 | 15,495 | 60.77% | |
| Gallatin | 4,052 | 2,648 | 65.35% | |
| Greene | 9,018 | 5,737 | 63.62% | |
| Grundy | 30,820 | 21,419 | 69.5% | |
| Hamilton | 5,746 | 4,055 | 70.57% | |
| Hancock | 12,529 | 9,275 | 74.03% | |
| Hardin | 3,528 | 2,421 | 68.62% | |
| Henderson | 5,019 | 3,639 | 72.5% | |
| Henry | 36,186 | 24,594 | 67.97% | |
| Iroquois | 18,860 | 12,881 | 68.3% | |
| Jackson | 42,361 | 24,307 | 57.38% | |
| Jasper | 6,827 | 5,121 | 75.01% | |
| Jefferson | 24,396 | 16,605 | 68.06% | |
| Jersey | 17,744 | 10,119 | 57.03% | |
| Jo Daviess | 16,171 | 11,565 | 71.52% | |
| Johnson | 8,172 | 5,754 | 70.41% | |
| Kane | 272,843 | 182,747 | 66.98% | |
| Kankakee | 64,366 | 45,864 | 71.26% | |
| Kendall | 68,453 | 47,565 | 69.49% | |
| Knox | 33,417 | 23,501 | 70.33% | |
| Lake | 406,567 | 289,385 | 71.18% | |
| LaSalle | 71,565 | 47,748 | 66.72% | |
| Lawrence | 10,504 | 6,084 | 57.92% | |
| Lee | 21,843 | 15,439 | 70.68% | |
| Livingston | 21,718 | 15,162 | 69.81% | |
| Logan | 19,471 | 12,182 | 62.56% | |
| Macon | 76,201 | 49,308 | 64.71% | |
| Macoupin | 31,882 | 21,236 | 66.61% | |
| Madison | 179,256 | 123,834 | 69.08% | |
| Marion | 24,817 | 15,952 | 64.28% | |
| Marshall | 8,454 | 5,928 | 70.12% | |
| Mason | 10,422 | 6,348 | 60.91% | |
| Massac | 10,756 | 6,590 | 61.27% | |
| McDonough | 19,154 | 12,619 | 65.88% | |
| McHenry | 203,225 | 134,550 | 66.21% | |
| McLean | 102,522 | 73,827 | 72.01% | |
| Menard | 8,751 | 6,213 | 71% | |
| Mercer | 12,020 | 8,652 | 71.98% | |
| Monroe | 23,827 | 17,582 | 73.79% | |
| Montgomery | 18,344 | 12,314 | 67.13% | |
| Morgan | 21,484 | 14,222 | 66.2% | |
| Moultrie | 8,672 | 6,114 | 70.5% | |
| Ogle | 34,994 | 23,533 | 67.25% | |
| Peoria | 115,999 | 79,473 | 68.51% | |
| Perry | 14,172 | 9,685 | 68.34% | |
| Piatt | 11,817 | 8,785 | 74.34% | |
| Pike | 11,851 | 7,377 | 62.25% | |
| Pope | 3,021 | 2,254 | 74.61% | |
| Pulaski | 5,835 | 3,044 | 52.17% | |
| Putnam | 4,248 | 3,178 | 74.81% | |
| Randolph | 21,863 | 14,609 | 66.82% | |
| Richland | 11,555 | 7,365 | 63.74% | |
| Rock Island | 91,636 | 65,574 | 71.56% | |
| Saline | 16,467 | 10,956 | 66.53% | |
| Sangamon | 132,634 | 95,166 | 71.75% | |
| Schuyler | 5,283 | 3,951 | 74.79% | |
| Scott | 4,098 | 2,616 | 63.84% | |
| Shelby | 14,916 | 10,515 | 70.49% | |
| Stark | 4,133 | 2,701 | 65.35% | |
| St. Clair | 188,420 | 120,502 | 63.95% | |
| Stephenson | 33,328 | 21,239 | 63.73% | |
| Tazewell | 89,276 | 61,568 | 68.96% | |
| Union | 11,970 | 8,413 | 70.28% | |
| Vermilion | 48,202 | 30,611 | 63.51% | |
| Wabash | 9,132 | 5,182 | 56.75% | |
| Warren | 12,010 | 7,883 | 65.64% | |
| Washington | 10,073 | 7,518 | 74.64% | |
| Wayne | 12,933 | 7,744 | 59.88% | |
| White | 10,918 | 7,149 | 65.48% | |
| Whiteside | 38,166 | 25,994 | 68.11% | |
| Will | 386,172 | 279,352 | 72.34% | |
| Williamson | 43,614 | 29,519 | 67.68% | |
| Winnebago | 174,909 | 110,970 | 63.44% | |
| Woodford | 28,765 | 19,026 | 66.14% | |
| 7,520,722 | 5,279,752 | 70.2% |
See main article: 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois.
See also: 2012 United States presidential election.
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
This was the sixth consecutive presidential election in which Illinois had voted for the Democratic ticket.
See main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois.
See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections.
Illinois had lost one seat in the reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. All 18 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2012.
Before the election, Republicans held 11 and Democrats held 8 seats from Illinois. In 2002, Democrats won 12 seats while Republicans won 6.
See main article: 2012 Illinois Senate election. One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2012.
See main article: 2012 Illinois House of Representatives election. All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2012.
See main article: 2012 Illinois judicial elections. Judicial elections were held.
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998.[5] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[5]
See main article: Illinois Public Pension Amendment.
Illinois voters rejected the proposed Illinois Public Pension Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. This would have amended the Constitution of Illinois.[6] The measure would have made it so that a three-fifths approval would be required by the General Assembly, city councils, and school districts that wish to increase the pension benefits of their employees.[6]
| Illinois Public Pension Amendment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % of votes on measure | % of all ballots cast | ||||
| text align=center | Yes | text align=center | 1,901,837 | text align=center | 43.84 | text align=center | 36.32 |
| text align=center | No | text align=center | 2,436,051 | text align=center | 56.16 | text align=center | 46.52 |
| text align=center | Total votes | text align=center | 4,337,888 | text align=center | 100 | text align=center | 82.84 |
| Voter turnout | colspan=3 text align=right | 57.68% |
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.