2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2028
Outgoing Members:FL
Elected Members:KS
Votes For Election:64 Republican National Convention delegates
Image1:Donald Trump 2023 (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Donald Trump
Color1:283681
Home State1:Florida
Popular Vote1:479,556
Percentage1:80.50%[1]
Delegate Count1:64
Candidate2:Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)
Color2:FE6100
Home State2:South Carolina
Popular Vote2:86,278
Percentage2:14.48%
Delegate Count2:0
Map Size:x280px

The 2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 64 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.[2] The contest was held alongside primaries in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, and Ohio.

Procedure

The petition circulation period for a candidate to place their name on the ballot began October 7, 2023. To be placed on the ballot, each candidate needed no less than 3,000 and no more than 5,000 signatures statewide. Illinois, along with Pennsylvania, elects delegates in party by congressional district, separately from the statewide preference vote.[3] Each district elects three delegates and three alternate delegates. The signature requirements range from needing 197 signatures in Illinois's 4th congressional district to needing 1,089 signatures in Illinois's 12th congressional district. All candidates except for Binkley filed a slate of delegates in each congressional district.

Candidates

During the January 4–5, 2024 filing period,[4] five candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.[5]

Objections

Objections to a candidate's petitions could be filed with the Illinois Board of Elections no later than January 12, 2024.[4] A group of objectors filed an objection to Donald Trump's petitions, arguing he is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment due to his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. The case, Anderson, Holley, Hickman, et al. v. Trump, was heard by the Illinois State Board of Elections.[6] On January 30, 2024, the Board of Elections decided unanimously that it did not have jurisdiction, and that the power to determine constitutional eligibility rests with the courts.[7] The challengers then brought their case to the Cook County Circuit Court to get a ruling on Trump's ballot eligibility.[8] Additionally, objectors associated with Donald Trump's campaign challenged the candidacy of Nikki Haley and some of her delegates.[9]

On February 28, 2024, former President Donald Trump was removed from the state ballot by Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter. The decision was paused pending a Supreme Court case (Trump v. Anderson) to rule whether or not it is constitutional to do so.[10] Trump appealed the verdict that night and also requested that the pause be extended.[11] The candidates to be Trump-pledged delegates at the Republican National Convention remain on the ballot and if elected by voters will still be able to vote to nominate Trump whether he appears on the ballot or not.[12]

On March 4, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping Trump on the ballot.[13]

Endorsements

See main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
Chris
Christie
Ron
DeSantis
Nikki
Haley
Mike
Pence
Vivek
Ramaswamy
Tim
Scott
Donald
Trump
OtherUndecided
Cor Strategies[14] Aug 24–27, 20236%10%6%5%5%2%53%2%9%
6%26%10%10%16%9%8%16%
Public Policy Polling[15] Jun 6–7, 2022677 (LV)2%23%3%6%2%51%5%8%

Results

Statewide

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 March 2024 . Illinois Republican Presidential Nominating Process . April 25, 2024 . elections.il.gov . January 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128001055/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: January 19, 2023 . Illinois Republican Presidential Nominating Process. February 6, 2023 . The Green Papers.
  3. News: Shepard. Steven. How Pennsylvania could make Trump the GOP nominee. April 23, 2016. Politico. January 8, 2024.
  4. Book: Matthews. Bernadette. 2024 Presidential Preference and Delegates Guide. October 18, 2023. Illinois State Board of Elections. Springfield, Illinois. January 8, 2024. Internet Archive.
  5. Web site: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/19/2024 Candidate List. IL State Board of Elections . January 6, 2024.
  6. News: Hancock . Peter . Trump Faces Ballot Challenge in Illinois Minutes After Filing His Petitions. January 4, 2024 . February 6, 2024 . Capitol News Illinois.
  7. Web site: Illinois Elections Board punts Trump eligibility question, former president to stay on ballot. Chris. Pandolfo. January 30, 2024. Fox News.
  8. News: Hancock. Peter. Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward. February 7, 2024. Capitol News Illinois. February 11, 2024.
  9. Web site: Meyer v. Haley. February 5, 2024.
  10. Web site: Cohen. Marshall . February 28, 2024. Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’ . February 29, 2024 . CNN . en.
  11. Web site: Trump appeals Illinois ballot ban. Nazzaro. Miranda. February 29, 2024. February 29, 2024. The Hill.
  12. News: Seidel. Jon. McKinney. Dave. Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot — but puts her own order on hold. February 28, 2024. Chicago Sun-Times. February 29, 2024. registration. Meanwhile, Trump delegates on the March 19 ballot have been certified and would still be free to vote for Trump at the Republican National Convention no matter how the court battle here plays out..
  13. Web site: Montellaro. Zach. Gerstein. Adam. Cheney. Kyle. States can’t remove Trump from ballot, Supreme Court says. . March 4, 2024. March 4, 2024.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOGgGirbHLU Cor Strategies
  15. https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-new-poll-shows-illinois-gop-voters-still-back-trump/a0e3dc06-3d81-421b-9ef8-717e20fa3144 Public Policy Polling