2010 Illinois elections explained

Election Name:2010 Illinois elections
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Illinois elections
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Illinois elections
Next Year:2012
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Turnout:50.53%

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.

Election information

2010 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 23.14%, with 1,758,489 votes cast.[1]

Turnout by county[1]

General election

For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast.[3]

Turnout by county[3]

Federal elections

United States Senate

See main article: 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois.

See also: 2010 United States Senate elections.

Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris, appointed in 2009 by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama had vacated after being elected President of the United States, did not seek reelection.

U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk (Republican Party) won against State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic Party), Mike Labno (Libertarian Party), and football coach LeAlan Jones (Green Party) in both a regular election for the Senate seat and a coinciding special election to fill the remainder of Barack Obama's unexpired term.

United States House

See main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois.

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections. All Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

The Republican Party flipped four Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 11 Republicans and 8 Democrats.

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

See main article: 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election.

See also: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections.

Election Name:2010 Illinois gubernatorial election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Illinois gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Illinois gubernatorial election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Nominee1:Pat Quinn
Running Mate1:Sheila Simon
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,745,219
Percentage1:46.79%
Nominee2:Bill Brady
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Running Mate2:Jason Plummer
Popular Vote2:1,713,385
Percentage2:45.94%
Governor
Before Election:Pat Quinn
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Pat Quinn
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:49.69%

Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.

Attorney general

Election Name:2010 Illinois Attorney General election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Illinois Attorney General election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Illinois Attorney General election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:Lisa Madigan convocation (3x4a).JPG
Nominee1:Lisa Madigan
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:2,397,723
Percentage1:64.72%
Nominee2:Steve Kim
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,172,427
Percentage2:31.65%
Attorney General
Before Election:Lisa Madigan
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Lisa Madigan
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:49.36%

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office

General election

Secretary of state

Election Name:2010 Illinois Secretary of State election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Illinois elections#Secretary of State
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Illinois elections#Secretary of State
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Nominee1:Jesse White
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:2,590,222
Percentage1:69.87%
Nominee2:Robert Enriquez
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,001,544
Percentage2:27.02%
Secretary of State
Before Election:Jesse White
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jesse White
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:49.39%

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.

General election

Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.

Comptroller

Election Name:2010 Illinois State Comptroller election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Illinois elections #Comptroller
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Illinois elections #Comptroller
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:File: Judy Baar Topinka (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Judy Baar Topinka
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,927,139
Percentage1:52.62%
Nominee2:David E. Miller
Popular Vote2:1,497,263
Percentage2:40.88%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
State Comptroller
Before Election:Daniel Hynes
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Judy Baar Topinka
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:48.79%

Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.

General election

Treasurer

Election Name:2010 Illinois State Treasurer election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Illinois elections#Treasurer
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Illinois elections#Treasurer
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Nominee1:Dan Rutherford
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,811,293
Percentage1:49.68%
Nominee2:Robin Kelly
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,650,244
Percentage2:45.26%
Treasurer
Before Election:Alexi Giannoulias
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Dan Rutherford
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:48.58%

Incumbent Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for United States Senate. Republican Dan Rutherford was elected to succeed him., this is the last time a Republican was elected Illinois state treasurer.

General election

State senate

See main article: Illinois Senate elections, 2010. One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

See main article: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2010. All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

Ballot measure

One measure, the Governor recall amendment, was certified for the 2010 statewide election.[5]

Illinois Governor Recall Amendment

See main article: Illinois Governor Recall Amendment.

Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors.[6] 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. The 60% support threshold was exceeded.[6] [7]

Illinois Governor Recall Amendment
OptionVotes% of votes
on measure
% of all ballots
cast
text align=center Fortext align=center 1,639,158text align=center 65.90text align=center 43.36
text align=center Againsttext align=center 846,966text align=center 34.10text align=center 22.40
text align=center Total votestext align=center 2,486,124text align=center 100text align=center 65.76
Voter turnout colspan=3 text align=right 33.12%

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

References

  1. Web site: Voter Turnout . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 22 March 2020.
  2. For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
  3. Web site: Voter Turnout . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 22 March 2020 .
  4. For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
  5. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=76&GA=96&DocTypeId=HJRCA&DocNum=31&GAID=10&LegID=48161&SpecSess=&Session= Full Text of HJRCA0031
  6. Web site: Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010) . Ballotpedia . en.
  7. Web site: Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed . www.ilga.gov . Illinois General Assembly . 26 March 2020.

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