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2018 Illinois Secretary of State election


The 2018 Illinois Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Illinois Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jesse White, who had been in office since 1999, initially announced in August 2015 that he would retire. On August 17, 2017, White reversed this decision and announced that he would run for re-election to a sixth term. Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".

  • Jesse White, incumbent secretary of state

  • Mike Hastings, state senator

  • Walter Burnett Jr., alderman for Chicago's 27th ward

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic1,209,978100.0
1,209,978100.0
  • Jason Helland, Grundy County State's Attorney

  • J.C. Griffin, Iraq War veteran

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican609,190100.0
609,190100.0
SourceRankingAs of
GoverningSafe DOctober 11, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Democratic3,120,20768.26%+2.56%
Republican1,336,07929.23%−2.16%
Libertarian114,5562.51%−0.38%
4,570,842100.0%N/A

White won 17 of 18 congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.

DistrictWhiteHellandRepresentative
83%15%Bobby Rush
85%13%Robin Kelly
71%26%Dan Lipinski
88%9%Chuy García
79%18%Mike Quigley
63%35%Sean Casten
89%9%Danny Davis
69%28%Raja Krishnamoorthi
78%19%Jan Schakowsky
71%27%Brad Schneider
70%27%Bill Foster
57%41%Mike Bost
62%35%Rodney Davis
60%37%Lauren Underwood
45%53%John Shimkus
55%42%Adam Kinzinger
62%36%Cheri Bustos
53%45%Darin LaHood
  • 2018 Illinois elections
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