2022 Illinois elections

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 8, 2022. The elections for United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House will be held on this date.

2022 Illinois elections

November 8, 2022

Election information

2022 will be a midterm election year in the United States.

Federal elections

United States Senate

The incumbent Senator of Illinois' class 3 United States Senate seat is first-term Democrat Tammy Duckworth, first elected in 2016

United States House of Representatives

All of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2022. Prior to these elections, Illinois will see its congressional seat boundaries change due to redistricting and may have its number of seats change due to post-2020 United States Census reapportionment.

State elections

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2022

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Governor before election J.B. Pritzker Democratic Elected Governor TBD

The incumbent Governor and Lieutenant Governor are first-term Democrats J.B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton.

Attorney General

Illinois Attorney General election, 2022

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Attorney General before election Kwame Raoul Democratic Elected Attorney General TBD

The incumbent Attorney General is first-term Democrat Kwame Raoul.

Secretary of State

Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Secretary of State before election Jesse White Democratic Elected Secretary of State TBD

Incumbent sixth-term incumbent Secretary of State Jesse White, a Democrat, has announced that he will not seek reelection to a seventh term.[1]

Candidates

Potential

• Walter Burnett Jr., Chicago alderman[2][3]
• Mike Frerichs, Illinois state treasurer[2]
• Alexi Giannoulias, former Illinois state treasurer and Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate in 2010[4][5]
• Susana Mendoza, Illinois comptroller, former city clerk of Chicago, former Chicago alderman[2]
• Michael Hastings, Illinois state senator[3]
• Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois[3]
• Anna M. Valencia, city clerk of Chicago[6]
• Karen Yarbrough, Cook County clerk, former Cook County recorder of deeds, and former Illinois state representative[2][3][7]

Candidates

Potential

• David McSweeney, former Representative for Illinois State House District 51 (2013–2021)[8]

Candidates

Potential

• Willie Wilson (Willie Wilson Party), businessman, candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015 and 2019, candidate in Democratic primaries for President of the United States in 2016, Willie Wilson Party nominee for United States Senate in 2020[2]

Comptroller

Illinois Comptroller election, 2022

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Comptroller before election Susana Mendoza Democratic Elected Comptroller TBD

The incumbent Comptroller is Susana Mendoza, a Democrat who was first elected in a 2016 special election and subsequently reelected in 2018.

Treasurer

Illinois Treasurer election, 2022

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Treasurer before election Mike Frerichs Democratic Elected Treasurer TBD

The incumbent Treasurer is second-term Democrat Mike Frerichs.

State Senate

All of the seats of the Illinois Senate will be up for election in 2022, as this will be the first election following a redistricting.

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives will be up for election in 2022.

Judicial elections

Judicial elections will be held held, consisting of both partisan and retention elections.

Local elections

Local elections will take place, including county elections such as the Cook County elections.

References

1. "Jesse White won't seek re-election in 2022". WAND-TV. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
2. "Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture". Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. Kapos, Shia; Carrasco, Maria (2 December 2020). "MANCOW MULLS GOV RUN — ALL EYES ON SOS JOB — WHO's RUNNING CPD? — LAHOOD ON EMANUEL". POLITICO. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. Ahern, Mary Ann (1 December 2020). "Giannoulias Considers Run For Illinois Secretary of State Post Long Held By Jesse White". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
5. Kapos, Shia (1 December 2020). "SECRETARY GIANNOULIAS? — BLOWBACK FOR VASQUEZ — THE COMED PROFIT MACHINE'". POLITICO. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
6. "Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia eyeing run for Illinois Secretary of State". www.radio.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
7. Hinton, Rachel (1 December 2020). "Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough eyeing run for Illinois secretary of state". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
8. Sfondeles, Tina (September 5, 2019). "Rep. David McSweeney not seeking reelection, exploring run for statewide office". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 8, 2021.