ILLINOIS, USA — Voters in Illinois headed to the polls Tuesday to pick the candidates that would square off in November's mid-term elections.
Statewide offices will be up for grabs in November, and Democrats and Republicans were making their selections for governor, treasurer, secretary of state and U.S. Senate as well as local U.S. House races.
You can find all the results and more information about the races below.
Republican
Freshman Representative Mary Miller will be the Republican nominee in the general election for the U.S. House seat in the heavily Republican 15th District of Illinois. She will face Democrat Paul Lange who ran unopposed in the primary.
Miller's opponent, five-term Congressman Rodney Davis, conceded Tuesday night. The newly-drawn 15th District left the two representatives fighting for just one seat. The district stretches across the state, featuring parts of eastern, central and western Illinois. It is expected to heavily favor Republicans.
Paul Lange, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, did not have a campaign website as of this writing.
Democrat
Nikki Budzinski will be the Democratic nominee in the general election.
Budzinski is a labor activist who recently served in the Biden Administration's Office of Management and Budget, where she helped implement the American Rescue Plan and the Made in America Office, according to her campaign website. She previously served as senior labor advisor for Gov. JB Pritzker.
Campaign website: nikkiforcongress.com
Republican
Regan Deering is currently in the lead for the Republican spot to face Budzinski in November.
Deering's campaign website describes her as an educator, small business owner and philanthropist in Decatur. She serves as Capital Campaign Chair for Northeast Community Fund and previously served as Chair of the Decatur Public Schools Foundation.
Democrat
Incumbent J.B. Pritzker will face Republican Darren Bailey in the upcoming general election for Illinois governor.
The Illinois primary election was Tuesday, June 28, and Illinois residents cast their votes in a variety of races including one of the biggest, the race for governor.
Right now, that title is held by the incumbent, Democrat JB Pritzker. The 43rd Governor of Illinois is running to keep his seat.
Less than half an hour after polls closed, the Associated Press declared Pritzker the winner on the Democratic side. About 45 minutes later, NBC News called the Republican race for Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey.
Republican
Darren Bailey is currently a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 55th district. Previously he served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 109th District, according to his campaign website.
Bailey has selected Stephanie Trussell as his Lieutenant Governor.
Attorney General
Democrat
Incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul is running unopposed in the primary.
Republican
Three Republicans are running to face Raoul in the general election.
Tom Devore, an attorney who has challenged pandemic rules, Steve Kim, an international business attorney, and David Shestokas, a former assistant state’s attorney, are all running for the Republican nomination.
Republican
Dan Brady, a member of the Illinois House, will face Democrat and former State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in the upcoming general election.
Milhiser scored the big money from Illinois' richest man, Ken Griffin, while Brady scored a big list of endorsements from local lawmakers who got to know him along the way in his 22-year career in Springfield.
Democrat
Giannoulias and Anna Valencia were both running on platforms to increase transparency and improve trust in the office. Both have highlighted ethics as a key issue and both have criticized the other in that department.
Democrat
Incumbent Tammy Duckworth is running unopposed for the Democrats. She is seeking a second term in office after defeating incumbent Mark Kirk in 2016.
Republican
Duckworth will face off with Kathy Salvi in the upcoming general election.
The candidates include:
- Casey Chlebek, a 20-year IT professional
- Matt Dubiel, the owner of radio station WCKG in Elmhurst, Illinois
- Peggy Hubbard, a United States Navy veteran with a 15-year career with the IRS
- Bobby Piton, the co-founder of investment firm PreActive Investments
- Kathy Salvi, a partner of the law firm Salvi & Maher since 1987
- Jimmy Lee Tillman II, the founder of the Martin Luther King Republicans group