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2010 Illinois elections
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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.
Turnout by county
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 45,182 | 7,655 | 16.94% |
| Alexander | 7,942 | 1,727 | 21.75% |
| Bond | 11,734 | 1,786 | 15.22% |
| Boone | 33,048 | 6,596 | 19.96% |
| Brown | 3,852 | 832 | 21.6% |
| Bureau | 23,216 | 4,034 | 17.38% |
| Calhoun | 3,766 | 1,901 | 50.48% |
| Carroll | 12,139 | 2,814 | 23.18% |
| Cass | 9,553 | 3,584 | 37.52% |
| Champaign | 117,991 | 22,466 | 19.04% |
| Christian | 22,459 | 7,068 | 31.47% |
| Clark | 12,821 | 2,279 | 17.78% |
| Clay | 9,798 | 1,942 | 19.82% |
| Clinton | 25,528 | 3,422 | 13.4% |
| Coles | 30,412 | 8,957 | 29.45% |
| CookFor more on Cook County primary turnout, see [2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout](2010-cook-county-illinois-elections-voter-turnout) | 2,883,692 | 761,626 | 26.41% |
| Crawford | 14,324 | 2,286 | 15.96% |
| Cumberland | 9,048 | 2,272 | 25.11% |
| DeKalb | 56,012 | 14,024 | 25.04% |
| DeWitt | 11,689 | 3,856 | 32.99% |
| Douglas | 11,722 | 4,184 | 35.69% |
| DuPage | 548,771 | 136,750 | 24.92% |
| Edgar | 13,170 | 3,004 | 22.81% |
| Edwards | 4,689 | 943 | 20.11% |
| Effingham | 22,187 | 5,666 | 25.54% |
| Fayette | 15,289 | 2,891 | 18.91% |
| Ford | 8,710 | 2,834 | 32.54% |
| Franklin | 31,891 | 8,752 | 27.44% |
| Fulton | 24,642 | 5,772 | 23.42% |
| Gallatin | 4,237 | 1,991 | 46.99% |
| Greene | 8,615 | 2,223 | 25.8% |
| Grundy | 30,933 | 6,952 | 22.47% |
| Hamilton | 5,781 | 1,849 | 31.98% |
| Hancock | 13,496 | 2,610 | 19.34% |
| Hardin | 3,709 | 1,437 | 38.74% |
| Henderson | 5,179 | 1,447 | 27.94% |
| Henry | 37,309 | 8,438 | 22.62% |
| Iroquois | 19,277 | 7,674 | 39.81% |
| Jackson | 36,567 | 6,873 | 18.8% |
| Jasper | 7,505 | 2,350 | 31.31% |
| Jefferson | 24,172 | 4,624 | 19.13% |
| Jersey | 17,041 | 2,625 | 15.4% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,321 | 4,044 | 24.78% |
| Johnson | 7,876 | 3,029 | 38.46% |
| Kane | 264,600 | 52,530 | 19.85% |
| Kankakee | 67,614 | 11,056 | 16.35% |
| Kendall | 60,295 | 13,459 | 22.32% |
| Knox | 33,720 | 6,226 | 18.46% |
| Lake | 401,680 | 83,908 | 20.89% |
| LaSalle | 71,815 | 15,314 | 21.32% |
| Lawrence | 10,640 | 3,134 | 29.45% |
| Lee | 25,107 | 4,543 | 18.09% |
| Livingston | 21,477 | 7,776 | 36.21% |
| Logan | 19,999 | 5,417 | 27.09% |
| Macon | 71,226 | 13,303 | 18.68% |
| Macoupin | 34,040 | 8,107 | 23.82% |
| Madison | 173,397 | 27,383 | 15.79% |
| Marion | 27,689 | 6,744 | 24.36% |
| Marshall | 8,510 | 1,922 | 22.59% |
| Mason | 10,502 | 2,015 | 19.19% |
| Massac | 12,104 | 2,303 | 19.03% |
| McDonough | 16,762 | 4,206 | 25.09% |
| McHenry | 200,688 | 36,078 | 17.98% |
| McLean | 95,280 | 21,257 | 22.31% |
| Menard | 9,701 | 2,083 | 21.47% |
| Mercer | 14,288 | 2,348 | 16.43% |
| Monroe | 22,962 | 4,276 | 18.62% |
| Montgomery | 17,667 | 5,223 | 29.56% |
| Morgan | 23,096 | 4,620 | 20% |
| Moultrie | 8,967 | 2,239 | 24.97% |
| Ogle | 40,360 | 8,881 | 22% |
| Peoria | 110,919 | 22,637 | 20.41% |
| Perry | 14,928 | 3,710 | 24.85% |
| Piatt | 12,079 | 4,024 | 33.31% |
| Pike | 10,723 | 2,232 | 20.82% |
| Pope | 3,376 | 1,388 | 41.11% |
| Pulaski | 7,157 | 1,470 | 20.54% |
| Putnam | 4,228 | 1,530 | 36.19% |
| Randolph | 20,725 | 4,543 | 21.92% |
| Richland | 13,644 | 2,264 | 16.59% |
| Rock Island | 124,361 | 18,224 | 14.65% |
| Saline | 16,366 | 3,591 | 21.94% |
| Sangamon | 133,469 | 25,838 | 19.36% |
| Schuyler | 5,522 | 1,271 | 23.02% |
| Scott | 3,942 | 836 | 21.21% |
| Shelby | 15,465 | 3,639 | 23.53% |
| Stark | 4,747 | 1,369 | 28.84% |
| St. Clair | 186,372 | 32,986 | 17.7% |
| Stephenson | 34,480 | 6,303 | 18.28% |
| Tazewell | 87,517 | 18,751 | 21.43% |
| Union | 15,280 | 4,086 | 26.74% |
| Vermilion | 47,735 | 8,598 | 18.01% |
| Wabash | 9,515 | 1,351 | 14.2% |
| Warren | 11,261 | 2,598 | 23.07% |
| Washington | 9,720 | 3,399 | 34.97% |
| Wayne | 12,490 | 5,201 | 41.64% |
| White | 11,515 | 1,790 | 15.54% |
| Whiteside | 39,407 | 5,635 | 14.3% |
| Will | 360,651 | 79,000 | 21.9% |
| Williamson | 41,960 | 10,324 | 24.6% |
| Winnebago | 178,992 | 27,115 | 15.15% |
| Woodford | 24,935 | 6,346 | 25.45% |
| 7,600,962 | 1,758,489 | 23.14% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast.
Turnout by county
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 44,891 | 24,125 | 53.74% |
| Alexander | 7,806 | 2,910 | 37.28% |
| Bond | 11,886 | 5,618 | 47.27% |
| Boone | 33,464 | 15,111 | 45.16% |
| Brown | 3,489 | 2,227 | 63.83% |
| Bureau | 23,782 | 12,969 | 54.53% |
| Calhoun | 3,817 | 2,418 | 63.35% |
| Carroll | 11,895 | 5,242 | 44.07% |
| Cass | 9,830 | 3,964 | 40.33% |
| Champaign | 122,441 | 54,818 | 44.77% |
| Christian | 22,692 | 12,780 | 56.32% |
| Clark | 12,914 | 6,236 | 48.29% |
| Clay | 9,850 | 4,992 | 50.68% |
| Clinton | 32,161 | 13,205 | 41.06% |
| Coles | 31,489 | 15,087 | 47.91% |
| CookFor more on Cook County general election turnout, see [2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout](2010-cook-county-illinois-elections-voter-turnout) | 2,704,993 | 1,424,959 | 52.68% |
| Crawford | 14,133 | 7,020 | 49.67% |
| Cumberland | 7,708 | 4,393 | 56.99% |
| DeKalb | 57,102 | 29,197 | 51.13% |
| DeWitt | 11,733 | 5,815 | 49.56% |
| Douglas | 11,980 | 6,545 | 54.63% |
| DuPage | 558,929 | 288,680 | 51.65% |
| Edgar | 13,238 | 7,143 | 53.96% |
| Edwards | 4,622 | 2,296 | 49.68% |
| Effingham | 22,838 | 13,202 | 57.81% |
| Fayette | 15,406 | 6,891 | 44.73% |
| Ford | 8,908 | 4,699 | 52.75% |
| Franklin | 29,513 | 13,334 | 45.18% |
| Fulton | 24,904 | 11,833 | 47.51% |
| Gallatin | 4,234 | 2,299 | 54.3% |
| Greene | 8,753 | 4,540 | 51.87% |
| Grundy | 29,708 | 16,973 | 57.13% |
| Hamilton | 5,853 | 3,644 | 62.26% |
| Hancock | 13,461 | 6,943 | 51.58% |
| Hardin | 3,833 | 2,194 | 57.24% |
| Henderson | 5,231 | 3,574 | 68.32% |
| Henry | 35,322 | 18,444 | 52.22% |
| Iroquois | 19,847 | 10,703 | 53.93% |
| Jackson | 42,164 | 16,696 | 39.6% |
| Jasper | 7,586 | 4,126 | 54.39% |
| Jefferson | 24,750 | 12,663 | 51.16% |
| Jersey | 17,250 | 7,825 | 45.36% |
| Jo Daviess | 16,347 | 8,279 | 50.65% |
| Johnson | 8,083 | 4,777 | 59.1% |
| Kane | 260,429 | 129,050 | 49.55% |
| Kankakee | 64,306 | 32,999 | 51.32% |
| Kendall | 65,153 | 31,538 | 48.41% |
| Knox | 34,258 | 16,943 | 49.46% |
| Lake | 404,637 | 207,499 | 51.28% |
| LaSalle | 73,051 | 34,423 | 47.12% |
| Lawrence | 10,770 | 5,314 | 49.34% |
| Lee | 25,723 | 11,075 | 43.05% |
| Livingston | 21,968 | 12,844 | 58.47% |
| Logan | 20,088 | 9,008 | 44.84% |
| Macon | 72,975 | 37,186 | 50.96% |
| Macoupin | 34,443 | 16,809 | 48.8% |
| Madison | 177,371 | 83,208 | 46.91% |
| Marion | 28,274 | 12,227 | 43.24% |
| Marshall | 8,613 | 4,379 | 50.84% |
| Mason | 10,510 | 4,995 | 47.53% |
| Massac | 12,350 | 5,047 | 40.87% |
| McDonough | 17,909 | 9,433 | 52.67% |
| McHenry | 202,033 | 95,339 | 47.19% |
| McLean | 97,274 | 52,944 | 54.43% |
| Menard | 9,744 | 4,951 | 50.81% |
| Mercer | 14,295 | 6,892 | 48.21% |
| Monroe | 23,792 | 12,037 | 50.59% |
| Montgomery | 18,162 | 9,911 | 54.57% |
| Morgan | 22,816 | 10,978 | 48.12% |
| Moultrie | 8,904 | 4,964 | 55.75% |
| Ogle | 40,973 | 17,461 | 42.62% |
| Peoria | 121,725 | 53,848 | 44.24% |
| Perry | 14,989 | 7,663 | 51.12% |
| Piatt | 11,990 | 6,895 | 57.51% |
| Pike | 11,418 | 6,525 | 57.15% |
| Pope | 3,397 | 2,089 | 61.5% |
| Pulaski | 5,961 | 2,972 | 49.86% |
| Putnam | 4,296 | 2,371 | 55.19% |
| Randolph | 21,130 | 11,902 | 56.33% |
| Richland | 13,826 | 5,217 | 37.73% |
| Rock Island | 125,875 | 47,053 | 37.38% |
| Saline | 16,780 | 8,292 | 49.42% |
| Sangamon | 136,649 | 74,124 | 54.24% |
| Schuyler | 5,618 | 3,035 | 54.02% |
| Scott | 3,996 | 1,828 | 45.75% |
| Shelby | 15,610 | 8,309 | 53.23% |
| Stark | 4,752 | 1,969 | 41.44% |
| St. Clair | 194,486 | 82,250 | 42.29% |
| Stephenson | 34,930 | 15,008 | 42.97% |
| Tazewell | 89,514 | 46,268 | 51.69% |
| Union | 15,156 | 6,745 | 44.5% |
| Vermilion | 48,711 | 22,833 | 46.87% |
| Wabash | 9,242 | 4,057 | 43.9% |
| Warren | 11,953 | 6,134 | 51.32% |
| Washington | 10,662 | 5,979 | 56.08% |
| Wayne | 12,689 | 6,983 | 55.03% |
| White | 11,598 | 5,361 | 46.22% |
| Whiteside | 38,300 | 19,240 | 50.23% |
| Will | 371,079 | 196,857 | 53.05% |
| Williamson | 43,569 | 22,735 | 52.18% |
| Winnebago | 179,182 | 83,229 | 46.45% |
| Woodford | 25,333 | 14,156 | 55.88% |
| 7,506,073 | 3,792,770 | 50.53% |
Federal elections
United States Senate
Main article: 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois
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
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
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
Main article: 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election
Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.
Attorney general
Madigan:
Kim:
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
Secretary of state
White:
Enriquez:
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.
Comptroller
Topinka:
Miller:
Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
Treasurer
Rutherford:
Kelly:
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.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
State senate
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
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.
Illinois Governor Recall Amendment
Main article: Illinois Governor Recall Amendment
Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors. 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.
| Illinois Governor Recall Amendment | Option | Votes | % of votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| on measure | % of all ballots | |||||||||
| cast | Total votes | **2,486,124** | **100** | **65.76** | ||||||
| For | 1,639,158 | **65.90** | 43.36 | |||||||
| Against | 846,966 | 34.10 | 22.40 | |||||||
| 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.
Notes
References
- General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates from the Illinois State Board of Elections
References
- "Voter Turnout". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- (June 2023). "Voter Turnout". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- "Election Results". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- [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], ''Illinois General Assembly''
- "Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)".
- "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". Illinois General Assembly.
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