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padding:4px; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Illinois Governor</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>General information</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office Type:</b>  </td><td align="left">Partisan</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office website:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www2.illinois.gov/Gov/Pages/default.aspx">Official Link</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Compensation:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$205,700 (Salary forgone)</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>2025 FY Budget:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="#State_budget">$18,940,000</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Term limits:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/State_executives_with_term_limits" title="State executives with term limits">None</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Structure</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Length of term:</b>  </td><td align="left"> Four years</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Authority:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_8" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution, Article V, Section 8</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Selection Method:</b>  </td><td align="left">Elected</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Current Officeholder</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px"><div style="text-align:center;"> <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/200/JB_Pritzker.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" width="150px" /> </p> <p> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker</a><br /> Democratic Party<br /> <b>Assumed office:</b> January 14, 2019 </p> </div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Elections</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Next election:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2026" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026">November 3, 2026</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Last election:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Other Illinois Executive Offices</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"><a class="mw-selflink 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Natural Resources">Natural Resources Director</a> • <a href="/Illinois_Director_of_Labor" title="Illinois Director of Labor">Labor Director</a> • <a href="/Illinois_Commerce_Commission" title="Illinois Commerce Commission">Illinois Commerce Commission</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Current_officeholder"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Current officeholder</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Authority"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Authority</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Term_limits"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Term limits</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Partisan_composition"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan composition</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Duties"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Duties</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Divisions"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Divisions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#State_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">State budget</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Role_in_state_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Role in state budget</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Governor's_office_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Governor's office budget</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2022_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">9.5</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#2018_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.6</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">9.7</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">9.8</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">9.9</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#2014_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.10</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">9.11</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">9.12</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">9.13</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#Partisan_balance_1992-2013"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan balance 1992-2013</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-31"><a href="#SQLI_and_partisanship"><span class="tocnumber">10.1</span> <span class="toctext">SQLI and partisanship</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#Historical_officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Historical officeholders</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_profile"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">State profile</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Presidential_voting_pattern"><span class="tocnumber">12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential voting pattern</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Pivot_Counties_(2016)"><span class="tocnumber">12.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Pivot Counties (2016)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Pivot_Counties_(2020)"><span class="tocnumber">12.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Pivot Counties (2020)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Contact_information"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Contact information</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-34"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-35"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-36"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">16</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div><p>The <b>Governor of the State of Illinois</b> is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in Illinois. The governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is not subject to any term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-con_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <p>Illinois has a Democratic <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas">trifecta</a>. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Illinois has a Democratic <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_triplexes">triplex</a>. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.</p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Illinois_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois State Legislature">Illinois State Legislature</a>, <a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/Illinois_State_Senate" title="Illinois State Senate">Illinois State Senate</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_officeholder">Current officeholder</span></h2> <p>The 43rd and current <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a> is <a href="/J.B._Pritzker" title="J.B. Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> (D).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> He was first elected in 2018. Pritzker was sworn in January 14, 2019, for a four-year term in office. He succeeded <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> incumbent <a href="/Bruce_Rauner" title="Bruce Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a>, who lost his bid for re-election in November 2018. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Authority">Authority</span></h2> <p>The <a href="/Illinois_Constitution" title="Illinois Constitution">state constitution</a> establishes the office of the governor in <a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Article V, the Executive Department</a>. </p><p><b><a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_8" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution, Article V, Section 8</a></b> </p> <table style="width:40%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><i>The Governor shall have the supreme executive power, and shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws.</i><sup id="cite_ref-con_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h2> <table class="infobox" width="300px" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><big><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">State Executives</a></big> </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" title="State Executive Officials"><img alt="StateExecLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/150px-StateExecLogo.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="153" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/225px-StateExecLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/300px-StateExecLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1216" /></a></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><a href="/Governor#Current_governors_by_party_affiliation" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">Current Governors</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><a href="/State_executive_official_elections_by_year" title="State executive official elections by year">Gubernatorial Elections</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2025" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2025">2025</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2024" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2023">2023</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022">2022</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2021" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2021">2021</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2020" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2019" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2019">2019</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2018" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2018">2018</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2017" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2017">2017</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2016" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2016">2016</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2015" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2015">2015</a> • <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2014" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2014">2014</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor#Current_Lieutenant_Governors" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">Current Lt. Governors</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><a href="/State_executive_official_elections_by_year" title="State executive official elections by year">Lt. Governor Elections</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2025" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2025">2025</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2024" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2023">2023</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2022">2022</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2021" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2021">2021</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2020" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2019" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2019">2019</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2018" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018">2018</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2017" title="State executive official elections, 2017">2017</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2016" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2016">2016</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2015" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2015">2015</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2014" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2014">2014</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Per <a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_3" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Article V, Section 3</a> of the <a href="/Illinois_Constitution" title="Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution</a>, a governor is required to be: </p> <ul><li>at least 25 years old,</li> <li>a United States citizen,</li> <li>a resident of Illinois for three years prior to election.</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_3" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution, Article V, Section 3</a></b> </p> <table style="width:40%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><i>To be eligible to hold the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or Treasurer, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of this State for the three years preceding his election. </i><sup id="cite_ref-con_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:Illinois_exec_org_chart.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d2/Illinois_exec_org_chart.png/200px-Illinois_exec_org_chart.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="309" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d2/Illinois_exec_org_chart.png/300px-Illinois_exec_org_chart.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d2/Illinois_exec_org_chart.png/400px-Illinois_exec_org_chart.png 2x" data-file-width="405" data-file-height="625" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Illinois_exec_org_chart.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Illinois state government organizational chart</div></div></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Governor#Gubernatorial_election_cycles_by_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">Gubernatorial election cycles by state</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <a href="/Governor#Election_of_governors" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">Election of governors</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Illinois elects governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. For Illinois, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, and 2034 are all gubernatorial election years. The gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election (<a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_2" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution, Article V, Section 2</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-con_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; 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overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Illinois on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JB_Pritzker.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of J.B. Pritzker" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">54.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 54.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,253,748</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Darren-Bailey.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Darren Bailey" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Darren_Bailey">Darren Bailey</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">42.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 42.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,739,095</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/ScottMitchellSchluter.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Scott Mitchell Schluter" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Mitchell_Schluter">Scott Mitchell Schluter</a> (L) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 2.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">111,712</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=350885&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Emily_Johnson">Emily Johnson</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">28</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Shon-tiyon_Horton.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Shon-Tiyon Horton" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shon-Tiyon_Horton">Shon-Tiyon Horton</a> (Independent) (Write-in) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shon-Tiyon_Horton#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">28</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=376294&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elizabeth_Sebesta">Elizabeth Sebesta</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">18</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 4,104,629 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mancow_Muller">Mancow Muller</a> (Independent)</li></ul><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Beverly_Miles">Beverly Miles</a> in the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JB_Pritzker.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of J.B. Pritzker" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">91.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 91.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">810,989</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Beverly_Miles.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Beverly Miles" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Beverly_Miles">Beverly Miles</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">8.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 8.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">71,704</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 882,693 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Darren-Bailey.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Darren Bailey" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Darren_Bailey">Darren Bailey</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">57.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 57.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">458,102</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jesse_Sullivan.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jesse Sullivan" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jesse_Sullivan">Jesse Sullivan</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">15.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 15.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">125,094</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RichardIrvin_IL.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Irvin" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Irvin_(Illinois)">Richard Irvin</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">15.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 15.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">119,592</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Gary_Rabine.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Gary Rabine" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Rabine">Gary Rabine</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">6.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 6.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">52,194</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Screen_Shot_2021-02-26_at_4.02.02_PM.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Paul Schimpf" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Schimpf">Paul Schimpf</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">4.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 4.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">34,676</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MaxSolomon2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Max Solomon" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Max_Solomon">Max Solomon</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Max_Solomon#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 0.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">7,371</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 797,029 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Keisha_Smith_(Illinois)">Keisha Smith</a> (R)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Roper">Christopher Roper</a> (R)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cheryl_Erickson">Cheryl Erickson</a> (R)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Emily_Johnson">Emily Johnson</a> (R)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; 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Pritzker</a> defeated incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_McCann">William McCann</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kash_Jackson">Grayson Jackson</a> in the general election for Governor of Illinois on November 6, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JB_Pritzker.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of J.B. Pritzker" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">54.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 54.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,479,746</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BruceRauner2015a.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bruce Rauner" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">38.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 38.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,765,751</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/William_McCann.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of William McCann" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_McCann">William McCann</a> (Conservative Party) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">4.2</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 4.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">192,527</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kash_Jackson.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Grayson Jackson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kash_Jackson">Grayson Jackson</a> (L) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 2.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">109,518</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.0%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">115</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResults.aspx?ID=jwAfLjnmELI%3d" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 4,547,657 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JB_Pritzker.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of J.B. Pritzker" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/J.B._Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">45.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 45.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">597,756</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Daniel_Biss.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Daniel K. Biss" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_K._Biss">Daniel K. Biss</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">26.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 26.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">353,625</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Chris_Kennedy_Illinois.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Chris Kennedy" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Kennedy_(Illinois_gubernatorial_candidate)">Chris Kennedy</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">24.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 24.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">322,730</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tio-Hardiman.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Tio Hardiman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tio_Hardiman">Tio Hardiman</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 1.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">21,075</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Bob_Daiber.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bob Daiber" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Daiber">Bob Daiber</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 1.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">15,009</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Robert_Marshall.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Robert Marshall" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Marshall_(Illinois)">Robert Marshall</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 1.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">14,353</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. </p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,324,548 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_M._Ives">Jeanne M. Ives</a> in the Republican primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BruceRauner2015a.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bruce Rauner" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">51.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 51.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">372,124</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jeanne-Ives.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jeanne M. Ives" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_M._Ives">Jeanne M. Ives</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">48.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 48.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">350,038</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. </p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 722,162 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Libertarian primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header libertarian"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Libertarian primary for Governor of Illinois</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kash_Jackson">Grayson Jackson</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Scaro">Matthew Scaro</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Stewart">Jon Stewart</a> in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kash_Jackson.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Grayson Jackson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kash_Jackson">Grayson Jackson</a></td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=292304&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Scaro">Matthew Scaro</a></td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jon-Stewart.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jon Stewart" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Stewart">Jon Stewart</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. </p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function 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style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#cc0000;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/Bruce_Rauner" title="Bruce Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a>/<a href="/Evelyn_Sanguinetti" title="Evelyn Sanguinetti">Evelyn Sanguinetti</a></b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">50.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,823,627</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/Pat_Quinn" title="Pat Quinn">Pat Quinn</a>/<a href="/Paul_Vallas" title="Paul Vallas">Paul Vallas</a> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">46.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,681,343</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/Chad_Grimm" title="Chad Grimm">Chad Grimm</a>/<a href="/Alex_Cummings" title="Alex Cummings">Alex Cummings</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">3.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">121,534</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Write-in votes </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,186</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>3,627,690</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022954/http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2014GEOfficialVote.pdf">Illinois State Board of Elections</a> </i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Term_limits">Term limits</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/States_with_gubernatorial_term_limits" title="States with gubernatorial term limits">States with gubernatorial term limits</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Illinois governors do not face term limits. Illinois is one of 14 states that do not have gubernatorial term limits. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_composition">Partisan composition</span></h3> <p>The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of Illinois governors from 1992 to 2013.<br /> <a href="/File:Governor_of_Illinois_Partisanship.PNG" class="image"><img alt="Governor of Illinois Partisanship.PNG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4d/Governor_of_Illinois_Partisanship.PNG/600px-Governor_of_Illinois_Partisanship.PNG" decoding="async" width="600" height="41" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/4/4d/Governor_of_Illinois_Partisanship.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="52" /></a> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/How_gubernatorial_vacancies_are_filled" title="How gubernatorial vacancies are filled">How gubernatorial vacancies are filled</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Details of vacancies are addressed under <a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_6" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Article V, Section 6</a>. </p><p>In the event of a vacancy, the line of succession is as follows: the <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">lieutenant governor</a>, the elected <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Illinois" title="Attorney General of Illinois">attorney general</a>, and then the elected <a href="/Illinois_Secretary_of_State" title="Illinois Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>. The wording of the state constitution suggests that an attorney general or secretary of state appointed to fill a vacancy is not eligible to succeed to the office of governor. </p><p>The governor may temporarily remove himself or herself from office by stating a serious impediment to discharging the office to the secretary of state and to the officer who would succeed him or her. The governor may resume his or her office at will. Removing the governor against his or her will for reasons of mental or physical health is a power ascribed to the <a href="/Illinois_Supreme_Court" title="Illinois Supreme Court">Illinois Supreme Court</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Duties">Duties</span></h2> <div class="floatright"><a href="/Illinois" title="Illinois"><img alt="Illinois" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/6c/Seal_of_Illinois.png/150px-Seal_of_Illinois.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/6/6c/Seal_of_Illinois.png 1.5x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="215" /></a></div> <p>Charged with upholding and faithfully executing all laws, the governor of Illinois is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. With the Senate's confirmation, the governor appoints all officers not otherwise provided for in law; the governor also makes recess appointments when the Senate is not in session and may remove any gubernatorial appointee for any reason (<a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_9" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Illinois Const., Article V, § 9-10</a>). </p><p>The governor is required to report to the <a href="/Illinois_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Legislature">Illinois Legislature</a> on the "condition of the State" at the beginning of each legislative session. This usually takes the form of a formal <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballotpedia.org/State_of_the_state_addresses%7C">"State of the State" address.</a>]<sup id="cite_ref-con_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>Other duties and privileges of the office include: </p> <ul><li>Reorganizing state departments and, if needed to so, convening extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly by Executive Order (<a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_11" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">§ 11</a>).</li></ul> <ul><li>Under <a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_12" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">§ 12</a>, the governor may grant pardons, reprieves and commutations "for all offenses on such terms as he thinks proper."</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Divisions">Divisions</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Updated January 17, 2021</i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li>Budget and Economy</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Health and Human Services</li> <li>Infrastructure, Environment, and Public Safety</li> <li>General Counsel</li> <li>Senior Advisor</li> <li>Communications</li> <li>Press Secretary</li> <li>External Affairs</li> <li>Federal Affairs</li> <li>Legislative Affairs</li> <li>Policy</li> <li>Executive Appointments</li> <li>Fiscal Operations</li> <li>Human Resources</li> <li>Operations</li> <li>Public Engagement<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_budget">State budget</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Role_in_state_budget">Role in state budget</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Illinois_state_budget_and_finances" title="Illinois state budget and finances">Illinois state budget and finances</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-process_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <ol><li>In <b>September</b> and <b>October</b> of the year preceding the start of the new fiscal year, the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">governor</a> sends budget instructions to state agencies.</li> <li>In <b>October</b> and <b>November</b>, agencies submit their budget requests to the governor.</li> <li>Budget hearings with the public are held from <b>February</b> through <b>May</b>.</li> <li>On the third Wednesday in <b>February</b>, the governor submits his or her proposed budget to the <a href="/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois General Assembly</a>.</li> <li>The General Assembly passes a budget in <b>May</b>.</li></ol> <p>Illinois is one of 44 states in which the governor has <a href="/Line_item_veto_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Line item veto authority">line item veto authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-process_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature must pass a balanced budget.<sup id="cite_ref-process_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="Governor.27s_office_budget"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor's_office_budget">Governor's office budget</span></h3> <p>The budget for the Office of the Governor in Fiscal Year 2025 was $18,940,000.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Comparison_of_gubernatorial_salaries" title="Comparison of gubernatorial salaries">Comparison of gubernatorial salaries</a> and <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">Compensation of state executive officers</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The salaries of elected executives in Illinois are determined by the <a href="/Illinois_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois State Legislature">Illinois State Legislature</a> as mandated in the state constitution. <a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Article V, Section 21</a> of the <a href="/Illinois_Constitution" title="Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution</a> also notes that executives cannot receive additional compensation beyond their salaries nor can their salaries be changed during current terms: </p><p><b><a href="/Article_V,_Illinois_Constitution#Section_21" title="Article V, Illinois Constitution">Article V, Section 21 of the Illinois Constitution</a></b> </p> <table style="width:60%; background:#F2F2F2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><b>Text of Section 21:</b> <p><b>Compensation</b> </p><p>Officers of the Executive Branch shall be paid salaries established by law and shall receive no other compensation for their services. Changes in the salaries of these officers elected or appointed for stated terms shall not take effect during the stated terms.<sup id="cite_ref-con_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2023">2023</span></h3> <p>In 2023, the governor's salary was $205,700, but it was forgone by Governor <a href="/J.B._Pritzker" title="J.B. Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> (D) according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2023_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2023-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022_2">2022</span></h3> <p>In 2022, the officer's salary was $184,758, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2022_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2022-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <p>In 2021, the governor received a salary of $181,670, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2021salary_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021salary-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <p>In 2020, the governor's salary was $181,670. Governor <a href="/J.B._Pritzker" title="J.B. Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> did not accept his salary, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h3> <p>In 2019, the governor's salary was $177,412. Governor <a href="/J.B._Pritzker" title="J.B. Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a> did not accept his salary, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018_2">2018</span></h3> <p>In 2018, the governor's salary was $177,412. Governor <a href="/Bruce_Rauner" title="Bruce Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a> (R) accepted $1 of his salary and no state benefits, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3> <p>In 2017, the governor received a salary of $177,412, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <p>In 2016, the governor received a salary of $177,412, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h3> <p>In 2015, the governor received a salary of $177,412, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_2">2014</span></h3> <p>In 2014, the governor received a salary of $177,412, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <p>In 2013, the governor received a salary of $177,412, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <p>In 2012, the governor was paid an estimated <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$177,412</a>, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3> <p>In 2010, the governor received a salary of <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$177,500</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_balance_1992-2013">Partisan balance 1992-2013</span></h2> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States_Project" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States Project"><img alt="Who Runs the States Project" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/125px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="124" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/188px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/250px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1304" data-file-height="1292" /></a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States">Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States</a> and <a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States,_Illinois" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Illinois">Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Illinois</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/File:Illinois_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/86/Illinois_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png/300px-Illinois_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="228" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/8/86/Illinois_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png 1.5x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="247" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Illinois_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Partisan breakdown of the Illinois governorship from 1992-2013</div></div></div> <p>From 1992-2013, Illinois had Democratic governors in office for the first 11 years while there were Republican governors in office for the last 11 years. During the final 11 years of the study, Illinois was under Democratic <a href="/Trifectas" class="mw-redirect" title="Trifectas">trifectas</a>. </p><p>Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82 percent) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27 percent) from 1992 to 2013. </p><p>Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied. </p><p>The chart below shows the partisan composition of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Office of the Governor of Illinois</a>, the <a href="/Illinois_State_Senate" title="Illinois State Senate">Illinois State Senate</a> and the <a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a> from 1992 to 2013. </p> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:902px;"><a href="/File:Partisan_composition_of_Illinois_state_government(1992-2013).PNG" class="image"><img alt="Partisan composition of Illinois state government(1992-2013).PNG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/30/Partisan_composition_of_Illinois_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG/900px-Partisan_composition_of_Illinois_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG" decoding="async" width="900" height="69" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/30/Partisan_composition_of_Illinois_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="1104" data-file-height="85" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Partisan_composition_of_Illinois_state_government(1992-2013).PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div></div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="SQLI_and_partisanship">SQLI and partisanship</span></h4> <p>Illinois was one of eight states to demonstrate <a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States%3F_Changes_of_Partisan_Domination_over_22_years" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States? Changes of Partisan Domination over 22 years">a dramatic partisan shift</a> in the 22 years studied. A dramatic shift was defined by a movement of 40 percent or more toward one party over the course of the study period. </p><p>The chart below depicts the partisanship of the Illinois state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. For a period of two years (1995 and 1996), Illinois had a Republican trifecta between two periods of divided government (1992-1995 and 1997-2002). Between 2003 and 2013, Illinois has had a Democratic trifecta. For four straight years, Illinois was in the top-10 in the SQLI ranking between 1997 and 2000 under divided government. Illinois slipped into the bottom-10 in the ranking in the year 2012 (41st) under a Democratic trifecta. The state had its most precipitous drop in the SQLI ranking between 2006 and 2007, dropping nine spots. Illinois had its biggest leap in the SQLI ranking between 1996 and 1997, rising eight spots in the ranking. </p> <ul><li>SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 27.10</li> <li>SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 11.50</li> <li>SQLI average with divided government: 11.78</li></ul> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:902px;"><a href="/File:Illinois_SQLI_visualization.PNG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/2d/Illinois_SQLI_visualization.PNG/900px-Illinois_SQLI_visualization.PNG" decoding="async" width="900" height="97" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2/2d/Illinois_SQLI_visualization.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="1118" data-file-height="120" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Illinois_SQLI_visualization.PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Chart displaying the partisanship of Illinois government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).</div></div></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_officeholders">Historical officeholders</span></h2> <p>There have been 43 governors since 1818. Of the 43 officeholders, three were Democratic-Republican, 20 were Republican, 18 were Democrat, and two changed parties while in office.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible" width="500px" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">List of officeholders from 1818-present </th></tr> <tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Shadrack Bond</td> <td>1818 - 1822</td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Edward Coles</td> <td>1822 - 1826</td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Ninian Edwards</td> <td>1826 - 1830</td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>John Reynolds</td> <td>1830 - 1834</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>William Lee Davidson Ewing</td> <td>1834 - 1834</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Joseph Duncan</td> <td>1834 - 1838</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thomas Carlin</td> <td>1838 - 1842</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thomas Ford</td> <td>1842 - 1846</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Augustus C. French</td> <td>1846 - 1853</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Joel Aldrich Matteson</td> <td>1853 - 1857</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>William Henry Bissell</td> <td>1857 - 1860</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a>, <a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>John Wood</td> <td>1860 - 1861</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Richard Yates</td> <td>1861 - 1865</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14*</td> <td>Richard James Oglesby</td> <td>1865 - 1869</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>John McAuley Palmer</td> <td>1869 - 1873</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a>, <a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14*</td> <td>Richard James Oglesby</td> <td>1873 - 1873</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>John Lourie Beveridge</td> <td>1873 - 1877</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Shelby Moore Cullom</td> <td>1877 - 1883</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>John Marshall Hamilton</td> <td>1883 - 1885</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14*</td> <td>Richard James Oglesby</td> <td>1885 - 1889</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Joseph Wilson Fifer</td> <td>1889 - 1893</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>John Peter Altgeld</td> <td>1893 - 1897</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>John Riley Tanner</td> <td>1897 - 1901</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Richard Yates</td> <td>1901 - 1905</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Charles Samuel Deneen</td> <td>1905 - 1913</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne</td> <td>1913 - 1917</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Frank Orren Lowden</td> <td>1917 - 1921</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Lennington Small</td> <td>1921 - 1929</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Louis Lincoln Emmerson</td> <td>1929 - 1933</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Henry Horner</td> <td>1933 - 1940</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>John Henry Stelle</td> <td>1940 - 1941</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Dwight Herbert Green</td> <td>1941 - 1949</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Adlai Ewing Stevenson</td> <td>1949 - 1953</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>William Grant Stratton</td> <td>1953 - 1961</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>Otto Kerner</td> <td>1961 - 1968</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>Samuel H. 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Pritzker">J.B. Pritzker</a></td> <td>2019 - present</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>*Note</i>: Oglesby was the 14th governor on three occasions. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_profile">State profile</span></h2> <table width="500px" align="right" style="cellpadding:0.5em;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th colspan="3">Demographic data for Illinois</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th width="50%"> </th><th width="25%">Illinois</th><th width="25%">U.S.</th></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Total population:</td><td><b>12,839,047</b></td><td><i>316,515,021</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Land area (sq mi):</td><td><b>55,519</b></td><td><i>3,531,905</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i><a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">Race and ethnicity</a>**</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">White:</td><td><b>72.3%</b></td><td><i>73.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Black/African American:</td><td><b>14.3%</b></td><td><i>12.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Asian:</td><td><b>5%</b></td><td><i>5.1%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Native American:</td><td><b>0.2%</b></td><td><i>0.8%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Pacific Islander:</td><td><b>0%</b></td><td><i>0.2%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Two or more:</td><td><b>2.2%</b></td><td><i>3%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Hispanic/Latino:</td><td><b>16.5%</b></td><td><i>17.1%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Education</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">High school graduation rate:</td><td><b>87.9%</b></td><td><i>86.7%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">College graduation rate:</td><td><b>32.3%</b></td><td><i>29.8%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Income</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Median household income:</td><td><b>$57,574</b></td><td><i>$53,889</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Persons below poverty level:</td><td><b>16.8%</b></td><td><i>11.3%</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size:80%">Source: <i>U.S. Census Bureau</i>, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)<br />Click <a href="/United_States_census,_2020" title="United States census, 2020">here</a> for more information on the 2020 census and <a href="/Redistricting_in_Illinois" title="Redistricting in Illinois">here</a> for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois. <hr /> <small>**<i>Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census <a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">here</a>.</i></small></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_voting_pattern">Presidential voting pattern</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Presidential_voting_trends_in_Illinois" title="Presidential voting trends in Illinois">Presidential voting trends in Illinois</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Illinois <a href="/Presidential_voting_trends_in_Illinois" title="Presidential voting trends in Illinois">voted for the Democratic candidate</a> in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024. </p> <h4><span id="Pivot_Counties_.282016.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pivot_Counties_(2016)">Pivot Counties (2016)</span></h4> <p>Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) in 2016 after voting for <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these <b>Pivot Counties</b> by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 11 are located in Illinois, accounting for 5.34 percent of the total pivot counties.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span id="Pivot_Counties_.282020.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pivot_Counties_(2020)">Pivot Counties (2020)</span></h4> <p>In <a href="/Presidential_election,_2020" title="Presidential election, 2020">2020</a>, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as <i><a href="/Election_results,_2020:_Retained_Pivot_Counties" title="Election results, 2020: Retained Pivot Counties">Retained Pivot Counties</a></i> and those won by <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) as <i><a href="/Election_results,_2020:_Boomerang_Pivot_Counties" title="Election results, 2020: Boomerang Pivot Counties">Boomerang Pivot Counties</a></i>. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Illinois had 11 Retained Pivot Counties, 6.08 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties. </p><p><i>More Illinois coverage on Ballotpedia</i> </p> <ul><li><a href="/Illinois_elections,_2025" title="Illinois elections, 2025">Elections in Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Illinois" title="United States congressional delegations from Illinois">United States congressional delegations from Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Public_policy_in_Illinois" title="Public policy in Illinois">Public policy in Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Endorsers_in_Illinois" title="Endorsers in Illinois">Endorsers in Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_fact_checks" title="Illinois fact checks">Illinois fact checks</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois" title="Illinois">More...</a><div style="clear:both;"></div></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact_information">Contact information</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:352px;"><a href="/File:Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg/350px-Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg/525px-Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg/700px-Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Illinois_Governor_Office.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The offices of the Governor of Illinois.</div></div></div> <p><b>Springfield</b><br /> Office of the Governor<br /> 207 State House<br /> Springfield, IL 62706<br /> Phone: <br /> </p> <ul><li>217-782-6830</li> <li>217-782-6831</li></ul> <p><b>Chicago</b><br /> Office of the Governor<br /> James R. Thompson Center<br /> 100 W. Randolph, 16-100<br /> Chicago, IL 60601<br /> Phone: <br /> </p> <ul><li>312-814-2121</li> <li>312-814-2122</li></ul> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Illinois_state_executive_officials" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois state executive officials">Illinois state executive officials</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_state_executive_offices" title="Illinois state executive offices">Illinois state executive offices</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=Governor+of+Illinois">Search Google News for this topic</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www2.illinois.gov/Gov/Pages/default.aspx">Illinois Office of the Governor</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.graveyards.com/IL/governors.html">Burial places of Illinois Governors</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con5.htm">Article V (Executive) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-con-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-con_1-0">1.0</a></sup> 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