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Illinois election results by county: How Harris compared to Pritzker's '22 popularity
ILLINOIS - Counties with the fewest black residents liked Vice President Kamala Harris more than they liked Gov. JB Pritzker in 2022, but Cook County with more than a million black residents liked Pritzker more than Harris.
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Republicans sweep Madison County elections, claim 20-6 supermajority on county board
The November general election results reflect continued growth in the Republican Party's dominance in Madison County. Republicans Brynn Kincheloe and Donald McMaster unseated Democratic incumbent County Board members Mathew King and Robert Pollard, respectively
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Circuit judges in Twentieth, Third Judicial Circuits win retention
Circuit judges running for retention in St. Clair County's Twentieth Judicial Circuit and Madison and Bond County's Third Judicial Circuit easily won their seats.
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Unions can defend vs attempts to force IL to clean up voter rolls, judge says
A federal judge in Chicago has given two powerful labor unions the right to fight in court against a lawsuit brought conservative activist groups seeking to force the state of Illinois more stringently comply with federal law requiring the state and local election authorities to purge voter rolls of dead and otherwise ineligible voters
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Three Third Judicial Circuit judges are on retention ballot in November
Voters in Madison and Bond counties will decide whether to retain Circuit Judges Kyle Napp, Christopher Bauer and Sarah Smith in November's general election.
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St. Clair County voters to decide judicial retention races in November
Voters in St. Clair County will weigh in on five possible judicial retention races in November's general election.
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Speaker Welch asks IL high court to toss ruling barring Dems from blocking many GOP candidates from fall ballot
A Springfield judge had ruled Democrats violated the constitutional rights of Republican candidates by passing a law weeks after the primary election barring them from getting on the ballot to challenge Democratic incumbents this fall because they didn't first run in the primary election
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More GOP candidates join court case vs IL Dems over 'candidate slating' ballot blocking law
Democrats told a Springfield judge she needs to can the case, saying the changes to the election rules in the middle of the 2024 election cycle don't violate anyone's rights, and judges have no place deciding if state lawmakers abided by the constitution in deciding how candidates can get on the ballot
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Judge denies TRO sought by GOP candidates to block law that changed election rules to keep GOPers off ballot
The lawsuit, filed by four prospective Republican state House and Senate candidates, say Illinois Democrats violated the right to vote by rushing through a new state elections law that rewrites the candidate selection process in the middle of the 2024 election cycle to protect their incumbents from possible challengers
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Parents' rights referendum won't go to voters, but Coalition says Dems' ballot-blocking power play shows 'momentum'
Parents Matter Coalition said they collected 102,000 voter signatures, well short of threshold needed to place their advisory referendum on the ballot. But they say an 'anti-democratic' law rushed through by IL Democrats shows the lengths progressives will go to keep Illinoisans from voting on the question
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Keeven files nominating petitions to challenge Stuart in House District 112 after legislature passes law prohibiting candidate slating
Republican Jay Keeven filed nominating petitions to challenge Democrat State Rep. Katie Stuart at the Illinois State Board of Elections on Thursday after the state’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly passed a bill rewriting election law to protect Stuart’s seat.
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Jay Keeven slated to run on Republican ticket for House District 112 against Democrat Katie Stuart
Troy City Administrator and former Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keevan announced today that he is running on the Republican ticket for Illinois’ 112th House District against Democrat incumbent Katie Stuart.
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Coalition seeks to let IL voters deliver message on parents' rights in November
Thousands of volunteers aligned with conservative social policy groups across Illinois are seeking signatures to place an advisory referendum on the fall ballot asking voters if they believe Illinois law should require parents' consent before children receive non-emergency medical care or therapy
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St. Clair Co primary results demonstrate partisan power of East St. Louis
The election produced no competition but it demonstrated the partisan power of East St. Louis.
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Republican primary election results for Madison County Board
Several Madison County Board seats were contested in Tuesday’s Republican primary election.
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Patrick McRae wins Republican nomination for Madison County Circuit Clerk
Patrick McRae won the Republican nomination for Madison County Circuit Clerk by a 15-point margin over opponent Stephen Adler and is expected to take over his father Tom McRae’s position following the general election in November.
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Slusser defeats incumbent Prenzler for Madison County Chairman nomination
Chris Slusser defeated incumbent Kurt Prenzler by a 24-point margin for the Madison County Board Chairman nomination in Tuesday’s Republican primary election.
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GOP chairman demands election interference investigation; MCCC: 'Participating in democracy is not interference'
The Madison County Republican Party demanded an immediate investigation into alleged election interference by the Madison County Conservative Cause (MCCC), who responded by saying they were simply participating in the political process and advocating for conservative candidates.
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Republicans Loyd, Clatterbuck compete for 13th Congressional District nomination in Tuesday's primary election
Republicans Joshua Loyd and Thomas Clatterbuck are vying for the nomination in tomorrow’s primary election to challenge Democrat incumbent Congresswoman Nikki Budzinksi for the 13th Congressional District.
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Who are the Republican candidates for Madison County Circuit Clerk?
The office of Madison County Circuit Clerk will see Republicans Stephen Adler and Patrick McRae vying for the seat in the primary election, as no Democrats have thrown their hats in the race. As the competition between Adler and McRae heats up, both candidates submitted answers to a questionnaire so voters could make an informed decision in the ballot box.