2022 Illinois elections#Comptroller

2022 was a midterm election year in the United States.

The primary election was held on June 28. The general election was held on November 8, 2022.

On June 17, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill which made a number of election-related changes. The bill made the November election day a state holiday. It also made permanent a number of changes that had been implemented for the preceding 2020 elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including "curbside voting" and universal access to postal voting. The bill also delayed the date of the 2022 primary election from March 15 to June 28, citing the delay in the release of 2020 United States census data needed for the reapportionment of electoral districts.{{cite web |last1=Pearson |first1=Rick |last2=Petrella |first2=Dan |title=Pritzker signs election package that moves 2022 primary to June, makes fixtures of curbside and mail-in voting |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-law-signed-pritzker-20210617-nny7hp3fobgkdnaqyobrkrxwmu-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=20 August 2021 |date=17 Jun 2021}}

{{main|2022 United States Senate election in Illinois}}

The incumbent senator of Illinois's class 3 United States Senate seat was first-term Democrat Tammy Duckworth, first elected in 2016. She won re-election in 2022, defeating Republican nominee Kathy Salvi with 56.8% of the vote compared to Salvi's 41.5%.

{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois}}

All of Illinois's seats in the United States House of Representatives were for election in 2022. Prior to these elections, Illinois saw its congressional seat boundaries change due to redistricting, and lost one seat due to post-2020 United States census reapportionment.

{{main|2022 Illinois gubernatorial election}}

The incumbent governor and lieutenant governor, JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, won reelection.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Illinois election results: JB Pritzker wins 2nd governor term, defeating Darren Bailey |url=https://abc7chicago.com/election-results-governor-illinois-race-2022/12432889/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}}

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{{main|2022 Illinois Attorney General election}}

Incumbent attorney general, Democrat Kwame Raoul, won reelection.

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{{main|2022 Illinois Secretary of State election}}

The incumbent secretary of state was sixth-term Democrat Jesse White. He announced that he would not seek reelection to a seventh term. Alexi Giannoulias defeated Dan Brady in the secretary of state election.

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Illinois Comptroller election, 2022

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Illinois elections#Comptroller

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Illinois elections#Comptroller

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| image1 = Susana Mendoza Blue Suit (1).jpg

| nominee1 = Susana Mendoza

| party1 = Illinois Democratic Party

| popular_vote1 = 2,331,714

| percentage1 = 57.08%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Shannon Teresi

| party2 = Illinois Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 1,676,637

| percentage2 = 41.04%

| map_image = {{Switcher

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| County results

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Teresi: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}

| title = Comptroller

| before_election = Susana Mendoza

| before_party = Illinois Democratic Party

| after_election = Susana Mendoza

| after_party = Illinois Democratic Party

| turnout =

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The incumbent comptroller was Susana Mendoza, a Democrat who was first elected in a 2016 special election and subsequently reelected in 2018. Mendoza won the reelection, but ceded ground compared to her 2018 performance, with a margin of just 16% compared to 23%.{{cite news |last1=Nowicki |first1=Jerry |title=State elections board certifies 2022 results |url=https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/state-elections-board-certifies-2022-results |access-date=20 August 2024 |publisher=Capitol News Illinois |date=5 December 2022}} She traditionally performed the best in Cook County, which was reflected by her victories in all ten congressional districts it is a part of. She won four other districts in the remaining part of the state, while Teresi secured just three overall.

• Susana Mendoza, incumbent comptroller

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Organizations

• Equality Illinois{{cite web |title=Endorsed Candidates << Equality Illinois |url=https://www.equalityillinois.us/our-candidates/ |website=www.equalityillinois.us |publisher=Equality Illinois |access-date=1 May 2022}}
• Illinois AFL{{ndash}}CIO{{cite web |title=Political |url=https://www.ilafl-cio.org/political/ |website=www.ialf-cio.org |access-date=1 May 2022}}
• Illinois Chamber of Commerce{{Cite web|url=https://capitolfax.com/2022/10/03/chamber-backs-mendoza/|title=Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Chamber backs Mendoza|website=capitolfax.com}}
• Latino Victory Fund{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |title=Gun violence's shock and numb |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/07/08/gun-violences-shock-and-numb-00044656 |publisher=Politico |access-date=10 July 2022 |date=8 July 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Democratic Party

| candidate = Susana Mendoza (incumbent)

| votes = 838,155

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 838,155

| percentage = 100.0%

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• Shannon Teresi, McHenry County auditor{{cite web |last1=Hancock |first1=Peter |title=Voters to decide who should be state's chief fiscal officer |url=https://www.whig.com/news/voters-to-decide-who-should-be-state-s-chief-fiscal-officer/article_8a2d9378-468e-11ed-8e5f-4b785f90a038.html |website=Herald-Whig |date=October 8, 2022}}

• Michael Kinney, pro-Trump activist{{Cite web|url=https://www.politics1.com/il.htm|title = Politics1 - Online Guide to Illinois Politics}}

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| title = Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Shannon Teresi

| votes = 666,835

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 666,835

| percentage = 100.0%

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• Deirdre McCloskey (Libertarian), professor at University of Illinois Chicago

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Labor unions

• United Mine Workers{{Cite web |title=Illinois - COMPAC Endorsements |url=https://umwa.org/policy-politics/compac-endorsements/illinois-compac-endorsements/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=UMWA |archive-date=2022-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030214458/https://umwa.org/policy-politics/compac-endorsements/illinois-compac-endorsements/ |url-status=dead }}

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| title = 2022 Illinois Comptroller election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Results |url=https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx |access-date=2022-12-05 |archive-date=2021-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128001055/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx |url-status=dead }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Illinois Democratic Party

| candidate = Susana Mendoza (incumbent)

| votes = 2,331,714

| percentage = 57.08%

| change = -2.82%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Shannon Teresi

| votes = 1,676,637

| percentage = 41.04%

| change = +4.04%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Deirdre McCloskey

| votes = 76,808

| percentage = 1.88%

| change = -1.22%

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{{Election box write-in with party link

| votes = 25

| percentage = 0.0%

| change = ±0.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,085,184

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Illinois Democratic Party

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Illinois Treasurer election, 2022

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Illinois elections#Treasurer

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Illinois State Treasurer election

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| image1 = File:Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs 2023 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Mike Frerichs

| party1 = Illinois Democratic Party

| popular_vote1 = 2,206,434

| percentage1 = 54.3%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Tom Demmer

| party2 = Illinois Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 1,767,242

| percentage2 = 43.5%

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Demmer: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}

| title = Treasurer

| before_election = Mike Frerichs

| before_party = Illinois Democratic Party

| after_election = Mike Frerichs

| after_party = Illinois Democratic Party

| turnout =

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The incumbent treasurer was second-term Democrat Mike Frerichs.

• Mike Frerichs, incumbent treasurer

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Organizations

• Equality Illinois
• Illinois AFL–CIO
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150{{cite web |title=International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsed Candidates | website=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000180-d034-d5ef-ad97-f775481a0000 |access-date=21 May 2022}}

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| title = Democratic primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Democratic Party

| candidate = Mike Frerichs (incumbent)

| votes = 811,732

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 811,732

| percentage = 100.0%

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• Tom Demmer, state representative for Illinois' 90th District (2013–present)

• Patrice McDermand

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| title = Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tom Demmer

| votes = 670,758

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 670,758

| percentage = 100.0%

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• Preston Nelson (Libertarian)

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• United Mine Workers

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| title = 2022 Illinois Treasurer election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Illinois Democratic Party

| candidate = Mike Frerichs (incumbent)

| votes = 2,206,434

| percentage = 54.29%

| change = -3.35%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tom Demmer

| votes = 1,767,242

| percentage = 43.48%

| change = +4.57%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Preston Nelson

| votes = 90,647

| percentage = 2.23%

| change = -1.22%

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{{Election box write-in with party link

| votes = 38

| percentage = 0.0%

| change = ±0.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,064,361

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Illinois Democratic Party

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{{main|2022 Illinois Senate election}}

All of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2022, as this was the first election following redistricting.

{{main|2022 Illinois House of Representatives election}}

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

The Illinois General Assembly has the authority to refer statewide ballot measures, either as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or referendums. In order to be referred to voters, a proposed constitutional amendment must receive a vote of 60% approval in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. No gubernatorial approval is required. Advisory questions require a simple majority approval vote in each chamber of the Illinois General Assembly and the signature of the governor.

In Illinois, ballot initiatives can be included on the ballot. In Illinois, in order to be included on the ballot, an initiative must receive signatures of support equal in number to 8% of the turnout for the previous gubernatorial election. For the 2022 election, this meant that ballot initiatives required 363,813 signatures. Ballot initiatives in Illinois are only permitted to revise Section IV of the Constitution of Illinois.{{cite news |title=Article XIV, Illinois Constitution |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Article_XIV,_Illinois_Constitution |access-date=27 January 2022 |work=Ballotpedia |language=en}} In order for an initiative be included on the November 2022 ballot, the signatures supporting it were required to be filed no later than May 8, 2022. No ballot initiative was filed by this deadline.

Thus far, a single ballot measure (a legislatively referred constitutional amendment) has been scheduled for the November general election.{{cite web |title=Illinois 2022 ballot measures |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_2022_ballot_measures |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}

{{infobox referendum

|name=Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment, 2022

|country = Illinois

|location = Illinois

|title=Illinois Amendment 1

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In the November 8, 2022 general election, Illinois voters voted on whether to ratify the proposed Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment.{{cite web |title=Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (2022) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Right_to_Collective_Bargaining_Amendment_(2022) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}

The proposed amendment would guarantee the right for employees to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their choosing in negotiations concerning "wages, hours, and working conditions and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work." The amendment would also prohibit legislation which interferes with, negates, or diminishes collective bargaining agreements, including agreements which require union membership as a condition of employment. The amendment would, effectively, render any state or local "right-to-work" legislation (which would prohibit collective bargaining agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment) unconstitutional in Illinois.

Prohibition on local-level right-to-work ordinances currently exists through both Illinois state law and federal legal precedence. In 2019, Illinois ratified a state law prohibiting local governments from creating right-to-work zones. In 2017, in a case concerning a 2015 local right-to-work ordinance adopted by the village of Lincolnshire, Illinois, Judge Matthew Kennelly issued a ruling in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that the National Labor Relations Act does not enable local governments to pass right-to-work laws.{{cite web |title=Court strikes down Lincolnshire right-to-work ordinance |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/ct-lsr-right-to-work-law-overturned-tl-0109-20170109-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Chicago Tribune |agency=Pioneer Press |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en |date=January 10, 2017}} This was a ruling counter to a 2016 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision on such laws.{{cite web |last1=Dudek |first1=Mitch |title=Appeals court decision favors labor |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/9/30/18410024/appeals-court-decision-favors-labor |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en |date=30 September 2018}} Kennelly's ruling was subsequently upheld the following year by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a unanimous decision.

Currently, only three states in the United States (Hawaii, Missouri, and New York) have clauses in their state constitutions which assert a right to collectively bargain. Currently, no state constitutions have a clause prohibiting right-to-work legislation (which ban collective bargaining agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment).

The legislation referring the proposed amendment to voters received the needed 60% approval vote in the Illinois Senate on May 21, 2021,{{cite web |last1=Hancock |first1=Peter |title=Unionization amendment that would prohibit 'right to work laws' in IL clears Senate |url=https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article251595508.html |website=bnd.com |publisher=Belleville News-Democrat |agency=Capitol News Illinois |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en |date=May 22, 2021}} and in the Illinois House of Representatives on May 26, 2021.{{cite web |last1=Hancock |first1=Peter |title=House passes right-to-unionize amendment |url=https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/house-passes-right-to-unionize-amendment |website=Capitol News Illinois |access-date=27 January 2022 |date=May 26, 2021}}

In order to be ratified, the amendment is required to receive either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the state's election.{{cite web |title=Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed |url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/conampro.htm |website=www.ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=26 March 2020}}

If ratified, the amendment would expand the Bill of Rights contained in the Illinois Constitution of 1970.{{cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SJRCA0011 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10200SC0011enr&GA=102&SessionId=110&DocTypeId=SJRCA&LegID=136166&DocNum=11&GAID=16&SpecSess=&Session= |website=www.ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=27 January 2022 |date=November 2021}} It would add the following text as a new 25th section of Article I of the Constitution of Illinois,

{{Blockquote|text=SECTION 25. WORKERS' RIGHTS

(a) Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.}}

{{Referendum

| title = Illinois Amendment 1, 2023

| yes = 2,212,999

| yespct = 58.72

| no = 1,555,929

| nopct = 41.28

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

Local elections took place in several jurisdictions, including county elections such as the Cook County elections.

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