2010 Illinois elections
November 2, 2010
Turnout50.53%

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.

Election information

2010 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 23.14%, with 1,758,489 votes cast.[1]

Turnout by county[1]

General election

For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast.[2]

Turnout by county[2]

Federal elections

United States Senate

Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris, appointed in 2009 by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama had vacated after being elected President of the United States, did not seek reelection.

U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk (Republican Party) won against State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic Party), Mike Labno (Libertarian Party), and football coach LeAlan Jones (Green Party) in both a regular election for the Senate seat and a coinciding special election to fill the remainder of Barack Obama's unexpired term.

United States House

All Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

The Republican Party flipped four Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 11 Republicans and 8 Democrats.

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

2010 Illinois gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
Turnout49.69%
 
Nominee Pat Quinn Bill Brady
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Sheila Simon Jason Plummer
Popular vote 1,745,219 1,713,385
Percentage 46.79% 45.94%
County results
Quinn:      40–50%      60–70%
Brady:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Pat Quinn
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Pat Quinn
Democratic

Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Quinn (incumbent) / Sheila Simon 1,745,219 46.79
Republican Bill Brady / Jason Plummer 1,713,385 45.94
Independent Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley 135,705 3.64
Green Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford 100,756 2.70
Libertarian Lex Green / Ed Rutledge 34,681 0.93
Write-in Others 243 0.01
Total votes 3,729,989 100

Attorney general

2010 Illinois Attorney General election
November 2, 2010
Turnout49.36%
 
Nominee Lisa Madigan Steve Kim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,397,723 1,172,427
Percentage 64.72% 31.65%
County results
Madigan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kim:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election

Lisa Madigan
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Lisa Madigan
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office

Democratic primary

Attorney General Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Madigan (incumbent) 838,605 100
Total votes 838,605 100

Republican primary

Attorney General Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Kim 641,689 100
Total votes 641,689 100

Green primary

Attorney General Green primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green David F. Black 4,917 100
Total votes 4,917 100

General election

Attorney General election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Madigan (incumbent) 2,397,723 64.72
Republican Steve Kim 1,172,427 31.65
Green David F. Black 80,004 2.16
Libertarian Bill Malan 54,532 1.47
Total votes 3,704,686 100

Secretary of state

2010 Illinois Secretary of State election
November 2, 2010
Turnout49.39%
 
Nominee Jesse White Robert Enriquez
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,590,222 1,001,544
Percentage 69.87% 27.02%
County results
White:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Enriquez:      40–50%      50–60%
Secretary of State before election

Jesse White
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of State

Jesse White
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.

Democratic primary

Secretary of State Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse White (incumbent) 854,408 100
Total votes 854,408 100

Republican primary

Secretary of State Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Enriquez 627,224 100
Total votes 627,224 100

Green primary

Secretary of State Green primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Adrian Frost 4,931 100
Total votes 4,931 100

General election

Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.

Secretary of State election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse White (incumbent) 2,590,222 69.87
Republican Robert Enriquez 1,001,544 27.02
Libertarian Josh Hanson 115,458 3.11
Total votes 3,707,224 100

Comptroller

2010 Illinois State Comptroller election
November 2, 2010
Turnout48.79%
 
Nominee Judy Baar Topinka David E. Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,927,139 1,497,263
Percentage 52.62% 40.88%
County results
Topinka:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Miller:      40–50%      50–60%
State Comptroller before election

Daniel Hynes
Democratic

 Elected State Comptroller

Judy Baar Topinka
Republican

Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.

Democratic primary

Comptroller Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David E. Miller 393,405 46.71
Democratic S. Raja Krishnamoorthi 384,796 45.68
Democratic Clinton A. "Clint" Krislov 64,086 7.61
Total votes 842,287 100

Republican primary

Comptroller Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Baar Topinka 430,996 59.19
Republican William J. Kelly 157,774 21.67
Republican Jim Dodge 139,336 19.14
Total votes 728,106 100

Green primary

Comptroller Green primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green R. Erika Schafer 4,908 100
Total votes 4,908 100

General election

Comptroller election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Baar Topinka 1,927,139 52.62
Democratic David E. Miller 1,497,263 40.88
Libertarian Julie Fox 121,068 3.31
Green R. Erika Schafer 116,712 3.19
Total votes 3,662,182 100

Treasurer

2010 Illinois State Treasurer election
November 2, 2010
Turnout48.58%
 
Nominee Dan Rutherford Robin Kelly
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,811,293 1,650,244
Percentage 49.68% 45.26%
County results
Rutherford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Kelly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Treasurer before election

Alexi Giannoulias
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Dan Rutherford
Republican

Incumbent Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for United States Senate. Republican Dan Rutherford was elected to succeed him. As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Illinois state treasurer.

Democratic primary

Treasurer Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Kelly 472,494 57.92
Democratic Justin P. Oberman 343,307 42.08
Total votes 815,801 100

Republican primary

Treasurer Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Rutherford 654,517 100
Total votes 654,517 100

Green primary

Treasurer Green primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Scott K. Summers 4,918 100
Total votes 4,918 100

General election

Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Rutherford 1,811,293 49.68
Democratic Robin Kelly 1,650,244 45.26
Green Scott K. Summers 115,772 3.18
Libertarian James Pauly 68,803 1.89
Total votes 3,646,112 100

State senate

One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

Ballot measure

One measure, the Governor recall amendment, was certified for the 2010 statewide election.[4]

Illinois Governor Recall Amendment

Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold recall elections of Illinois Governors.[5] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[6] The 60% support threshold was exceeded.[5][6]

Illinois Governor Recall Amendment[2][5][6]
Option Votes  % of votes
on measure		  % of all ballots
cast
For 1,639,158 65.90 43.36
Against 846,966 34.10 22.40
Total votes 2,486,124 100 65.76
Voter turnout 33.12%

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

  1. ↑ For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
  2. ↑ For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout

References

  1. 1 2 "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ Full Text of HJRCA0031, Illinois General Assembly
  5. 1 2 3 "Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)". Ballotpedia.
  6. 1 2 3 "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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