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Since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, there have been 52 unsuccessful major party candidates for President of the United States. [a] Additionally, since 1796, eight third party or independent candidates have won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote, but all failed to win the presidency.
A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8, 2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014 , Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger , a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives , to fill her seat at the ...
Another unsuccessful GOP candidate seeking a Trump delegate slot is Chicago attorney Alan J. Spitz, who lost two bids for the Illinois House in 1988 and 1990 and a race for Congress against ...
Quinn was previously Revenue Director for the City of Chicago, state treasurer (1990–1994), and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator (1996), Illinois Secretary of State (1994), and lieutenant governor (1998).
The 2-1 decision from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago affirms a ruling from U.S. District Judge John Kness last year that five-term U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro and two GOP ...
This includes U.S. congressional candidates, those running for statewide office and county officials. Here is a look at the unopposed races: Live updates, results: Illinois voters heading to polls ...
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office, [ 1 ] but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker .
Outside of presidential and congressional candidates, Illinois voters also voted for state legislature candidates on Tuesday. Uncontested in the primary, local state legislature candidates advance ...