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Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service. Illinois is one of 13 states that does not place a term limit for governor. [c] The 43rd and current governor is JB Pritzker, a Democrat who took office on January 14, 2019. [5] Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 by a 12% margin. [6]
Pages in category "Governors of Illinois" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics; Cookie statement;
The Government of Illinois, under Illinois' Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions.
J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado will be the co-chairs of a new "non-partisan" coalition of the nation's governors committed to protecting the "state-level institutions of ...
1986 Illinois gubernatorial election [10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: James R. Thompson : 1,655,849 : 52.67% +3.23% : Illinois Solidarity: Adlai Stevenson III: 1,256,626 39.97% −9.33% Democratic: No candidate: 208,830 6.64% +6.64% Libertarian: Gary L. Shilts 15,646 0.50% −0.16% Socialist: Diane Roling 6,843 0.22% +0.22% Majority ...
Pages in category "Governor of Illinois" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics; Cookie statement;
"Illinois Territory was formed on March 1, 1809, from Indiana Territory. It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state. From March to June 1809, Territorial Secretary Nathaniel Pope served as acting governor; Edwards' arrival in Illinois ended Pope's brief administration."