Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.
2010 Illinois elections Turnout 50.53%
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] County Registration Votes cast Turnout Adams 45,182 7,655 16.94% Alexander 7,942 1,727 21.75% Bond 11,734 1,786 15.22% Boone 33,048 6,596 19.96% Brown 3,852 832 21.6% Bureau 23,216 4,034 17.38% Calhoun 3,766 1,901 50.48% Carroll 12,139 2,814 23.18% Cass 9,553 3,584 37.52% Champaign 117,991 22,466 19.04% Christian 22,459 7,068 31.47% Clark 12,821 2,279 17.78% Clay 9,798 1,942 19.82% Clinton 25,528 3,422 13.4% Coles 30,412 8,957 29.45% Cook [note 1] 2,883,692 761,626 26.41% Crawford 14,324 2,286 15.96% Cumberland 9,048 2,272 25.11% DeKalb 56,012 14,024 25.04% DeWitt 11,689 3,856 32.99% Douglas 11,722 4,184 35.69% DuPage 548,771 136,750 24.92% Edgar 13,170 3,004 22.81% Edwards 4,689 943 20.11% Effingham 22,187 5,666 25.54% Fayette 15,289 2,891 18.91% Ford 8,710 2,834 32.54% Franklin 31,891 8,752 27.44% Fulton 24,642 5,772 23.42% Gallatin 4,237 1,991 46.99% Greene 8,615 2,223 25.8% Grundy 30,933 6,952 22.47% Hamilton 5,781 1,849 31.98% Hancock 13,496 2,610 19.34% Hardin 3,709 1,437 38.74% Henderson 5,179 1,447 27.94% Henry 37,309 8,438 22.62% Iroquois 19,277 7,674 39.81% Jackson 36,567 6,873 18.8% Jasper 7,505 2,350 31.31% Jefferson 24,172 4,624 19.13% Jersey 17,041 2,625 15.4% Jo Daviess 16,321 4,044 24.78% Johnson 7,876 3,029 38.46% Kane 264,600 52,530 19.85% Kankakee 67,614 11,056 16.35% Kendall 60,295 13,459 22.32% Knox 33,720 6,226 18.46% Lake 401,680 83,908 20.89% LaSalle 71,815 15,314 21.32% Lawrence 10,640 3,134 29.45% Lee 25,107 4,543 18.09% Livingston 21,477 7,776 36.21% Logan 19,999 5,417 27.09% Macon 71,226 13,303 18.68% Macoupin 34,040 8,107 23.82% Madison 173,397 27,383 15.79% Marion 27,689 6,744 24.36% Marshall 8,510 1,922 22.59% Mason 10,502 2,015 19.19% Massac 12,104 2,303 19.03% McDonough 16,762 4,206 25.09% McHenry 200,688 36,078 17.98% McLean 95,280 21,257 22.31% Menard 9,701 2,083 21.47% Mercer 14,288 2,348 16.43% Monroe 22,962 4,276 18.62% Montgomery 17,667 5,223 29.56% Morgan 23,096 4,620 20% Moultrie 8,967 2,239 24.97% Ogle 40,360 8,881 22% Peoria 110,919 22,637 20.41% Perry 14,928 3,710 24.85% Piatt 12,079 4,024 33.31% Pike 10,723 2,232 20.82% Pope 3,376 1,388 41.11% Pulaski 7,157 1,470 20.54% Putnam 4,228 1,530 36.19% Randolph 20,725 4,543 21.92% Richland 13,644 2,264 16.59% Rock Island 124,361 18,224 14.65% Saline 16,366 3,591 21.94% Sangamon 133,469 25,838 19.36% Schuyler 5,522 1,271 23.02% Scott 3,942 836 21.21% Shelby 15,465 3,639 23.53% Stark 4,747 1,369 28.84% St. Clair 186,372 32,986 17.7% Stephenson 34,480 6,303 18.28% Tazewell 87,517 18,751 21.43% Union 15,280 4,086 26.74% Vermilion 47,735 8,598 18.01% Wabash 9,515 1,351 14.2% Warren 11,261 2,598 23.07% Washington 9,720 3,399 34.97% Wayne 12,490 5,201 41.64% White 11,515 1,790 15.54% Whiteside 39,407 5,635 14.3% Will 360,651 79,000 21.9% Williamson 41,960 10,324 24.6% Winnebago 178,992 27,115 15.15% Woodford 24,935 6,346 25.45% Total 7,600,962 1,758,489 23.14%
General election For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast.[2]
Turnout by county[2] County Registration Votes cast Turnout Adams 44,891 24,125 53.74% Alexander 7,806 2,910 37.28% Bond 11,886 5,618 47.27% Boone 33,464 15,111 45.16% Brown 3,489 2,227 63.83% Bureau 23,782 12,969 54.53% Calhoun 3,817 2,418 63.35% Carroll 11,895 5,242 44.07% Cass 9,830 3,964 40.33% Champaign 122,441 54,818 44.77% Christian 22,692 12,780 56.32% Clark 12,914 6,236 48.29% Clay 9,850 4,992 50.68% Clinton 32,161 13,205 41.06% Coles 31,489 15,087 47.91% Cook [note 2] 2,704,993 1,424,959 52.68% Crawford 14,133 7,020 49.67% Cumberland 7,708 4,393 56.99% DeKalb 57,102 29,197 51.13% DeWitt 11,733 5,815 49.56% Douglas 11,980 6,545 54.63% DuPage 558,929 288,680 51.65% Edgar 13,238 7,143 53.96% Edwards 4,622 2,296 49.68% Effingham 22,838 13,202 57.81% Fayette 15,406 6,891 44.73% Ford 8,908 4,699 52.75% Franklin 29,513 13,334 45.18% Fulton 24,904 11,833 47.51% Gallatin 4,234 2,299 54.3% Greene 8,753 4,540 51.87% Grundy 29,708 16,973 57.13% Hamilton 5,853 3,644 62.26% Hancock 13,461 6,943 51.58% Hardin 3,833 2,194 57.24% Henderson 5,231 3,574 68.32% Henry 35,322 18,444 52.22% Iroquois 19,847 10,703 53.93% Jackson 42,164 16,696 39.6% Jasper 7,586 4,126 54.39% Jefferson 24,750 12,663 51.16% Jersey 17,250 7,825 45.36% Jo Daviess 16,347 8,279 50.65% Johnson 8,083 4,777 59.1% Kane 260,429 129,050 49.55% Kankakee 64,306 32,999 51.32% Kendall 65,153 31,538 48.41% Knox 34,258 16,943 49.46% Lake 404,637 207,499 51.28% LaSalle 73,051 34,423 47.12% Lawrence 10,770 5,314 49.34% Lee 25,723 11,075 43.05% Livingston 21,968 12,844 58.47% Logan 20,088 9,008 44.84% Macon 72,975 37,186 50.96% Macoupin 34,443 16,809 48.8% Madison 177,371 83,208 46.91% Marion 28,274 12,227 43.24% Marshall 8,613 4,379 50.84% Mason 10,510 4,995 47.53% Massac 12,350 5,047 40.87% McDonough 17,909 9,433 52.67% McHenry 202,033 95,339 47.19% McLean 97,274 52,944 54.43% Menard 9,744 4,951 50.81% Mercer 14,295 6,892 48.21% Monroe 23,792 12,037 50.59% Montgomery 18,162 9,911 54.57% Morgan 22,816 10,978 48.12% Moultrie 8,904 4,964 55.75% Ogle 40,973 17,461 42.62% Peoria 121,725 53,848 44.24% Perry 14,989 7,663 51.12% Piatt 11,990 6,895 57.51% Pike 11,418 6,525 57.15% Pope 3,397 2,089 61.5% Pulaski 5,961 2,972 49.86% Putnam 4,296 2,371 55.19% Randolph 21,130 11,902 56.33% Richland 13,826 5,217 37.73% Rock Island 125,875 47,053 37.38% Saline 16,780 8,292 49.42% Sangamon 136,649 74,124 54.24% Schuyler 5,618 3,035 54.02% Scott 3,996 1,828 45.75% Shelby 15,610 8,309 53.23% Stark 4,752 1,969 41.44% St. Clair 194,486 82,250 42.29% Stephenson 34,930 15,008 42.97% Tazewell 89,514 46,268 51.69% Union 15,156 6,745 44.5% Vermilion 48,711 22,833 46.87% Wabash 9,242 4,057 43.9% Warren 11,953 6,134 51.32% Washington 10,662 5,979 56.08% Wayne 12,689 6,983 55.03% White 11,598 5,361 46.22% Whiteside 38,300 19,240 50.23% Will 371,079 196,857 53.05% Williamson 43,569 22,735 52.18% Winnebago 179,182 83,229 46.45% Woodford 25,333 14,156 55.88% Total 7,506,073 3,792,770 50.53%
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 Turnout 49.69% County resultsQuinn : 40–50% 60–70%Brady : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn , who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.
Attorney general 2010 Illinois Attorney General election Turnout 49.36% County resultsMadigan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Kim: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
Secretary of state 2010 Illinois Secretary of State election Turnout 49.39% County resultsWhite: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Enriquez: 40–50% 50–60%
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.
Comptroller 2010 Illinois State Comptroller election Turnout 48.79% County resultsTopinka: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Miller: 40–50% 50–60%
Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes , a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
Treasurer 2010 Illinois State Treasurer election Turnout 48.58% County resultsRutherford: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Kelly: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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[update]
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Green primary
General election
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] [6] [5] [6]
Illinois Governor Recall Amendment[2] [5] [6] Option Votes % of votes % of all ballots 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
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