2013 Illinois's 2nd congressional district special election

A special election for Illinois' 2nd congressional district was held on April 9, 2013, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 2nd congressional district, after Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigned on November 21, 2012. The special election was required to be held within 115 days of Jackson's resignation.^[1] It was won by Democratic candidate Robin Kelly, formerly the Chief Administrative Officer of Cook County.^[2]

Pat Quinn, the Governor of Illinois, set the primary elections for February 26, coinciding with municipal primary elections, and initially set the general election for March 19. However, legislation was enacted at Quinn's request to allow the general election to coincide with municipal general elections held on April 9.^[3]

The winner of the Democratic primary was Robin Kelly^[4] and Paul McKinley won the Republican Primary.^[5] The Green Party nominated 2010 U.S. Senate candidate LeAlan Jones.^[6]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Anthony Beale, Alderman^[7]
John Blyt^[8]
Patrick O. Brutus^[8]
Clifford Eagleton^[8]
Ernest B. Fenton^[8]
Debbie Halvorson, former U.S. Representative^[7]
Gregory Haynes^[8]
Denise A. Hill, Minister (write-in)^[8]
Robin Kelly, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer (Won primary)^[7]^[9]
Fatimah N. Muhammed^[8]
Larry D. Pickens^[8]
Charles Rayburn^[8]
Mel Reynolds, former U.S. Representative^[10]
Jonathan Victor^[8]
Joyce W. Washington, 2004 U.S. Senate candidate^[8]
Anthony W. Williams, Community Activist^[8]

Withdrawn[]

Donne Trotter, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)^[11]
Napoleon Harris, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)^[12]
Toi Hutchinson, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)^[7]^[13]

Declined[]

Sam Adam, Jr., attorney^[14]
Corey Brooks, pastor
William D. Burns, Alderman^[15]
Jonathan Jackson, civil rights activist and Jackson, Jr.'s brother^[16]
Sandi Jackson, Alderman and Jackson, Jr.'s wife^[7]
David E. Miller, former state Representative^[14]
Todd Stroger, former President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners^[17]

Did not file[]

James Hickey, President of the Orland Fire Protection District board and candidate for the 11th congressional district in 2012^[18]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Anthony Beale	Debbie Halvorson	Napoleon Harris	Toi Hutchinson	Robin Kelly	Mel Reynolds	Joyce Washington	Other	Undecided
GBA Strategies^	February 4–5, 2013	400	± 4.9%	10%	22%	—	20%	26%	5%	2%	—	15%
Normington, Petts & Associates+	January 8–10, 2013	400	± 4.9%	5%	16%	7%	12%	8%	7%	—	5%	40%
GBA Strategies^	January 3–7, 2013	500	± 4.4%	10%	25%	9%	16%	15%	8%	2%	—	15%

+ Internal poll for Toi Hutchison Campaign
^ Internal poll for Robin Kelly Campaign

Results[]

2013 Democratic Primary - Illinois's 2nd Congressional District Special Election^[19]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Robin Kelly	30,872	51.8	N/A
Democratic	Debbie Halvorson	14,533	24.4	N/A
Democratic	Anthony Beale	6,421	10.8	N/A
Democratic	Joyce W. Washington	2,550	4.4	N/A
Democratic	Toi Hutchinson	1,598	2.7	N/A
Democratic	Ernest B. Fenton	1,538	2.6	N/A
Democratic	Anthony W. Williams	636	1.1	N/A
Democratic	Mel Reynolds	454	0.8	N/A
Democratic	Clifford Eagleton	204	0.3	N/A
Democratic	Fatimah N. Muhammad	190	0.3	N/A
Democratic	Gregory Haynes	142	0.2	N/A
Democratic	Larry D. Pickens	126	0.2	N/A
Democratic	John Blyt	103	0.2	N/A
Democratic	Jonathan Victor	91	0.2	N/A
Democratic	Charles Rayburn	74	0.1	N/A
Democratic	Patrick O. Brutus	61	0.1	N/A

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Lenny McAllister, political commentator and former radio show host^{[citation needed]}
Paul McKinley^[5]^[8] (Won Primary)
Beverly E. Reid^[8]
Eric M. Wallace^[8]

Withdrawn[]

James Taylor, Sr., newspaper publisher and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in 2012^[20]^[21]

Results[]

2013 Republican Primary - Illinois's 2nd Congressional District Special Election^[19]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Paul McKinley	955	27.1	N/A
Republican	Eric M. Wallace	932	26.4	N/A
Republican	Lenny McAllister	859	24.3	N/A
Republican	Beverly E. Reid	521	14.8	N/A
Republican	James Taylor, Sr.	263	7.5	N/A

Green Party[]

The Green Party nominated 2010 U.S. Senate candidate and journalist LeAlan Jones to run on the Green Party ticket.^[22]

Independent candidates[]

Curtiss Llong Bey^[23]
Marcus Lewis, postal worker and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in 2012^[24]
Elizabeth "Liz" Pahlke^[23]

Did not file[]

Socialist Workers Party[]

John Hawkins, communist political organizer^[25]

Results[]

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2013 (special)^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly	58,834	70.72%	+7.47%
	Republican	Paul McKinley	18,387	22.10%	-1.12%
	Independent	Elizabeth "Liz" Pahlke	2,525	3.04%	N/A
	Green	LeAlan Jones	1,531	1.84%	N/A
	Independent	Marcus Lewis	1,359	1.63%	-11.81%
	Independent	Curtiss Llong Bey	548	0.66%	N/A
	Independent	Steve Piekarczyk (write-in)	9	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			83,193	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

County results[]

Vote breakdown by county
	Robin Kelly Democratic		Paul McKinley Republican		Elizabeth Pahlke Independent		LeAlan Jones Green		Marcus Lewis Independent		Curtiss Llong Bey Independent		Steve Piekarczyk Write-in		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
Cook	49,105	82.40%	7,139	11.98%	1,299	2.18%	769	1.29%	940	1.58%	332	0.56%	9	0.02%	59,593
Kankakee	6,077	41.01%	7,470	50.41%	591	3.99%	329	2.22%	218	1.47%	134	0.90%	0	0.00%	14,819
Will	3,652	41.59%	3,778	43.02%	635	7.23%	433	4.93%	201	2.29%	82	0.93%	0	0.00%	8,781

References[]

^ "Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns From Congress « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
^ "Illinois Special Election Results". Politico.
^ "Robin Kelly joins race for Jackson's seat; Quinn sets April 9 for special election". Chicago Sun-Times. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^ "Ex-Legislator, Robin Kelly, wins Democratic race". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Illinois Special Election Results 2013 - District Results, Live Updates - POLITICO.com
^ Ballot Access News - Illinois Green Party Files Lawsuit Against Procedures for Getting on Ballot in April 2013 Special U.S. House Election
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jesse Jackson Jr.'s wife won't run for his US House seat". The Philadelphia Sunday. Associated Press. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Latest Candidates Filed - SPECIAL PRIMARY - 2/26/2013 Archived January 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed January 7, 2012
^ News From The Associated Press
^ Keefe, Alex (November 28, 2012). "Admitting 'mistakes,' Reynolds bids for Jackson's congressional seat". WBEZ. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "State Sen. Donne Trotter dropping out of congressional race". Chicago Sun Times. December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
^ Toeplitz, Shira (January 30, 2013). "Illinois: Harris Drops Out, Backs Kelly in Special". Roll Call. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^ Sneed, Michael (February 17, 2013). "Hutchinson folds House bid urging supporters to "work hard" for Robin Kelly". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Skiba, Katherine; Pearson, Rick (November 21, 2012). "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
^ "Will Burns will not seek 2nd District seat". Hyde Park Herald. November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ Joseph, Cameron (December 19, 2012). "Jackson Jr.'s brother won't run for his old House seat". The Hill. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
^ Cox, Ted (November 26, 2012). "State Looks Into $500,000 That Disappeared from Todd Stroger Campaign Fund". DNAinfo.com Chicago. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ Feldheim, Ben (December 1, 2012). "Jim Hickey Running for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Old Seat". Homewood-Flossmoor, IL Patch. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2013 Illinois 2nd District Primaries Results". Politico. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
^ "James Taylor Sr. running for Jackson's seat". The Daily Journal. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "What time do polls close? 2013 Illinois 2nd District special election". Politico. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
^ "Illinois Green Party Files Lawsuit Against Procedures for Getting on Ballot in April 2013 Special U.S. House Election". Ballot Access News. December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Latest Candidates Filed SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION - 4/9/2013 Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed March 2, 2013
^ "Who will replace Jesse Jackson Jr? Special election announced for congressional seat". The Grio. November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
^ "Socialist Workers Party Nominates Candidate for Special U.S. House Election in Chicago". Ballot Access News. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
^ "Illinois State Board of Elections".

External links[]

[1] "Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns From Congress « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

[2013-gen-results-2] "Illinois Special Election Results". Politico.

[3] "Robin Kelly joins race for Jackson's seat; Quinn sets April 9 for special election". Chicago Sun-Times. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

[4] "Ex-Legislator, Robin Kelly, wins Democratic race". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

[autogenerated1-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Illinois Special Election Results 2013 - District Results, Live Updates - POLITICO.com

[6] Ballot Access News - Illinois Green Party Files Lawsuit Against Procedures for Getting on Ballot in April 2013 Special U.S. House Election

[Sun-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jesse Jackson Jr.'s wife won't run for his US House seat". The Philadelphia Sunday. Associated Press. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

[ISBoE-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Latest Candidates Filed - SPECIAL PRIMARY - 2/26/2013 Archived January 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed January 7, 2012

[9] News From The Associated Press

[10] Keefe, Alex (November 28, 2012). "Admitting 'mistakes,' Reynolds bids for Jackson's congressional seat". WBEZ. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[11] "State Sen. Donne Trotter dropping out of congressional race". Chicago Sun Times. December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

[12] Toeplitz, Shira (January 30, 2013). "Illinois: Harris Drops Out, Backs Kelly in Special". Roll Call. Retrieved January 30, 2013.

[13] Sneed, Michael (February 17, 2013). "Hutchinson folds House bid urging supporters to "work hard" for Robin Kelly". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

[tribune-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Skiba, Katherine; Pearson, Rick (November 21, 2012). "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

[15] "Will Burns will not seek 2nd District seat". Hyde Park Herald. November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[16] Joseph, Cameron (December 19, 2012). "Jackson Jr.'s brother won't run for his old House seat". The Hill. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

[17] Cox, Ted (November 26, 2012). "State Looks Into $500,000 That Disappeared from Todd Stroger Campaign Fund". DNAinfo.com Chicago. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[18] Feldheim, Ben (December 1, 2012). "Jim Hickey Running for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Old Seat". Homewood-Flossmoor, IL Patch. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[Primary_Results-19] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2013 Illinois 2nd District Primaries Results". Politico. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

[20] "James Taylor Sr. running for Jackson's seat". The Daily Journal. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[21] "What time do polls close? 2013 Illinois 2nd District special election". Politico. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

[22] "Illinois Green Party Files Lawsuit Against Procedures for Getting on Ballot in April 2013 Special U.S. House Election". Ballot Access News. December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[IL2_GEN-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b Latest Candidates Filed SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION - 4/9/2013 Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed March 2, 2013

[24] "Who will replace Jesse Jackson Jr? Special election announced for congressional seat". The Grio. November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[25] "Socialist Workers Party Nominates Candidate for Special U.S. House Election in Chicago". Ballot Access News. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[Election_Results-26] "Illinois State Board of Elections".

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