Illinois gubernatorial election, 2018
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The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Illinois. The Democratic and Republican primary elections will take place on March 20, 2018.
Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has declared his intention to run for re-election to a second term in office.
"The Illinois LGBTQ Forum: The Democratic Candidates for Governor" was held on Wednesday, December 6, organized by Affinity Community Services, the Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action (ALMA), the Equality Illinois Institute, and Pride Action Tank. Candidates who attended included Daniel Biss, Tio Hardiman, Ameya Pawar, J.B. Pritzker, and Chris Kennedy.
Whitney Young High School hosted the first student run gubernatorial debate in the USA on October 4. All 7 then current candidates attended, meaning Daniel Biss, Bob Daiber, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Alex Paterakis, Ameya Pawar, and J.B. Pritzker.
The Illinois chapter of progressive advocacy organization Our Revolution sponsored a forum at the Chicago Teacher's Union headquarters on October 8. Candidates voiced similar opinions on single-payer health care, gun control, and the minimum wage, but differed on a hypothetical state deal with Amazon and relationships with powerful Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan.
In order to qualify as an established party in Illinois, a candidate for said party must earn at least 5% of the vote in a statewide election. This last occurred in 2006, when Rich Whitney won 10% of the vote, allowing the Illinois Green Party to achieve such status. Established party status comes with benefits. For example, candidates of an established party needs only 5,000 voter signatures on its petitions to gain ballot access. For non-established parties this number is approximately 25,000.
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