Evelyn Sanguinetti
Evelyn Sanguinetti (Republican Party) was theLieutenant Governor of Illinois. She assumed office on January 12, 2015. She left office in 2019.
Sanguinetti (Republican Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representIllinois' 6th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary onMarch 17, 2020.
Sanguinetti is a formerRepublican Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Sanguinetti was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018. Before becoming lieutenant governor, Sanguinetti served as a member of the Wheaton City Council.
Biography
Sanguinetti was born and raised in Miami, Fla. The daughter of an Ecuadorian father and Cuban mother, Sanguinetti's first language was Spanish. English was her second language. She earned her B.A. in piano performance from Florida International University and her J.D. from John Marshall Law School.[1]
Sanguinetti was an assistant attorney general under former RepublicanIllinois Attorney General James E. Ryan, and went on to practice at a private law firm in Chicago.[2] She also worked as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School.[1]
Education
- B.A., piano performance - Florida International University
- J.D. - John Marshall Law School
Political career
Illinois Lieutenant Governor (2015-2019)
Sanguinetti was the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois. She was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 12, 2015.[3]
Sanguinetti was the first Hispanic and first Latina lieutenant governor in Illinois history.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 6
IncumbentSean Casten defeatedJeanne M. Ives andBill Redpath in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Casten (D) | 52.8 | 213,777 |
 | Jeanne M. Ives (R) | 45.4 | 183,891 | |
 | Bill Redpath (L)  | 1.7 | 7,079 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 404,747 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6
IncumbentSean Casten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Casten | 100.0 | 82,909 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Marshall (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6
Jeanne M. Ives defeatedGordon Kinzler andRichard Mayers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 6 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne M. Ives | 70.8 | 29,144 |
 | Gordon Kinzler | 29.2 | 12,017 | |
| Richard Mayers (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 41,162 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Juliana Stratton defeated incumbentEvelyn Sanguinetti,Aaron Merreighn, andSanj Mohip in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Juliana Stratton (D) | 54.5 | 2,479,746 |
 | Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) | 38.8 | 1,765,751 | |
| Aaron Merreighn (Conservative Party) | 4.2 | 192,527 | ||
 | Sanj Mohip (L) | 2.4 | 109,518 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,547,542 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
IncumbentEvelyn Sanguinetti defeatedRichard Morthland in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
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 | Richard Morthland | |
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Sanj Mohip advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sanj Mohip |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian nominating convention
Kash Jackson defeatedMatthew Scaro andJon Stewart in the Libertarian nominating convention for governor of Illinois.
Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
| Illinois Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominating Convention, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Kash Jackson | ||
| Matthew Scaro | ||
| Jon Stewart | ||
2014
Sanguinetti ran successfully forelection to the office ofIllinois Lieutenant Governor in 2014. She and gubernatorial running mateBruce Rauner won theRepublican nomination in the March 18 primary. She and Rauner took on theDemocratic ticket of incumbent Gov.Pat Quinn andPaul Vallas in the general election. TheLibertarian ticket ofChad Grimm andAlex Cummings was also on the November ballot. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Bruce Rauner &Evelyn Sanguinetti | 40.1% | 328,934 | ||
| Kirk Dillard &Jil Tracy | 37.2% | 305,120 | ||
| Bill Brady &Maria Rodriguez | 15.1% | 123,708 | ||
| Dan Rutherford &Steve Kim | 7.6% | 61,948 | ||
| Total Votes | 819,710 | |||
| Election results viaIllinois State Board of Elections. | ||||
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti | 50.3% | 1,823,627 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn/Paul VallasIncumbent | 46.3% | 1,681,343 | |
| Libertarian | Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings | 3.4% | 121,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,186 | |
| Total Votes | 3,627,690 | |||
| Election results viaIllinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Race background
- Race background(click to expand)Gov.Pat Quinn (D) lost his bid for re-election in 2014 toRepublicanBruce Rauner. Quinn previously served as lieutenant governor underRod Blagojevich. He became governor after Blagojevich's impeachment in 2009 and won a full term in 2010. Quinn was the second-least popular governor up for re-election in 2014, according to approval ratings compiled byFiveThirtyEight. According to multiple outside ratings, Quinn was among the most vulnerable governors in the 2014 electoral cycle.[4][5]
Incumbent Lt. Gov.Sheila Simon (D) announced in February 2013 that she would not run for re-election in 2014 alongside Quinn, her 2010 running mate. Simon later declared her candidacy forstate comptroller.[6][7] Quinn chose former Chicago Public Schools chiefPaul Vallas as his new running mate.[8]
The2014 electoral cycle marked the first time in Illinois history that candidates for the offices ofgovernor andlieutenant governor ran on a single ticket in the primary election phase.[8]
As a result of the 2014 elections, Illinois became one of 20 states under divided government and did not have astate government trifecta.
Minor party candidates
Quinn and Rauner ran againstLibertarian candidateChad Grimm. Initially, there were three other minor party or independent tickets in the race, includingMichael Oberline (Constitution),Scott Summers (Green), andMichael Hawkins (independent). The Illinois State Board of Elections ruled on petition challenges on August 22, 2014, disqualifying Oberline, Summers, and Hawkins from appearing on the November 4 ballot. It was the first time in a decade that the Libertarian Party was the only minor party to compete for Illinois statewide office in the general election.[9]
Polls
General election
All candidatesGovernor of Illinois: All candidates Poll Pat Quinn* (D) Bruce Rauner (R) Chad Grimm (L) Undecided Margin of error Sample size We Ask America
October 27-28, 201449.5% 44.8% 5.6% 0% +/-3 2,327 Southern Illinois University
September 23-October 15, 201440.7% 42.4% 3% 13.9% +/-3.7 691 Early & Often/We Ask America
October 8, 201444.48% 41.03% 6.95% 7.53% +/-3 1,051 We Ask America/Reboot Illinois
October 6, 201443.6% 39.6% 5.9% 10.9% +/-3 1,097 The Chicago Tribune/APC Research, Inc.
September 3-12, 201448% 37% 5% 8% +/-3.5 800 Global Strategy Group (D-DGA)
September 4-7, 201443% 40% 5% 12% +/-4 605 We Ask America/Reboot Illinois
September 2, 201437% 46% 7% 10% +/-3 1,064 AVERAGES 43.75% 41.55% 5.49% 8.9% +/-3.31 1,090.71 Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org. **Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Quinn vs. Rauner
Governor of Illinois: Pat Quinn vs. Bruce Rauner Poll Pat Quinn* (D) Bruce Rauner (R) Undecided Margin of error Sample size New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
October 16-23, 201445% 41% 14% +/-3 3,519 Rasmussen Reports
October 20-22, 201447% 48% 6% +/-3 1,000 New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
September 20-October 1, 201446% 43% 11% +/-2 3,955 New York Times/CBS/YouGov
August 18-September 2, 201440% 44% 13% +/-3.0 4,363 Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
August 12-14, 201443% 46% 11% +/-3.5 802 We Ask America/Chicago Sun Times
August 6, 201438% 51% 11% +/-3.12 1,085 Gravis Marketing/Human Events (R)
August 4-5, 201440% 48% 12% +/-4.0 567 Rasmussen Reports
July 29-30, 201439% 44% 10% +/-4.0 750 We Ask America/Capitol Fax
July 8, 201439% 51% 10% +/-3.2 940 We Ask America/Reboot Illinois
June 10-11, 201437% 47% 16% +/-3.0 1,075 Rasmussen Reports
April 9-10, 201440% 43% 10% +/-4.0 750 AVERAGES 41.27% 46% 11.27% +/-3.26 1,709.64 Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org. **Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Republican Primary
Illinois Governor - 2014 Republican Primary Poll Bill Brady Kirk Dillard Bruce Rauner Dan Rutherford Undecided Margin of error Sample size WeAskAmerica
March 16, 201419.35% 27.36% 44.24% 9.04% 0% +/-3.0 1,126 WeAskAmerica
March 11, 201418.9% 25.76% 46.46% 8.88% 0% +/-2.9 1,235 WeAskAmerica
March 4, 201411.65% 14.45% 39.88% 8.20% 25.82% +/-2.85 1,262 Chicago Tribune/WGN
March 1-5, 201418% 23% 36% 9% 13% +/-4 600 WeAskAmerica
February 25, 201412.8% 17.25% 35.6% 7.48% 26.88% +/-3 1,178 Chicago Tribune/WGN
February 2-8, 201420% 11% 40% 13% 15% +/-4 600 WeAskAmerica
November 26, 201318% 10% 26% 17% 29% +/-2.8 1,233 Capitol Fax/We AskAmericaPoll
June 20, 201318% 11% 12% 22% 38% +/-2.8 1,310 AVERAGES 17.09% 17.48% 35.02% 11.83% 18.46% +/-3.17 1,068 Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org. **Due to the nature of the comparison, a placeholder figure of 0% is assigned to candidates not included in any given match-up round
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
- Illinois Lieutenant Governor
- Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Lieutenant Governor
- Bruce Rauner
External links
- Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor
- Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti for Governor and Lt. Governor 2014 official campaign website
- Evelyn Sanguinetti onTwitter
- Illinois State Board of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Reboot Illinois, "Classical piano sets tune for Evelyn Sanguinetti fun facts," September 23, 2014
- ↑2.02.1Chicago Now, "Evelyn Sanguinetti will be Illinois' first Hispanic lieutenant governor," November 5, 2014
- ↑Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lt. Governor of Illinois, "Message from Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?" December 11, 2012
- ↑St. Louis Today, "Illinois Gov. Quinn 2nd least popular incumbent going into 2014," April 9, 2013
- ↑Chicago Tribune, "Simon will not run again for lieutenant governor," February 13, 2013
- ↑Chicago Magazine, "What Happens After Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon Quits Pat Quinn’s Team," March 26, 2013
- ↑8.08.1CBS Local - Chicago, "2014 Governor Candidates To Choose Running Mates," August 24, 2013
- ↑Ballot Access News, "Libertarian Party Statewide Slate Will Appear on Illinois Ballot," August 22, 2014
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| Preceded by Sheila Simon (D) | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 2015-2019 | Succeeded by Juliana Stratton (D) |
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