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| Turnout | 56.44% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsWhite: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Helland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2018 Illinois Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the nextIllinois Secretary of State. Incumbent Democraticsecretary of stateJesse White, who had been in office since 1999, initially announced in August 2015 that he would retire.[1] On August 17, 2017, White reversed this decision and announced that he would run for re-election to a sixth term.[2]Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,209,978 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Helland | 609,190 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 609,190 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[14] | Safe D | October 11, 2018 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 3,120,207 | 68.26% | +2.56% | |
| Republican | Jason Helland | 1,336,079 | 29.23% | −2.16% | |
| Libertarian | Steve Dutner | 114,556 | 2.51% | −0.38% | |
| Total votes | 4,570,842 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
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