2022 Illinois gubernatorial election

The **2022 Illinois gubernatorial election** happened on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Illinois.

Current governor and lieutenant governor J. B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, the Democrat nominees, won reelection to a second term. They defeated Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell, the Republican nominees.

#### Nominee

- J. B. Pritzker, incumbent governor
    - Running mate: Juliana Stratton, incumbent lieutenant governor

#### Eliminated in primary

- Beverly Miles, U.S. Army veteran, registered nurse and activist
    - Running mate: Karla Shaw

#### Nominee

- Darren Bailey, state senator
    - Running mate: Stephanie Trussell, former radio talk show host

#### Eliminated in primary

- Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora
    - Running mate: Avery Bourne, state representative
- Gary Rabine, businessman
    - Running mate: Aaron Del Mar, Palatine Township Republican Committeeman
- Paul Schimpf, former state senator and nominee for Attorney General in 2014
    - Running mate: Carolyn Schofield, member of the McHenry County Board
- Max Solomon, Attorney
    - Running Mate: Latasha H. Fields
- Jesse Sullivan, venture capitalist and founder of Alter Global
    - Running mate: Kathleen Murphy, former director of communications for state representative Jeanne Ives

#### Removed from ballot

- Emily Johnson (came up short in the number of signatures required)
- Keisha Smith (came up short in the number of signatures required)

#### Declined

- Rodney Davis, U.S. Representative for  _(running for re-election)_
- Kirk Dillard, chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, former state senator, and candidate for governor in 2010 and 2014
- Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative for
- Todd Ricketts, finance chair of the Republican National Committee, member of the TD Ameritrade Board of Directors, and co-owner of the Chicago Cubs

## General election

- Graphical summary

|Poll source|Date(s) administered|Sample size|Margin of error|style="width:100px;"|J. B. Pritzker (D)|style="width:100px;"|Darren Bailey (R)|style="width:100px;"|Scott Schluter (L)|Undecided|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:left;"|Victory Research (R)|August 30 – September 1, 2022|1,208 (LV)|± 2.8%||**46%**|36%|2%|15%||
|style="text-align:left;"|Victory Geek (D)|August 25–28, 2022|512 (LV)|± 4.3%||**56%**|38%|–|6%||
|style="text-align:left;"|Victory Research (R)|July 17–19, 2022|1,208 (LV)|± 2.8%||**49%**|39%|2%|10%||
|style="text-align:left;"|Fabrizio Lee & Associates (R)|June 20–21, 2022|800 (LV)|± 3.5%||**50%**|43%|–|7%||
|style="text-align:left;"|Victory Research (R)|January 18–20, 2022|1,208 (LV)|± 2.8%||**55%**|27%|–|17%||

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
- **country**: Illinois
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election
- **previous year**: 2018
- **next election**: 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election
- **next year**: 2026
- **election date**: November 8, 2022
- **turnout**: 50.96%  5.19 percentage point, pp
- **image1**: Illinois_Gov._J.B._Pritzker.jpg
- **nominee1**: **J. B. Pritzker**
- **party1**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **running mate1**: **Juliana Stratton**
- **popular vote1**: **2,253,748**
- **percentage1**: **54.9%**
- **image2**: File:Darren Bailey at a 2022 Campaign Event (cropped).jpg
- **nominee2**: Darren Bailey
- **party2**: Republican Party (United States)
- **running mate2**: Stephanie Trussell
- **popular vote2**: 1,739,095
- **percentage2**: 42.4%
- **map caption**: **Pritzker:**
**Bailey:**
**Tie:**
**No Vote:**
- **title**: Governor of Illinois, Governor
- **before election**: J. B. Pritzker
- **before party**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **after election**: J. B. Pritzker
- **after party**: Democratic Party (United States)