Costly Campaigns
ICPR’s Policy Director Colin Williams was quoted in this article. Via – WTAX “To win a statewide election, you’d better have a lot of money – or be within walking distance of it! It’s the kind of thing, wealthy though…
Read MoreICPR’s Policy Director Colin Williams was quoted in this article. Via – WTAX “To win a statewide election, you’d better have a lot of money – or be within walking distance of it! It’s the kind of thing, wealthy though…
Read MoreICPR’s research was mentioned in this article. Via – Daily Herald “Most expensive primary in Illinois history? The dubious honor goes to this year’s gubernatorial primary where Democrat J.B. Pritzker and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner emerged victorious, a government watchdog…
Read MoreICPR’s research was mentioned in this article. Via – Herald WHIG “Illinois politicians say that based on Tuesday’s primary election, they expect higher spending, more negative advertising and more uncertainty leading up to November’s general election. State Sen. Sam McCann,…
Read MoreICPR was mentioned in this article. Via – Dispatch Argus “Gov. Bruce Rauner spent $57 million to narrowly win his Republican primary election on Tuesday, while Democratic winner J.B. Pritzker spent $70 million, according to the Chicago Tribune. Gov. Rauner…
Read MoreICPR was mentioned in this article. Via – The News Gazette “November’s general election could be the last one in Champaign County under the current voting system of dozens of polling places that are open and staffed for one or…
Read MorePolicy Director Colin Williams was mentioned in this article. Via – Northern Public Radio “Democrat J.B. Pritzker and Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner will square off this fall in the general election for Illinois governor. Each pumped millions into their campaigns to win primary races….
Read MoreICPR was mentioned in this article. Via – Chicago Magazine “Four long years ago, political rookie Bruce Rauner just barely edged out former DuPage County GOP chairman and state senator Kirk Dillard by 2.8 percentage points, or a mere 23,000…
Read MoreExecutive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article. Via – The Chicago Reporter “In both major parties, Tuesday’s primary showed that the energy is coming from grassroots insurgencies at the expense of party establishments. My guess is that in…
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The 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election in Illinois, which ended in victory for self-funded candidates Bruce Rauner (R) and JB Pritzker (D), was the most expensive Primary in Illinois history. Full candidate spending data will not be available until quarterly reports to…
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1.92 million people voted in yesterday’s Primary Election, after nearly a year of full-fledged campaigning from candidates on both sides of the aisle. Overall, turnout this year was the highest for a gubernatorial Primary Election since 2002. Democratic turnout increased by…
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