2018 Illinois Secretary of State election

2018 Illinois Secretary of State election
Turnout	56.44%
	White: 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%
Secretary of State before election; Jesse White; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Jesse White; Democratic

The 2018 Illinois Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Illinois Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jesse 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]

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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

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
	Democratic hold

2018 Illinois Secretary of State election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

See also

References

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