In a state used to very little turnover in Congress, the June primary looks to be nearly unprecedented for heavy competition in congressional races both in the Chicago metro area and downstate, thanks to once-in-a-decade redistricting and some retirements.
Intense competition is guaranteed in the open races in the 1st, 3rd and 6th congressional districts around Chicago and 13th and 17th districts in the northwest and center of the state, respectively. Meanwhile, a downstate brawl is likely brewing in the 15th District, where incumbent Reps. Mary Miller and Rodney Davis have been pitted against each other, thanks to new legislative maps drawn by Springfield Democrats.
City residents are guaranteed to see the exits of at least incumbent two members of Congress, between Congressman Bobby Rush’s retirement and the face-off between Reps. Sean Casten and Marie Newman. They’ll also add a new face from the 3rd District.
Outside the Chicago area, at least three more incumbents are headed to the exit: the retiring Democrat Bustos, Republican Adam Kinzinger and whoever doesn’t succeed in the 15th District—Rodney Davis or Mary Miller.
The only candidate without a challenger so far in the primary or general election is democratic Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.
But the landscape is likely to change: More candidates can file between today and March 14, and competition could thin as petition challenges get up and running and hopefuls are knocked off the ballot in the weeks to come. Here's how things stand now:
- 1st District: Nine Democrats have filed paperwork to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush so far in the district that runs from the city’s South Side through the south suburbs. As expected, state Sen. Jacqueline Collins, Chicago Ald. Pat Dowell, civil rights leader Jonathan Jackson, activist Jahmal Cole, and Rush's pick—Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership leader Karin Norington-Reaves—have all submitted signatures. Also filing: attorney Cassandra Goodrum, pastor Chris Butler, former postal worker Marcus Lewis, and Michael Thompson Jr., a manager at Skills for Chicagoland's Future. Several others have filed Federal Election Commission paperwork, but have not yet filed nominating petitions.
- 3rd District: Two Democrats have filed so far in the new Latino influence district that stretches from the city's Northwest Side out into the western suburbs: progressive state Rep. Delia Ramirez and 36th Ward Ald. Gilbert Villegas. Republican Justin Burau, a real estate broker, also filed today.
- 6th District: As expected, the war of incumbents between Reps. Sean Casten and Marie Newman is on. Newman, who technically lives in Garcia’s district, opted to take on Casten amid the remap shuffle. Four Republicans want to take on the winner: Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, Niki Conforti and attorney Scott Kaspar.
- 13th District: Nikki Budzinski, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s former senior adviser on labor issues, who has rounded up dozens of endorsements already has one potential opponent in the Democratic primary—David Palmer, a former basketball player turned retirement adviser. Republicans Jesse Reising, Matt Hausman and Regan Deering are vying to take one of them on to represent the new district stretching from parts of Metro East to Springfield, Decatur and Champaign.
- 15th District: The war is on between Republican incumbents Rodney Davis and Mary Miller, the only candidates to file so far in one of the state’s biggest districts, geographically.
- 17th District: In the new toss-up district covering most of the northwestern portion of the state, where Rep. Cheri Bustos has opted not to run again, five candidates have filed, including former state Rep. Litesa Wallace, weatherman Eric Sorensen and Rock Island County Board member Angie Normoyle on the Dem side, and Army reservist Esther Joy King and Charlie Helmick on the Republican side.
Incumbent Democrats who so far don't face a primary challenge include Reps. Robin Kelly, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Bill Foster and Lauren Underwood. Republicans Mike Bost and Darin LaHood do not face Republican primary challengers at this point, either. Four Republicans filed to take on Underwood in the 14th District, and two have filed to challenge Foster—both districts are on watch lists for national Democratic groups as potentially flippable.
There are no surprises in the Republican gubernatorial primary, which so far includes Griffin-backed candidate Richard Irvin, with running mate state Rep. Avery Bourne; businessmen Gary Rabine, with Aaron Del Mar; state Sen. Darren Bailey, with Stephanie Trussell; and former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, with Carolyn Schofield. Businessman Jesse Sullivan has not yet filed, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Both Democrats and Republicans have options in the open secretary of state race, where three Democrats have filed so far, former state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and Ald. David Moore, 17th. Republican hopefuls include state Rep. Dan Brady and attorney John Milhiser, who is on the slate with Irvin.
Closer to home, two prospective challengers for some of the most powerful county positions—board president and assessor—have yet to file, according to the Cook County Clerk. That’s Kari Steele, named opponent to Fritz Kaegi, and Richard Boykin, who has declared a run against Toni Preckwinkle. Only two Democrats have filed to run against incumbent Sheriff Tom Dart.
Josina Morita, a commissioner on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board, is the sole candidate that filed to replace retiring Democrat Larry Suffredin on the Cook County Board so far. A far more competitive field is emerging in the race to replace outgoing Commissioner Deborah Sims. Four dems have filed, including Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry, Jr., Prairie State College Board member Monica Gordon (who has Sims’ endorsement), and law students Kierra Williams and Jaylin McClinton.
Greg Hinz contributed to this report.
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