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SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs won his first statewide race in 2014 by fewer than 10,000 votes against his Republican opponent. More than a decade later, Frerichs \u2014 at least for now \u2014 is unopposed for a fourth term as the state\u2019s chief investment officer.
\nNo Republican filed to run for state treasurer by the close of the weeklong filing period for the March 17 primary election, marking, according to Frerichs\u2019 campaign, the first time in at least 90 years a major party has failed to field a candidate for a statewide office.
\nIt reflects the enfeebled position of the Illinois GOP, which has not won a statewide election in more than a decade and has been relegated to superminority status in the state legislature and on the Illinois Supreme Court. The party also holds just three of 17 congressional seats.
\nFrerichs likely won\u2019t get a free pass, though. A Republican can run as a write-in candidate and win if they secure at least 5,000 votes in the primary. Or the Illinois Republican State Central Committee can appoint a candidate to the general election ballot after the primary if they submit 5,000 valid signatures from registered voters.
\nIn all, more than 630 candidates submitted petitions to run for state, federal and judicial office \u2014 including dozens seeking to take advantage of a generational turnover in the state\u2019s congressional delegation. It is likely, however, that several candidates will be tossed from the ballot due to lacking the requisite number of valid signatures on their nominating petitions and other disqualifying mistakes.
\nGubernatorial field takes shape<\/strong>
\nDespite lack of interest in the state treasurer\u2019s race, the contest for governor has drawn seven Republican hopefuls vying to take on Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who is seeking a third term.
\nThe GOP field includes the party\u2019s 2022 nominee Darren Bailey, former conservative thinktank executive Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick.
\nGOP GOV CANDIDATES<\/strong>
\nA late addition to the field is video gambling tycoon Rick Heidner, who formed a campaign committee a couple weeks ago and filed his petitions on the final day of the filing period.
\nBailey has been off the campaign trail since the death of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren in a late October helicopter crash in Montana. Running mate Aaron Del Mar told Capitol News Illinois last week that Bailey was \u201ctaking time to think\u201d about next steps but had received encouragement from President Donald Trump to stay in the race.
\nBailey easily has the highest name recognition of the candidates after his statewide run four years ago, when he handily won the GOP primary before losing by 13 percentage points to Pritzker in the general election.
\nDabrowski and Heidner have each raised more than $1 million \u2014 the former through a handful of wealthy donors and the latter through his own funds \u2014 thus far, indicating that they will have resources to compete for the nomination.
\nOther Republicans who filed for governor include Gregg Moore of Broadview, Joseph Severino of Lake Forest, and Max Solomon of Hazel Crest.
\nPritzker, a self-funding billionaire, faces nominal opposition in the Democratic primary.
\nOther statewide offices<\/strong>
\nMeanwhile, two Republicans filed to run for secretary of state. Walter Adamczyk of Chicago filed last week. He previously ran as a write-in candidate for Chicago City Council in 2023. Joining the field on Monday was Diane Harris of Joliet, who has previously run unsuccessful races for Congress, state Senate and state House.
\nThe winner would take on incumbent Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
\nThree Republicans filed petitions on Monday to challenge Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who is seeking a third term and is unopposed in his party\u2019s primary.
\nAmong them is former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti, who has subsequently run unsuccessfully for Chicago mayor, Cook County board president, Cook County state\u2019s attorney and state Senate. Also running is JoAnne Guillemette of Chicago, who came in a distant third in the 2022 Illinois 16th Congressional District GOP primary, and Andy Williams Jr. of Darien, who dubs himself the \u201chood candidate\u201d on his social media platforms.
\nMeanwhile, five candidates filed in the competitive Democratic primary to replace incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who is not seeking reelection. State Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago, state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Aurora, Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim of Mundelein, and state Sen. Karina Villa of West Chicago filed their petitions last week. Champaign County Auditor George Danos filed on Monday.
\nOnly one Republican filed in the race \u2014 personal injury attorney and small business owner Bryan Drew of Benton, who ran unsuccessfully for circuit court judge in 2024.
\nThe lack of well-known or prominent GOP candidates for the non-gubernatorial statewide offices is a departure from four years ago, when candidates included two state lawmakers, a former United States attorney and a county auditor.
\nCongressional turnover<\/strong>
\nThe retirements of Sen. Dick Durbin and three longtime U.S. House members set off a massive upheaval in the state\u2019s congressional delegation.
\nIt was reflected in filings for office. In total, 22 candidates \u2014 14 Democrats and eight Republicans \u2014 filed to replace Durbin while more than 60 candidates submitted petitions to run for five open congressional seats.
\nIn the 2nd Congressional District, which stretches from Chicago\u2019s South Side to Danville, 10 Democrats and two Republicans filed to replace Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Lynwood, who is running for Durbin\u2019s seat.
\nIn the 7th Congressional District, which includes Chicago\u2019s West Side and western suburbs, 13 Democrats and two Republicans filed to succeed retiring Rep. Danny Davis, D-Chicago.
\nIn the northwest suburban-based 8th Congressional District, eight Democrats and four Republicans filed petitions. Incumbent Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, is running for Senate.
\nIn the 9th Congressional District, which includes Chicago\u2019s far North Side and northern suburbs, 17 Democrats and four Republicans submitted petitions to succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowksy, D-Evanston.
\nGarcia clears way for chief of staff<\/strong>
\nOne open seat that won\u2019t feature a bruising primary is in the 4th Congressional District on Chicago\u2019s Southwest Side. Four-term Rep. Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d Garcia, D-Chicago, announced his intention to retire Monday, a week after he filed petitions to run for reelection.
\nFiling late that afternoon was his chief of staff Patty Garcia. Once Rep. Garcia withdraws his name from the ballot, Patty Garcia will be the only Democrat listed, all but ensuring that she will be elected to Congress given the district\u2019s heavy Democratic tilt.
\nGarcia\u2019s impending retirement was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
\nState Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, made a similar move earlier in the day when he announced his intention to retire. Moylan had submitted petitions to run for reelection. The only other Democrat to file in the race was Moylan\u2019s chief of staff Justin Cochran.
\nWith no time left for other candidates to circulate petitions, Garcia and Moylan essentially handpicked their successors instead of allowing for competitive primaries.
\nIt\u2019s not the first time these moves have been made.
\nIn 2022, state Sens. Tony Munoz, D-Chicago, and Steve Landek, D-Bridgeview, pulled their petitions to clear the way for their preferred successors. In Munoz\u2019s case, it was his son-in-law, now-state Sen. Javier Cervantes, D-Chicago. In Landek\u2019s, it was his chief of staff, now-state Sen. Mike Porfirio, D-Bridgeview.
\nHarmon-Welch showdown averted<\/strong>
\nSenate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, did not submit petitions for the 7th Congressional District Democratic State Central committeeman post being vacated by Davis. His decision averts a showdown with House Speaker Emanuel \u201cChris\u201d Welch, D-Hillside, who is seeking the party post.
\nHARMON WELCH<\/strong>
\nThe Democratic State Central Committee is the governing body of the state\u2019s Democratic Party. It consists of two people from each of the state\u2019s congressional districts. Members of the committee elect the state party chair, for instance.
\nHarmon told Capitol News Illinois last week that he was \u201clooking at the race\u201d but was waiting to see \u201chow the field shapes up\u201d before deciding whether to file.
\nCapitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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