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# Illinois on Ballotpedia

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Illinois 2022 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • Municipal • Recalls • Candidate ballot access

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Illinois elections, 2023
Past elections: 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

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Voting in Illinois

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* Energy: Energy information • Fracking
* Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
* Finance: Financial regulation information
* Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
* Immigration: Immigration information
* Pensions: Public pensions

### Influencers in Illinois

Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.

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State leadership[1]

* Governor: J.B. Pritzker

* Secretary of State: Jesse White

* Speaker of the House: Chris Welch

* Chief Justice: Anne M. Burke

Capital: Springfield
Motto: | State sovereignty, national union
Population: | 12,839,047
Land area of state: | 55,519 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.: | 1818

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## Footnotes

1. ↑ The legislative leaders on this list are current as of the most recent regular session of the state legislature. Know of an update we can make to this list? Email us to report a change.

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