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  IL District 2 - Special D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 02
Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 07, 2013 - 05:00pm
Polls Open February 26, 2013 - 06:00am
Polls Close February 26, 2013 - 07:00pm
Term Start April 10, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH October 01, 2018 02:06am
Data SourcesCity of Chicago: [Link]
Suburban Cook County: [Link]
Kankakee County: [Link]
Will County: [Link]
DescriptionTo fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Jesse Jackson, Jr

Candidate Napoleon Harris dropped out of the race and was removed from the ballot.

Patrick Brutus dropped out of the race on 2/20/2013. Toi Hutchinson dropped out of the race on 2/21/2013. Both remained on the ballot.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameJesse L. Jackson, Jr. Votes188,303 (63.25%)
Term01/03/2013 - 11/21/2012 Margin119,188 (+40.03%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Debbie Halvorson
Slight 3
Robin Kelly
Safe 1
Lean 3
Slight 14
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

01/03/2013 02/19/2013

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Robin Kelly State Central Committeewoman Debbie Halvorson Anthony A. Beale Joyce Washington Ernest B. Fenton Toi Hutchinson Anthony W. Williams
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes31,078 (51.87%) 14,649 (24.45%) 6,457 (10.78%) 2,563 (4.28%) 1,545 (2.58%) 1,518 (2.53%) 641 (1.07%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,429 (-27.42%) -24,621 (-41.10%) -28,515 (-47.59%) -29,533 (-49.29%) -29,560 (-49.34%) -30,437 (-50.80%)
Predict Avg.30.75% 21.50% 11.66% 2.50% 0.00% 11.50% 1.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Victory Research 
02/17-02/19		 17.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
02/17-02/19		 37.00% (+0.0) 19.00% (+0.0) 11.50% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
02/04-02/05		 26.00% (+11.0) 22.00% (-3.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 20.00% (+4.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) 
01/08-01/10		 8.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
01/03-01/07		 15.00% (+0.0) 25.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D John A. Pope [L]
D Toi Hutchinson [L]
D Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky [L]
LIB Campari_007
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
I Paul
D Roland Burris [L]
D Tom Dart [L]
D Deborah Sims [L]
D Edward M. Burke [L]
  AFSCME
D Toni Preckwinkle [L]
D Dave Koehler [L]
D Kimberly A. Lightford [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Mel Reynolds Clifford J. Eagleton Fatimah N. Muhammad Gregory Haynes Larry D. Pickens John D. Blyth Victor Jonathan
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes459 (0.77%) 207 (0.35%) 194 (0.32%) 144 (0.24%) 127 (0.21%) 104 (0.17%) 91 (0.15%)
Margin-30,619 (-51.11%) -30,871 (-51.53%) -30,884 (-51.55%) -30,934 (-51.63%) -30,951 (-51.66%) -30,974 (-51.70%) -30,987 (-51.72%)
Predict Avg.4.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Victory Research 
02/17-02/19		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
02/17-02/19		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
02/04-02/05		 5.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) 
01/08-01/10		 7.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
01/03-01/07		 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Charles Rayburn O. Patrick Brutus (W) Scattering
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes74 (0.12%) 55 (0.09%) 6 (0.01%)
Margin-31,004 (-51.75%) -31,023 (-51.78%) -31,072 (-51.86%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Victory Research 
02/17-02/19		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
02/17-02/19		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
02/04-02/05		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) 
01/08-01/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBA Strategies (D) 
01/03-01/07		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 26, 2013 08:15pm Election Guide Ex-legislator Robin Kelly wins Democratic race for ex-US Rep. Jackson Jr.’s Chicago-area seat  Article COSDem 
Feb 19, 2013 02:00pm News Ald. Anthony Beale lashes out at President Obama's commitment on guns in 2nd CD race  Article RBH 
Feb 16, 2013 10:00pm News Toi Hutchinson to exit IL 2nd District race, back Kelly, as Mike Bloomberg muscles into primary   Article COSDem 
Feb 12, 2013 10:00pm News Kankakee County: Bipartisan support for Hutchinson  Article RBH 
Dec 16, 2012 10:00am News Dems hear from 16, fail to endorse one  Article Imperator 
Dec 03, 2012 04:45am Blog Entry Does This Child Sex Offender Have What It Takes to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress?  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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