Election Update: Half of Contested 2016 General Assembly Races are in Chicago Suburbs
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article
via REBOOT Illinois
“Tuesday, May 31st was the deadline for party candidates to file for eligibility in the November General Election, and the results are in. Out of the 177 total positions in the General Assembly, 158 are up for election in November. There are 62 contested races. 57 of the candidates are female, and 67 are male.
This means that 41% of eligible races are competitive in the General Assembly this year. In 2014, there were 137 offices up for election, and 61 races were competitive, or a rate of 44%.
Of the 118 eligible Illinois House of Representative positions, 50 are competitive. 16 of those have an incumbent House Republican running, and 27 have an incumbent House Democrat running.”
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