The Gate’s 2018 Primary Guide
This article was originally written by: Alexandra C. Price’, ‘Jacob Toner Gosselin’, ‘Brett Barbin’, ‘Kaeli Subberwal
In less than three weeks, Chicago area voters will have the chance to make their voices heard. The 2018 Illinois primary, scheduled for March 20th, includes significant races up and down the ballot, and its outcome will be felt from the Governor’s mansion to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District office. Yet primary races like this often have the worst turnout, as residents feel they have neither the time nor the resources to make an educated decision on these races. We at The Gate thought we’d do our part to address this issue by creating our very first Voter’s Guide, with in-depth looks at every contested race this year in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Throughout our pieces, we link to external resources; we encourage readers to look at these, and do their own research on the candidates vying to be part of the Illinois government this year. We also did not include third party candidates in our write-up; we similarly encourage readers to look into these candidates, and the unique platforms they offer. Finally, while our staff does include members of some of these campaigns, none of our writers are affiliated with the races they reported on in any way.
Election Day will be March 20th, but Early Voting has already begun! We encourage readers to use the Illinois Voter Registration Website to find their Early Voting locations, as well as their Election Day voting locations.
Democratic Primaries:
- Governor’s Race
- Attorney General’s Race
- State Representative’s Race
- Cook County Board President’s Race
- Cook Count Commissioner’s Race
- Cook County Assessor’s Race
- Cook County Clerk’s Race
- Cook County Sheriff’s Race
- Cook County Treasurer’s Races
- MWRD District Commissioner’s Race
Republican Primaries:
This guide is valid for residents of the UChicago campus (i.e. zip code 60637); students who live off campus may find a slightly different ballot, with races and candidates not included in this guide. The image featured in this article, and all articles within the primary guide, is licensed under the Creative Commons; the original image can be found here.