Governor: J.B. (Jay Robert) Pritzker (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Juliana Stratton (D)
Attorney General: Kwame Raoul (D)
Secretary of State: Alexi Giannoulias (D)
Comptroller: Susana Mendoza (D)
Director of the Department of Agriculture: Jerry Costello II
State Treasurer: Michael Frerichs (D)
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Michael J Madigan | $18,392,903.74 |
| Bill Conway | $11,974,531.94 |
| Don Harmon | $9,926,907.95 |
| Lori E Lightfoot | $7,275,696.45 |
| JB Pritzker | $7,174,428.31 |
| Toni Preckwinkle | $5,906,441.51 |
| Bill Daley | $5,556,469.48 |
| Tom Kilbride | $5,472,864.49 |
| Kim Foxx | $5,176,847.89 |
| James B Durkin | $4,253,837.40 |
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment | $59,759,479.00 |
| Vote Yes for Fairness | $58,002,664.92 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $10,332,293.08 |
| Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council | $9,857,859.22 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | $8,806,694.96 |
| Illinois PAC for Education (Ipace) | $8,042,289.24 |
| Democratic Majority | $7,282,971.29 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers Cope | $7,216,524.30 |
| Intl Union of Operating Engineers/engineers | $6,355,976.86 |
| Citizens for Judicial Fairness | $6,198,316.48 |
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| JB Pritzker | $65,050,000.00 |
| Kenneth Griffin | $61,258,240.12 |
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $53,727,473.79 |
| William Conway | $10,500,000.00 |
| Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service | $10,232,798.75 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers Federal | $6,495,100.00 |
| Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee | $5,500,160.35 |
| Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC | $4,420,957.76 |
| American Federation of Teachers Cope - Federal | $2,774,122.76 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee Federal | $2,285,605.59 |
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