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Darren Bailey

Darren Bailey (born March 17, 1966) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 55th District and previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 109th District in Southern Illinois. Widely described by news outlets as a far-right politician, he was the Republican nominee for the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, which he lost to Democrat JB Pritzker. Bailey ran in the Republican primary for the 12th congressional district in the 2024 U.S. House elections, narrowly losing to incumbent Mike Bost.

Infobox

Preceded by
David Reis
Succeeded by
Adam Niemerg
Born
(1966-03-17) March 17, 1966 (age 59)Louisville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Cindy Stortzum
Children
4
Education
Lake Land College (AS)
Party
Republican

Tables

Illinois 109th State House District Republican Primary, 2018[54] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
17,140
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Darren Bailey
9,729
56.76
Republican
David B. Reis (incumbent)
7,411
43.24
Total votes
17,140
100.0
Illinois 109th State House District General Election, 2018[55] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
39,465
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Darren Bailey
30,048
76.14
Democratic
Cynthia Given
9,417
23.86
Total votes
39,465
100.0
Illinois 55th State Senate District Republican Primary, 2020[56] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
31,896
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Darren Bailey
24,572
77.04
Republican
Jeffrey E. (Jeff) Fleming
7,324
22.96
Total votes
31,896
100.0
Illinois 55th State Senate District General Election, 2020[57][58] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
101,736
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Darren Bailey
78,010
76.68
Democratic
Cynthia Given
23,726
23.32
Total votes
101,736
100.0
Republican hold
2022 Illinois gubernatorial election Republican primary results[59] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
787,207
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
mw- Darren BaileyStephanie Trussell
454,068
57.7
Republican
Jesse SullivanKathleen Murphy
123,156
15.6
Republican
Richard IrvinAvery Bourne
117,276
14.9
Republican
Gary RabineAaron Del Mar
51,611
6.6
Republican
Paul SchimpfCarolyn Schofield
33,897
4.3
Republican
Max SolomonLatasha H. Fields
7,199
0.9
Total votes
787,207
100.0
2022 Illinois gubernatorial election[60] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
4,104,636
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
JB Pritzker (incumbent)Juliana Stratton (incumbent)
2,253,748
54.91
Republican
Darren BaileyStephanie Trussell
1,739,095
42.37
Libertarian
Scott SchluterJohn Phillips
111,712
2.72
Write-in
81
0.0
Total votes
4,104,636
100.0
Democratic hold
Illinois 12th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2024 · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
94,805
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Bost (incumbent)
48,770
51.4
Republican
Darren Bailey
46,035
48.6
Total votes
94,805
100.0
· External links
Preceded byBruce Rauner
Preceded byBruce Rauner
Party political offices
Preceded byBruce Rauner
Party political offices
Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois 2022
Party political offices
Most recent
Party political offices
Preceded byBruce Rauner
Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois 2022
Most recent

References

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