2016 Illinois Comptroller special election

2016 Illinois Comptroller special election

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Turnout67.41%
 
Nominee Susana Mendoza Leslie Munger
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,676,244 2,404,723
Percentage 49.45% 44.43%

Mendoza:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Munger:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%
     No votes

Comptroller before election

Leslie Munger
Republican

Elected Comptroller

Susana Mendoza
Democratic

A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8, 2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger, a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives, to fill her seat at the beginning of his term in 2015.[1] Per Illinois state law, a special election was held to elect a comptroller to finish Topinka's term. Munger ran as the Republican nominee against Democratic Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza.[2] State Senator Daniel Biss ran for the Democratic nomination, but dropped out in November 2015.[3]

Mendoza defeated Munger by 49.45% of the vote to Munger's 44.43%, becoming Illinois' tenth comptroller on December 5, 2016.

  1. ^ Geiger, Kim; Hinkel, Dan (January 8, 2015). "Rauner's pick for comptroller not worried about possible 2016 election". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Huffer, Ryan (September 30, 2015). "Comptroller Munger could face tough election in 2016". WSOY-AM. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wuis-bows was invoked but never defined (see the help page).