A special election for Illinois' 2nd congressional district was held on April 9, 2013, to fill a seat in the

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for

Illinois's 2nd congressional district Illinois's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois. Based in the south suburbs of Chicago, the district includes southern Cook county, eastern Will county, and Kankakee county, as well as the city ...

, after Representative

Jesse Jackson Jr. Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative from from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of activist and former presidential candi ...

resigned on November 21, 2012. The special election was required to be held within 115 days of Jackson's resignation. It was won by Democratic candidate

Robin Kelly Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. representative from since 2013. A Democrat, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as ...

, formerly the Chief Administrative Officer of

Cook County Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...

. Pat Quinn, the

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, set the primary elections for February 26, coinciding with municipal primary elections, and initially set the general election for March 19. However, legislation was enacted at Quinn's request to allow the general election to coincide with municipal general elections held on April 9. The winner of the Democratic primary was

and Paul McKinley won the Republican Primary.Illinois Special Election Results 2013 - District Results, Live Updates - POLITICO.com
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Anthony Beale Anthony A. Beale (born October 22, 1967) is an American politician and the alderman of the 9th ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois United States. Beale is noted as having been one of the youngest members to serve as elected official on the Cit ...

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* John Blyt * Patrick O. Brutus * Clifford EagletonLatest Candidates Filed - SPECIAL PRIMARY - 2/26/2013
Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed January 7, 2012 * Ernest B. Fenton *

Debbie Halvorson Deborah L. Halvorson (born March 1, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. Previously, she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In ...

, former U.S. Representative * Gregory Haynes * Denise A. Hill, Minister (write-in) *

Chief Administrative Officer (Won primary) * Fatimah N. Muhammed * Larry D. Pickens * Charles Rayburn *

Mel Reynolds Melvin Reynolds (born January 8, 1952) is an American politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. He resigned in October 1995 after a jury convicted him of ...

, former U.S. Representative * Jonathan Victor * Joyce W. Washington, 2004 U.S. Senate candidate * Anthony W. Williams, Community Activist

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Donne Trotter Donne Trotter (born January 30, 1950) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing 16th district from 1993 to 2003 and the 17th district from 2003 to 2018. Previously, he was a member of the Illinois House of Representative ...

, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly) *

Napoleon Harris Napoleon Bill Harris, III (born February 25, 1979) is an American politician and former American football linebacker who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013. The 15th district stretches from Blue Is ...

, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly) *

Toi Hutchinson Toi Hutchinson (born May 20, 1973) is an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois Senate from 2009 to 2019, representing the 40th District. The 40th district includes all or parts of Bradley, Bourbonnais, Chicago Heights, Flossm ...

, State Senator (endorsed Robin Kelly)

Declined

* Sam Adam Jr., attorney * Corey Brooks, pastor *

William D. Burns William D. Burns (born August 22, 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American politician and businessman, a former member of the Chicago City Council, representing Chicago's 4th ward, and the State House. A member of the Democratic Party, Burns repr ...

, Alderman * Jonathan Jackson, civil rights activist and Jackson Jr.'s brother *

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, Alderman and Jackson Jr.'s wife * David E. Miller, former

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Todd Stroger Todd H. Stroger (born January 14, 1963) is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th Ward in Chicago. Stroger is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he was appointed to the Chicago City Coun ...

, former President of the

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Did not file

* James Hickey, President of the Orland Fire Protection District board and candidate for the 11th congressional district in

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Polling

*+ Internal poll for Toi Hutchison Campaign *^ Internal poll for Robin Kelly Campaign

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Lenny McAllister Leonard Francis McAllister Jr. (born January 13, 1972) is an American political commentator for a number of newspapers and websites, including RedState, AOL, and ''The Root''. He was the 2016 Republican Candidate for US Congress in after win ...

, political commentator and former radio show host * Paul McKinley (Won Primary) * Beverly E. Reid * Eric M. Wallace

Withdrawn

* James Taylor Sr., newspaper publisher and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in

Results

Green Party

The

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nominated 2010 U.S. Senate candidate and journalist

to run on the Green Party ticket.

Independent candidates

* Curtiss Llong BeyLatest Candidates Filed SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION - 4/9/2013
Illinois State Board of Elections. Accessed March 2, 2013 * Marcus Lewis, postal worker and candidate for the 2nd congressional district in

* Elizabeth "Liz" Pahlke

Did not file

Socialist Workers Party

* John Hawkins, communist political organizer

Results

County results

References

External links

Coverage
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