Who Have Illinois Newspapers Endorsed In March Primaries

Newspapers across Illinois have been endorsing candidates ahead of upcoming primaries. With just a few weeks to go before the March 20 election and early voting set to begin around the state, there are competitive races for governor, attorney general, Congress, the General Assembly and other races, so we've put together a running list of endorsements.

With billionaires on both sides of the gubernatorial contest, the 2018 Illinois election is projected to be among the most expensive in history. The current record of $280 million was set in the 2010 California race between Gov. Jerry Brown and former HP CEO, Meg Whitman. Illinois is on pace to exceed that total, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform told CBS News last year.

Endorsements from newspapers are made by the editorial boards separately from newsrooms. Their inclusion in this list does not imply an endorsement on part of Patch, which does not issue endorsements and encourages its readers to research all candidates from a variety of sources.

Check out the list below of endorsements in contested races for the March Illinois primary. For more information about voting and registration check out Patch's March 2018 Illinois Primary Voters Guide.

Champaign News-Gazette

Governor:

• Chris Kennedy – D
• Bruce Rauner – R

Attorney General:

• Scott Drury – D

Chicago Daily Herald

Governor:

• Chris Kennedy – D
• Bruce Rauner – R

Attorney General:

• Sharon Fairley – D
• Erika Harold – R

Congress:

• Mike Quigley – 5th District, D
• Carole Cheney – 6th District, D
• Sargis Sangari – 9th District, R
• Jeremy Wynes – 10th District, R
• Nick Stella – 11th District, R
• Lauren Underwood – 14th District, D

State Senate:

• Joe Sonnefeldt – 27th District, D

State House:

• (Rescinded) – 42nd District, R
• Rogelio "Roger" Orozco – District 46, R
• Jim Caffrey –47th District, D
• Tonia Jane Khouri – 49th District, R
• Eddie Corrigan – 53rd District, R
• Jillian Rose Bernas – 56 District, R
• Susan Malter – 59th District, D
• Karen Feldman – 59th District, R
• Ken Idstein – 62nd District, R

Cook County President:

• Toni Preckwinkle – D

Cook County Treasurer:

• Maria Pappas – D

Cook County Assessor:

• Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi – D

Chicago Sun-Times

Governor:

• J.B. Pritzker – D
• Bruce Rauner – R

Attorney General:

• Sharon Fairley – D
• Erika Harold – R

Congress:

• Robin Kelly – 2nd District, D
• John F. Morrow – 2nd District, R
• Dan Lipinski – 3rd District, D
• Jesus "Chuy" Garcia – 4th District, D
• Mike Quigley – 5th District, D
• Kelly Mazeski – 6th District, D
• Danny Davis – 7th District, D
• Jeffrey A. Leef – 7th District, R
• D. Vincent Thomas, Jr. – 9th District, R
• Jeremy Wynes – 10th District, R
• Nick Stella – 11th District, R
• Matt Brolley – 14th District, D

State Senate:

• Ram Villivalam – 8th District, D
• Iris Y. Martinez – 20th District, D
• Joe Sonnefeldt – 27th District, D

State House:

• Daniel J. Burke – 1st District, D
• Alyx S. Pattison – 4th District, D
• Dilara Sayeed – 5th District, D
• Kelly M. Cassidy – 14th District, D
• Mary Rita Luecke – 17th District, D
• Robert Martwick – 19th District, D
• Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez –24th District, D
• Adrienne Irmer – 25th District, D
• Justin Q. Slaughter – 27th District, D
• Mary Carvlin – 28th District, D
• Thaddeus Jones – 29th District, D
• Willie Preston – 31st District, D
• Debbie Meyers-Martin – 38th District, D
• Jay Kinzler – 46th District, R
• James M. "Jim" Caffrey – 47th District, D
• Tonia Jane Khouri – 49th District, R
• Eddie Corrigan – 53rd District, R
• Daniel Didech – 59th District, D
• Marko Sukovic – 59th District, R
• Ked Idstein – 62nd District, R
• Jim Durkin – 82nd District, R

Cook County President:

• Toni Preckwinkle – D

Cook County Treasurer:

• Maria Pappas – D

Cook County Assessor:

• Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi – D

Chicago Tribune

Governor:

• Chris Kennedy – D
• Bruce Rauner – R

Attorney General:

• Sharon Fairley – D
• Erika Harold – R

U.S. Congress:

• Robin Kelly – 2nd District, D
• Patrick Harmon – 2nd District, R
• Dan Lipinski – 3rd District, D
• Sol A. Flores – 4th District, D
• Mike Quigley – 5th District, D
• Carol Cheney – 6th District, D
• Danny Davis, 7th District, D
• Sargis Sangari – 9th District, R
• Jeremy Wynes – 10th District, R
• Nick Stella – 11th District, R
• No endorsement – 12th District
• Erik Jones – 13th District, D
• Lauren Underwood – 14th District, D
• Kevin Gaither – 15th District, D
• Adam Kinzinger – 16th District, R
• Amy "Murri" Briel – 16th District, D
• Darin LaHood – 18th District, R
• Darrel Miller – 18th District, D

State Senate:

• Ram Villivalam – 8th District, D
• Bart Goldberg – 20th District, D
• Ann Gillespie – 27th District, D
• Jason Plummer – 54th District, R
• Tanya Hildenbrand – 57th District, R

State House:

• Aaron Ortiz – 1st District, D
• Delia Ramirez – 4th District, D
• Dilara Sayeed – 5th District, D
• Kelly Cassidy – 14th District, D
• Candance Chow – 17th District, D
• Robert Martwick – 19th District, D
• Robert Rafael Reyez – 24th District, D
• Crustis Tarver II – 25th District, D
• Tawana "T.J." Robinson – 27th District, D
• Mary Carvlin – 28th District, D
• Corean Davis – 29th District, D
• Mary Flowers – 31st District, D
• Cecil Matthews Jr. – 38th District, D
• Amy Grant – 42nd District, R
• Gordon "Jay" Kinzler – 46th District, R
• James "Jim" Caffrey – 47th District, R
• Tonia Jane Khouri – 49th District, R
• Eddie Corrigan – 53rd District, R
• Jillian Rose Bernas – 56th District, R
• Susan Malter – 59th District, D
• Marko Sukovic – 59th District, R

Crain's Chicago Business

Governor:

• J.B. Pritzker – D
• Bruce Rauner – R

Herald & Review, Bloomington Pantagraph

Governor:

• Daniel Biss – D
• Bruce Rauner – R