Bob Daiber
Bob Daiber (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Illinois. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Biography
Daiber earned a degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. His professional experience includes work as the owner of a farm, as a teacher at Triad High School, and as the superintendent of schools for Madison County. Daiber was a member of the Triad Education Association, serving as its president for two years.[1][2]
Political career
Madison County Superintendent of Schools
Daiber was first elected Madison County Superintendent of Schools in 2006. He still held the office at the time he launched his 2018 gubernatorial campaign.[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Illinois
J.B. Pritzker defeated incumbent Bruce Rauner, William McCann, and Grayson Jackson in the general election for Governor of Illinois on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 54.5 | 2,479,746 |
 | Bruce Rauner (R) | 38.8 | 1,765,751 | |
 | William McCann (Conservative Party) | 4.2 | 192,527 | |
 | Grayson Jackson (L) | 2.4 | 109,518 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 115 | ||
| Total votes: 4,547,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.B. Pritzker | 45.1 | 597,756 |
 | Daniel K. Biss | 26.7 | 353,625 | |
 | Chris Kennedy | 24.4 | 322,730 | |
 | Tio Hardiman | 1.6 | 21,075 | |
 | Bob Daiber | 1.1 | 15,009 | |
 | Robert Marshall | 1.1 | 14,353 | |
| Total votes: 1,324,548 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Illinois
Incumbent Bruce Rauner defeated Jeanne M. Ives in the Republican primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Rauner | 51.5 | 372,124 |
 | Jeanne M. Ives | 48.5 | 350,038 | |
| Total votes: 722,162 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of Illinois
Grayson Jackson defeated Matthew Scaro and Jon Stewart in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Grayson Jackson |
 | Matthew Scaro | |
 | Jon Stewart | |
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2014
Daiber was re-elected Madison County Superintendent of Schools in the 2014 election. He ran unopposed.
| Madison County, Illinois, Superintendent of Schools, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bob Daiber Incumbent |
100% | 59,742 | |
| Total Votes | 59,742 | |||
| Election results via Madison County Clerk | ||||
2010
Daiber was re-elected Madison County Superintendent of Schools in the 2010 election. He ran unopposed.
| Madison County, Illinois, Superintendent of Schools, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bob Daiber Incumbent |
100% | 59,004 | |
| Total Votes | 59,004 | |||
| Election results via Madison County Clerk | ||||
Campaign finance
2018
The table below presents campaign finance figures obtained from Illinois Sunshine on March 15, 2018.[3] For current campaign finance information, refer to Illinois Sunshine or the Illinois State Board of Elections' contribution and expenditure databases.
Polls
2018
| Illinois gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pritzker | Kennedy | Biss | Hardiman | Daiber | Marshall | Getz | Someone else | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||
| Capitol Fax/We Ask America March 7-9, 2018 | 35.37% | 15.65% | 14.58% | 0.87% | 1.46% | 0.68% | 0% | 0% | 31.39% | +/-3.1 | 1,029 | ||||||||
| Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University February 19-25, 2018 | 31% | 17% | 21% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 25% | +/-4.5 | 472 | ||||||||
| ALG Research for Biss February 6-11, 2018 | 32% | 24% | 24% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 16% | +/-4.4 | 500 | ||||||||
| Global Strategy Group for Pritzker January 29-31, 2018 | 41% | 16% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | +/-3.5 | 801 | ||||||||
| We Ask America January 28-30, 2018 | 29.79% | 11.50% | 17.43% | 1.73% | 0.87% | 0.74% | 0% | 0% | 37.95% | +/-3.4 | 811 | ||||||||
| Capitol Fax/We Ask America October 17-18, 2017 | 39% | 15% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | +/-3.0 | 1,154 | ||||||||
| Garin-Hart-Yang June 26-29, 2017 | 38% | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | +/-4.0 | 602 | ||||||||
| AVERAGES | 35.17% | 20.45% | 15% | 1.09% | 0.76% | 0.49% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 26.33% | +/-3.7 | 767 | ||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018 (no margin of error information) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | J.B. Pritzker | Chris Kennedy | Daniel Biss | Undecided/Other | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Global Strategy Group for Pritzker (February 9-13, 2017) | 37% | 23% | 21% | 19% | 802 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
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External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
- Governor of Illinois
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicago Reader, "A dark-horse candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race reveals an unexpected strategy to unseat Rauner," April 10, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "Governor candidate Bob Daiber says labor, education and a budget needed for Illinois," February 13, 2017
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