Eric Wallace
Eric Wallace (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Wallace also ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 15. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
State legislative election
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 15
Incumbent Napoleon Harris won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Napoleon Harris (D) | 100.0 | 51,700 |
| Total votes: 51,700 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Wallace (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 15
Incumbent Napoleon Harris advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 15 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Napoleon Harris | 100.0 | 19,480 |
| Total votes: 19,480 | |||
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Congressional election
See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Illinois
Incumbent Tammy Duckworth defeated Kathy Salvi, Bill Redpath, Lowell Seida, and Connor VlaKancic in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 56.8 | 2,329,136 |
 | Kathy Salvi (R) | 41.5 | 1,701,055 | |
 | Bill Redpath (L) | 1.7 | 68,671 | |
 | Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | |
 | Connor VlaKancic (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | |
| Total votes: 4,098,896 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
Incumbent Tammy Duckworth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Duckworth | 100.0 | 856,720 |
| Total votes: 856,720 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Salvi | 30.2 | 216,007 |
 | Peggy Hubbard | 24.8 | 177,180 | |
 | Matthew Dubiel | 12.7 | 90,538 | |
 | Casey Chlebek | 10.7 | 76,213 | |
 | Bobby Piton | 9.2 | 65,461 | |
 | Anthony Williams | 7.4 | 52,890 | |
 | Jimmy Lee Tillman II | 5.1 | 36,342 | |
| Total votes: 714,631 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maryann Mahlen (R)
- Eric Wallace (R)
- Allison Salinas (R)
- Rob Cruz (R)
- Lanette Hudson (R)
- Timothy Arview (R)
2020
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 40
Incumbent Patrick Joyce defeated Eric Wallace in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Joyce (D) | 58.5 | 57,901 |
| Eric Wallace (R) | 41.5 | 41,128 | ||
| Total votes: 99,029 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 40
Incumbent Patrick Joyce defeated Lori Wilcox, Monica Gordon, and Marta Perales in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 40 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Joyce | 46.7 | 11,387 |
| Lori Wilcox | 26.6 | 6,474 | ||
 | Monica Gordon | 19.7 | 4,811 | |
| Marta Perales | 6.9 | 1,692 | ||
| Total votes: 24,364 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Morgan (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 40
Eric Wallace advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 40 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Wallace | 100.0 | 9,113 | |
| Total votes: 9,113 | |||
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2014
Wallace ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 2nd District. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Robin Kelly Incumbent |
78.5% | 160,337 | |
| Republican | Eric Wallace | 21.4% | 43,799 | |
| Independent | Marcus Lewis (Write-in) | 0.1% | 130 | |
| Total Votes | 204,266 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
2013
Wallace ran in the 2013 special election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 2nd District. The election was held to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. Paul McKinley won the Republican primary.[2][3][4]
Republican Primary
| U.S. House, Illinois District 2 Special Republican Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Paul McKinley |
29% | 963 | ||
| Eric Wallace | 28.3% | 939 | ||
| Lenny McAllister | 26.9% | 894 | ||
| Beverly Reid | 15.8% | 523 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,319 | |||
| Source: Results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
State legislative election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Congressional election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Eric Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Wallace's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Economy and Taxes
- Excerpt: "He therefore is for creating an environment in which small businesses can thrive and job creation can flourish. He supports sweeping tax reform such as a flat tax or the FairTax/National sales tax."
- Education
- Excerpt: "We need a system of empowerment grants for all people, which enable parents to choose a school."
- Faith Based Programs
- Excerpt: "Illinois should be encouraging its faith community to work with state and federal programs to help stem gang violence, drug addiction, and other criminal activity."
- Family
- Excerpt: "Wallace is Pro-life and pro-family. He believes that the family is the bedrock of our society and that healthy families decrease unplanned pregnancies, abortions and juvenile delinquencies."
- Firearms
- Excerpt: " We must take action against state agencies and local governments that enact regulations or allow conditions to exist, which deny Americans’ their 2nd Amendment rights."
- Criminal Justice
- Excerpt: "Wallace supports the Death Penalty because of the social stability and deterrence that it provides. He also supports restorative justice, which helps prepare parolees for life outside of prison."
- National Security
- Excerpt: "Wallace supports a strong military and strong ties with our allies. One of the main responsibilities of the federal government is to protect the nation and the American people."
- Energy Independence
- Excerpt: "Wind, solar, nuclear and bio-fuels need to be enhanced and utilized while at the same time we drill for oil on our own soil and off shore. Clean coal technology, oil shale are other alternatives for energy production."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Wallace supports individual Medical Savings Accounts whose deposits are completely tax free, and whose contents transfer to the owner’s estate at death."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "Illinois - Summary Vote Results," accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ KSDK "Race to fill Jesse Jackson Jr. vacancy: GOP primary too close to call," February 26, 2013
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, candidate filings
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Issues," accessed February 20, 2013
