Former State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) has been elected Illinois Secretary of State, according to the Associated Press. With 65% of votes counted, Giannoulias received 56.3% of the vote as of 10:51 p.m., defeating State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington). Giannoulias ran on digitizing state identification, protecting voting rights and modernizing the DMV process. He said.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is leaving public office after nearly a quarter of a century, and a trio of candidates are vying to replace him in the.
For the first time in nearly a quarter of century, Illinois will elect a new secretary of state this November after Jesse White announced he would not seek a.
The 88-year-old Democrat is retiring from his long-standing role as secretary of state, giving Illinois voters fresh choices to lead the statewide operation with more than 4,000 employees.
Republican state Rep. Dan Brady and former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias offer competing visions for the Illinois secretary of state's office as they vie to replace Jesse White, who is retiring after 23 years in office.