Military Service:
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Elected Office:
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| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
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| 1974 | 40 | IL | D | State House | District 013 | General | 2 | 34,851 | 26.8% |
| 1978 | 44 | IL | D | State House | District 013 | General | 2 | 38,906 | 28.9% |
| 1980 | 46 | IL | D | State House | District 013 | General | 2 | 53,603 | 27.4% |
| 1982 | 48 | IL | D | State House | District 008 | General | 1 | 19,606 | 56.4% |
| 1984 | 50 | IL | D | State House | District 008 | General | 1 | 25,750 | 58.1% |
| 1986 | 52 | IL | D | State House | District 008 | General | 1 | 17,456 | 61.1% |
| 1988 | 54 | IL | D | State House | District 008 | General | 1 | 24,970 | 54.8% |
| 1990 | 56 | IL | D | State House | District 008 | General | 1 | 17,929 | 62.5% |
| 1998 | 64 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 484,798 | 55.8% | |
| 1998 | 64 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 1,874,626 | 55.5% | |
| 2002 | 68 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 1,104,041 | 100.0% | |
| 2002 | 68 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 2,390,181 | 67.9% | |
| 2006 | 72 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 880,209 | 100.0% | |
| 2006 | 72 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 2,204,151 | 62.8% | |
| 2010 | 76 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 854,408 | 100.0% | |
| 2010 | 76 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 2,590,222 | 69.9% | |
| 2014 | 80 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 448,025 | 100.0% | |
| 2014 | 80 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 2,374,849 | 65.7% | |
| 2018 | 84 | IL | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 1 | 1,209,978 | 100.0% | |
| 2018 | 84 | IL | D | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 3,120,207 | 67.8% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |