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Hi, I'm Craig and this is Crash Course Government and Politics, and today we're going to talk about what is, if you ask the general public, the most important part of politics: elections. If you ask me, it's hair styles. Look at Martin Van Buren's sideburns, how could he not be elected? Americans are kind of obsessed with elections, I mean when this was being recorded in early 2015, television, news and the internet were already talking about who would be Democrat and Republican candidates for president in 2016. And many of the candidates have unofficially been campaigning for years. I've been campaigning; your grandma's been campaigning. Presidential elections are exciting and you can gamble on them. Is that legal, can you gamble on them, Stan? Anyway, why we're so obsessed with them is a topic for another day. Right now I'm gonna tell you that the fixation on the presidential elections is wrong, but not because the president doesn't matter. No, today we're gonna look at the elections of the people that are supposed to matter the most, Congress. Constitutionally at least, Congress is the most important branch of government because it is the one that is supposed to be the most responsive to the people. One of the main reasons it's so responsive, at least in theory, is the frequency of elections. If a politician has to run for office often, he or she, because unlike the president we have women serving in Congress, kind of has to pay attention to what the constituents want, a little bit, maybe. By now, I'm sure that most of you have memorized the Constitution, so you recognize that despite their importance in the way we discuss politics, elections aren't really a big feature of the Constitution. Except of course for the ridiculously complex electoral college system for choosing the president, which we don't even want to think about for a few episodes. In fact, here's what the Constitution says about Congressional Elections in Article 1 Section 2: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature." So the Constitution does establish that the whole of the house is up for election every 2 years, and 1/3 of the senate is too, but mainly it leaves the scheduling and rules of elections up to the states. The actual rules of elections, like when the polls are open and where they actually are, as well as the registration requirements, are pretty much up to the states, subject to some federal election law. If you really want to know the rules in your state, I'm sure that someone at the Board of Elections, will be happy to explain them to you. Really, you should give them a call; they're very, very lonely. In general though, here's what we can say about American elections. First stating the super obvious, in order to serve in congress, you need to win an election. In the House of Representatives, each election district chooses a single representative, which is why we call them single-member districts. The number of districts is determined by the Census, which happens every 10 years, and which means that elections ending in zeros are super important, for reasons that I'll explain in greater detail in a future episode. It's because of gerrymandering. The Senate is much easier to figure out because both of the state Senators are elected by the entire state. It's as if the state itself were a single district, which is true for states like Wyoming, which are so unpopulated as to have only 1 representative. Sometimes these elections are called at large elections. Before the election ever happens, you need candidates. How candidates are chosen differs from state to state, but usually it has something to do with political parties, although it doesn't have to. Why are things so complicated?! What we can say is that candidates, or at least good candidates, usually have certain characteristics. Sorry America. First off, if you are gonna run for office, you should have an unblemished record, free of, oh I don't know, felony convictions or sex scandals, except maybe in Louisiana or New York. This might lead to some pretty bland candidates or people who are so calculating that they have no skeletons in their closet, but we Americans are a moral people and like our candidates to reflect our ideals rather than our reality. The second characteristic that a candidate must possess is the ability to raise money. Now some candidates are billionaires and can finance their own campaigns. But most billionaires have better things to do: buying yachts, making even more money, building money forts, buying more yachts, so they don't have time to run for office. But most candidates get their money for their campaigns by asking for it. The ability to raise money is key, especially now, because running for office is expensive. Can I get a how expensive is it? "How expensive is it?!" Well, so expensive that the prices of elections continually rises and in 2012 winners of House races spent nearly 2 million each. Senate winners spent more than 10 million. By the time this episode airs, I'm sure the numbers will be much higher like a gajillion billion million. Money is important in winning an election, but even more important, statistically, is already being in Congress. Let's go to the Thought Bubble. The person holding an office who runs for that office again is called the incumbent and has a big advantage over any challenger. This is according to political scientists who, being almost as bad at naming things as historians, refer to this as incumbency advantage. There are a number of reasons why incumbents tend to hold onto their seats in congress, if they want to. The first is that a sitting congressman has a record to run on, which we hope includes some legislative accomplishments, although for the past few Congresses, these don't seem to matter. The record might include case work, which is providing direct services to constituents. This is usually done by congressional staffers and includes things like answering questions about how to get certain government benefits or writing recommendation letters to West Point. Congressmen can also provide jobs to constituents, which is usually a good way to get them to vote for you. These are either government jobs, kind of rare these days, called patronage or indirect employment through government contracts for programs within a Congressman's district. These programs are called earmarks or pork barrel programs, and they are much less common now because Congress has decided not to use them any more, sort of. The second advantage that incumbents have is that they have a record of winning elections, which if you think about it, is pretty obvious. Being a proven winner makes it easier for a congressmen to raise money, which helps them win, and long term incumbents tend to be more powerful in Congress which makes it even easier for them to raise money and win. The Constitution give incumbents one structural advantage too. Each elected congressman is allowed $100,000 and free postage to send out election materials. This is called the franking privilege. It's not so clear how great an advantage this is in the age of the internet, but at least according to the book The Victory Lab, direct mail from candidates can be surprisingly effective. How real is this incumbency advantage? Well if you look at the numbers, it seems pretty darn real. Over the past 60 years, almost 90% of members of The House of Representatives got re-elected. The Senate has been even more volatile, but even at the low point in 1980 more than 50% of sitting senators got to keep their jobs. Thanks, Thought Bubble. You're so great. So those are some of the features of congressional elections. Now, if you'll permit me to get a little politically sciencey, I'd like to try to explain why elections are so important to the way that Congressmen and Senators do their jobs. In 1974, political scientist David Mayhew published a book in which he described something he called "The Electoral Connection." This was the idea that Congressmen were primarily motivated by the desire to get re-elected, which intuitively makes a lot of sense, even though I'm not sure what evidence he had for this conclusion. Used to be able to get away with that kind of thing I guess, clearly David may-not-hew to the rules of evidence, pun [rim shot], high five, no. Anyway Mayhew's research methodology isn't as important as his idea itself because The Electoral Connection provides a frame work for understanding congressman's activities. Mayhew divided representatives' behaviors and activities into three categories. The first is advertising; congressmen work to develop their personal brand so that they are recognizable to voters. Al D'Amato used to be know in New York as Senator Pothole, because he was able to bring home so much pork that he could actually fix New York's streets. Not by filling them with pork, money, its money, remember pork barrel spending? The second activity is credit claiming; Congressmen get things done so that they can say they got them done. A lot of case work and especially pork barrel spending are done in the name of credit claiming. Related to credit claiming, but slightly different, is position taking. This means making a public judgmental statement on something likely to be of interest to voters. Senators can do this through filibusters. Representatives can't filibuster, but they can hold hearings, publicly supporting a hearing is a way of associating yourself with an idea without having to actually try to pass legislation. And of course they can go on the TV, especially on Sunday talk shows. What's a TV, who even watches TV? Now the idea of The Electoral Connection doesn't explain every action a member of Congress takes; sometimes they actually make laws to benefit the public good or maybe solve problems, huh, what an idea! But Mayhew's idea gives us a way of thinking about Congressional activity, an analytical lens that connects what Congressmen actually do with how most of us understand Congressmen, through elections. So the next time you see a Congressmen call for a hearing on a supposed horrible scandal or read about a Senator threatening to filibuster a policy that may have significant popular support, ask yourself, "Is this Representative claiming credit or taking a position, and how will this build their brand?" In other words: what's the electoral connection and how will whatever they're doing help them get elected? This might feel a little cynical, but the reality is Mayhew's thesis often seems to fit with today's politics. Thanks for watching, see you next week. Vote for me; I'm on the TV. I'm not -- I'm on the YouTube. Crash Course: Government and Politics is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios. Support for Crash Course US Government comes from Voqal. Voqal supports nonprofits that use technology and media to advance social equity. Learn more about their mission and initiatives at Voqal.org. Crash Course is made by all of these nice people. Thanks for watching. That guy isn't nice.
List of candidates
District 1
- March 30 Democratic primary candidates:
- Adolfo Mondragon
- Antonio Munoz Incumbent Munoz was first elected to the Senate in 1998.
- Note: Edgar Diaz was running but was removed from the ballot on January 4, 2012.[1]
- March 30 Republican primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 2
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- William Delgado Incumbent Delgado was first elected to the Senate in 1996.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 3
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Mattie Hunter Incumbent Hunter was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
- Note: Larry D. Craddieth was running but withdrew from the race on December 28.[2]
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 4
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Kimberly Lightford Incumbent Lightford was first elected to the Senate in 1998.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 5
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
- Annazette Collins Incumbent Collins was first elected to the Senate in 2011.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
- Patricia Van Pelt Watkins won her primary against Annazette Collins
District 6
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- John Cullerton Incumbent Cullerton was first elected to the Senate in 1990.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 7
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Heather Steans Incumbent Steans was first elected to the Senate in 2008.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 8
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Ira Silverstein Incumbent Silverstein was first elected to the Senate in 1998.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 9
Note: Incumbent Jeffrey Schoenberg (D) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Daniel Biss Biss is the current District 17 incumbent in the House.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Marc Levine
November 6 general election candidates:
District 10
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- John G. Mulroe Incumbent Mulroe was first elected to the Senate in 2010.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 11
Note: Incumbent Steve Landek (D) is not running for re-election in District 11. Instead he is running in District 12.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Martin Sandoval Incumbent Sandoval, of District 12, was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 12
Note: Incumbent Martin Sandoval (D) is not running for re-election in District 12. Instead he is running in District 11.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Steven Landek Incumbent Landek, of District 11, was first appointed to the Senate in 2011.
- Raul Montes, Jr.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 13
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Kwame Raoul Incumbent Raoul was first appointed to the Senate in 2004.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 14
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Emil Jones III Incumbent Jones was first elected to the Senate in 2008.
- Note Richard J. Lewandowski filed to run but withdrew from the race January 9, 2012.[3]
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 15
Note: Incumbent James Meeks (D) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Patricia Mahon
- Joseph Letke, Jr.
- Donna Miller
- Napoleon Harris
- Note: Marquise D. Alston filed to run but was removed from the ballot on January 12, 2012.[4]
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 16
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Jacqueline Collins Incumbent Collins was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 17
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Donne Trotter Incumbent Trotter was first elected to the Senate in 1993.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 18
Note: Incumbent Edward Maloney (D) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Bill Cunningham Cunningham is currently the District 35 incumbent in the State House.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Barbara Ruth Bellar
- Ricardo Fernandez
November 6 general election candidates:
District 19
- Note: Incumbent Maggie Crotty initially filed to run but announced on December 29, 2011 that she would be withdrawing.[5]
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 20
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Iris Martinez Incumbent Martinez was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 21
Note: Incumbent Ron Sandack (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Michael Connelly Connelly is currently the District 48 incumbent in the State House.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 22
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Michael Noland Incumbent Noland was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
- Tim Elenz
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 23
- Democratic primary candidates:
- Kevin Allen
- Greg Brownfield
- Tom Cullerton, Village President of Villa Park
- Republican primary candidates:
- Carole Pankau, State Senator first elected to the Senate in 2005.
- Randy Ramey, State Rep in District 55
November 6 general election candidates:
District 24
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- A. Ghani
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Kirk Dillard Incumbent Dillard was first elected to the Senate in 1993.
- Chris Nybo Nybo is currently the District 41 incumbent in the State House.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 25
Note: Incumbent Chris Lauzen (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Corinne Pierog
- Steven L. Hunter
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Jim Oberweis
- Dave Richmond
- Richard Slocum
November 6 general election candidates:
District 26
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Amanda Howland
November 6 general election candidates:
District 27
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Matt Murphy Incumbent Murphy was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 28
Note: Incumbent John Millner (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Daniel Kotowski Kotowski is currently the District 33 incumbent in the State Senate.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Jim O'Donnell
- Gayle Smolinski
November 6 general election candidates:
District 29
Note: Incumbent Susan Garrett (D) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Julie Morrison
- Milton J. Sumption
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
November 6 general election candidates:
District 30
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Terry Link Incumbent Link was first elected to the Senate in 1997.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Don Castella
- Note: Gregory S. Jacobs was removed from the ballot on January 9, 2012.[6]
November 6 general election candidates:
District 31
Note: Incumbent Suzi Schmidt (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Linwood "Lennie" Jarratt
- Lawrence Leafblad
- Michael White
- Joe Neal
November 6 general election candidates:
District 32
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Pamela Althoff Incumbent Althoff was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 33
Note: Incumbent Dan Kotowski (D) is not running for re-election in District 33. Instead he is running in District 28.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Karen McConnaughay
- Cliff Surges
- Note: Craig M. Powers was running but withdrew from the race on December 23.[7]
November 6 general election candidates:
District 34
Note: Incumbent Dave Syverson (R) is not running for re-election in District 34. Instead he is running in District 35.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Dan Lewandowski
- Steve Stadelman
- Glenn Patterson
- Marla Wilson
- Note: Jim Hughes withdrew from the race on December 12.[8]
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Frank Gambino
November 6 general election candidates:
District 35
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Dave Syverson Incumbent Syverson, of District 34, was first elected to the Senate in 1993.
- Christine J. Johnson Incumbent Johnson was first elected to the Senate in 2011.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 36
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Mike Jacobs Incumbent Jacobs was first elected to the Senate in 2005.
- Mike Boland, former Illinois State Rep from 1971-2011
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Bill Albracht
November 6 general election candidates:
District 37
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Darin LaHood Incumbent LaHood was first elected to the Senate in 2011.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 38
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Christine Benson
- Tom Ganiere
- Kevin Kunkel
November 6 general election candidates:
District 39
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Don Harmon Incumbent Harmon was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 40
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Toi Hutchinson Incumbent Hutchinson was first elected to the Senate in 2009.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 41
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Christine Radogno Incumbent Radogno was first elected to the Senate in 1997.
- Note: Duane Bradley was removed from the ballot on January 9, 2012 for having insufficient signatures.[9]
November 6 general election candidates:
District 42
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Linda Holmes Incumbent Holmes was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Peter Hurtado
November 6 general election candidates:
District 43
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Arthur Wilhelmi Incumbent Wilhelmi was first elected to the Senate in 2005.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Sandy Johnson
November 6 general election candidates:
District 44
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Bill Brady Incumbent LaHood was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 45
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Tim Bivins Incumbent Bivins was first elected to the Senate in 2009.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 46
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Dave Koehler Incumbent Koehler was first elected to the Senate in 2006.
- James Polk
- Marvin Bainter
- Note: G. Allen Mayer withdrew from the race on December 2, 2011.[10]
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Pat Sullivan
November 6 general election candidates:
District 47
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- John Sullivan Incumbent Sullivan was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
November 6 general election candidates:
District 48
Note: Incumbent Tom Johnson (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Mike McElroy
November 6 general election candidates:
District 49
Note: Incumbent William "Sam" McCann (R) is not running for re-election in District 49. Instead he is running in District 50.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Gary Fitzgerald
- Anthony Giles
- Garrett Peck
- Brian Smith
November 6 general election candidates:
District 50
Note: Incumbent Larry Bomke (R) is not running for re-election.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Steven Dove
- William McCann Incumbent McCann was first elected to the Senate in 2011.
- Gray Noll
November 6 general election candidates:
District 51
Note: Incumbent Kyle McCarter (R) is not running for re-election in District 51. Instead he is running in District 54.
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Tom Pliura
- Chapin Rose Rose is currently the District 110 incumbent in the State House.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 52
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Mike Frerichs Incumbent Frerichs was first elected to the Senate in 2006.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- Note: Alan Nudo withdrew from the race on January 21, 2012.[11]
November 6 general election candidates:
District 53
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Jason Barickman Barickman is currently the District 105 incumbent in the State House.
- Shane Cultra Incumbent Cultra was first elected to the Senate in 2011.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 54
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Danny L. Stover
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Kyle McCarter Incumbent McCarter was first elected to the Senate in 2009.
- Note: John O. Jones withdrew from the race on January 4, 2012.[12] Incumbent Jones was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 55
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Dale A. Righter Incumbent Righter was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 56
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- William Haine Incumbent Haine was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Mike Babcock
November 6 general election candidates:
District 57
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- James Clayborne Jr. Incumbent Clayborne was first elected to the Senate in 1995.
- Wyatt Frazer
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Dave Barnes
November 6 general election candidates:
District 58
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- No candidates have filed.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- David Luechtefeld Incumbent Luechtefeld was first elected to the Senate in 1995.
November 6 general election candidates:
District 59
- March 20 Democratic primary candidates:
- Fred Kondritz
- Gary Forby Incumbent Forby was first elected to the Senate in 2003.
- March 20 GOP primary candidates:
- Mark Minor
- Ken Burzynski
November 6 general election candidates:
References
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Edgar Diaz," January 4, 2012
- ^ Illinois Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Larry Craddieth," December 20, 2011
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Richard J. Lewandowski," January 9, 2012
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Marquise D. Alston," January 12, 2012
- ^ "Southtown Star, "State Sen. Crotty won't seek re-election," December 29, 2011". Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Gregory S. Jacobs," January 9, 2012
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Detail - Craig M. Powers," December 23, 2011
- ^ Illinois Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - Jim Hughes," December 20, 2011
- ^ Lemont Patch, "Lemont Resident Duane Bradley Removed from March Republican Primary Ballot," January 9, 2012
- ^ Peoria Journal Star, "Koehler decision not huge shake-up," December 3, 2011
- ^ Illinois Public Media
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate detail - John O. Jones," January 4, 2012
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