SPRINGFIELD – Voters could see several gubernatorial candidates on the 2018 General Election ballot in November – including Libertarian Party candidate, a Conservative Party candidate and two independents – if they're allowed to stay on the ballot. More could join Democrat JB Pritzker and "Rauner Party" Bruce Rauner later this week if petitions are submitted to the State Board of Elections by Friday.
From the state's first-time Conservative Party, State Senator Sam McCann of Plainview gathered enough signatures to submit petitions for himself and Aaron Merrejohn of Riverton IL:
A slate of statewide candidates from the Illinois Libertarian Party submitted these names:
As did two independent candidates:
