Objection Season Ends — and the 45th Senate Race Exposes the Machinery of Illinois Politics

FREEPORT, IL – November 11, 2025

Yesterday marked the final day to file challenges to candidate petitions for the March 17, 2025 Illinois Primary Election. Across the state, 584 candidates submitted petitions. By the end of the deadline, 113 objections were filed — meaning nearly one in five candidates may now have to fight just to remain on the ballot.