Dwight Kay (born May 5, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly.

Dwight Kay
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 112th district
In office
January 2011 (2011-Jan) – January 2017 (2017-Jan)
Preceded byJay Hoffman
Succeeded byKatie Stuart
Personal details
Born (1947-05-05) May 5, 1947 (age 77)
Wheaton, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNancy Kay
ChildrenOne son
One daughter
ResidenceGlen Carbon, Illinois
Alma materTaylor University

Kay is a 1970 graduate of Taylor University. Kay served as Vice President for Cassens Transport. He unsuccessfully ran for the General Assembly in 2008 and was involved in the effort to impeach Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.[1] He was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2010.

Kay then lost his seat in the 2016 election with 48.4% of the vote, to Katie Stuart's 51.6%.

In the 2004 election, Dwight Kay served as the finance chairman for the successful campaign of Lloyd A. Karmeier for a seat on the Supreme Court of Illinois.[2]

Electoral history

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Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay C. Hoffman (incumbent) 31,947 57.30
Republican Dwight D. Kay 23,805 42.70
Total votes 55,752 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Kay 19,689 51.63
Democratic Jay C. Hoffman (incumbent) 18,449 48.37
Total votes 38,138 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Kay (incumbent) 24,531 50.34
Democratic Marleen Suarez 24,202 49.66
Total votes 48,733 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Kay (incumbent) 18,984 58.74
Democratic Cullen L. Cullen 13,333 41.26
Total votes 32,317 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Stuart 27,594 51.61
Republican Dwight Kay (incumbent) 25,875 48.39
Total votes 53,469 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District Republican Primary, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Kay 4,356 58.10
Republican Wendy Erhart 3,141 41.90
Total votes 7,497 100.0
Illinois 112th State House District General Election, 2018[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Stuart (incumbent) 24,807 55.07
Republican Dwight Kay 20,239 44.93
Total votes 45,046 100.0

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Knef, Ann. "Kay: Governor should be impeached over FamilyCare 'fraud'". The Madison County Record. The Madison County Record. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Miller, Rich (August 29, 2004). "The difference between what pols say and what they do". Daily Southtown. Archived from the original on August 29, 2004. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  8. ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2021-03-23.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.[permanent dead link]