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Blaine Wilhour R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 110

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 15,817 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 35,882 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($1,500 raised), 2024 ($164,640 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 2 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2021-09-30 was due 2021-10-15 and filed 2021-10-17.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (2)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2021-09-30	2021-10-15	2021-10-17	2
2022-06-30	2022-07-15	2022-07-16	1

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

3 of 4 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (3)

Name	Date	Amount
Kay Koerner	2022-10-11	$5,000
Linda Debolt	2022-10-29	$1,000
Fred Helmuth	2022-10-29	$1,000

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$83,000raised, 34 itemized contributions, plus $1,325 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$120,247spent

$12,175cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $2,000 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

12%10%72%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $120,247

Contributions to other committees$111,155

Consultants and field$6,650

Digital and online$814

Donations and sponsorships$750

Other (as described)$628

Office, printing and supplies$250

Largest payees: Restore Illinois PAC $61,900 Contributions to other committees · Citizens for Jennifer Korte $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Dieterich Bank $10,009 Contributions to other committees · Bailey for Illinois $8,755 Contributions to other committees · Catalyst Partners $6,000 Consultants and field · Schmidt for IL $5,000 Contributions to other committees · House Republican Organization $2,500 Contributions to other committees · Smith for IL House $1,500 Contributions to other committees

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Bailey for Illinois Louisville	Committee	$59,900
Kay Koerner Effingham	Person	$5,000
Paul Koerner President · Koerner Distributing, INC · Effingham	Person	$1,500
Richard Woods Greenville	Person	$1,500
ABDI PAC Springfield	Committee	$1,000
Ameren Illinois St. Louis	Committee	$1,000
Community BancPAC Springfield	Committee	$1,000
Linda Debolt Stewardson	Person	$1,000
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 Chicago	Committee	$1,000
Fred Helmuth Arcola	Person	$1,000
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Bloomington	Committee	$1,000
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee Findlay	Committee	$1,000
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin	Business or group	$1,000
Energy Transfer PAC Austin	Committee	$800
IL Merchants PAC Team Chicago	Committee	$750

Committee: Citizens For Blaine Wilhour (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Blaine Wilhour as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
WILCONCO GROUP, LLC LLC, since 2007 · file 02416972	manager	Good standing · last annual report 2025	—
WILHOUR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. LLC, since 2006 · file 02063409	manager	Good standing · last annual report 2025	—
WILHOUR FARMS, L.L.C. LLC, since 2009 · file 02909111	member	Good standing · last annual report 2025	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Bailey for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Louisville	$59,900	8
Richard Woods Owner, Woods Basement Systems · Greenville	$1,500	3
Paul Koerner Koerner Distributing, Self Employed · Effingham	$1,500	2
Union Pacific Business · Omaha	$1,250	4
Marquis Energy LLC Business · Hennepin	$1,000	21
ABDI-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	21
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$1,000	96
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees PAC Labor union · Findlay	$1,000	26
Community BancPac Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	79
Linda Debolt retired, retired · Stewardson	$1,000	3
Fred Helmuth Business Owner, Self Employed · Arcola	$1,000	6
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 Labor union · Chicago	$1,000	7
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Group or PAC · Bloomington	$1,000	49
Energy Transfer PAC Group or PAC · Austin	$800	45
Illinois Merchants Political Action Committee Team Group or PAC · Chicago	$750	62