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Blaine Wilhour R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 110

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 10,709 votes (78.8%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 43,619 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($1,500 raised), 2022 ($83,000 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, received 2024-09-25, reported 2024-10-15: 13 business days, 8 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (1)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7	2024-09-25	2024-10-15	13	5	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

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 2023-06-30 was due 2023-07-17 and filed 2023-07-19.

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
2023-06-30	2023-07-17	2023-07-19	2
2024-06-30	2024-07-15	2024-07-16	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

8 of 16 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 (8)

Name	Date	Amount
Dan Caulkins	2023-12-12	$5,000
Jo Caulkins	2023-12-12	$5,000
Fred Helmuth	2023-12-12	$5,000
Jack Bishop	2024-02-28	$3,300
Julie Barnhart	2023-10-10	$1,000
Donald Debolt	2024-02-12	$1,000
Harold Johnson	2024-02-12	$1,000
Schulte Sheldon	2023-12-12	$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

$164,640raised, 81 itemized contributions, plus $6,960 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$167,522spent

$13,597cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $2,000 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

34%48%

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

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How it was spent: $167,522

Contributions to other committees$43,602

Mail and literature$42,187

Radio$34,683

Consultants and field$21,465

Polling$12,000

Digital and online$7,728

Other (as described)$3,209

Fundraising and events$1,434

Office, printing and supplies$764

Legal, accounting and fees$450

Largest payees: Praire State $45,070 Digital and online · Medium Buying LLC $33,892 Radio · Restore Illinois PAC $32,100 Contributions to other committees · Tactical Campaigns $12,465 Consultants and field · Osage Research $12,000 Polling · Illinois Republican Party $9,725 Mail and literature · Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC $6,777 Contributions to other committees · Blair Group LLC $5,150 Fundraising and events

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
Chris Miller-Illinois First Oakland	Committee	$67,900
Richard E. Uihlein CEO/Founder of Uline · Uline · Lake Forest	Person	$6,900
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Party	$5,500
Dan Caulkins Decatur	Person	$5,000
Jo Caulkins Decatur	Person	$5,000
Citizens for Brad Halbrook	Committee	$5,000
HG Development LLC Effingham	Business or group	$5,000
Fred Helmuth Arcola	Person	$5,000
J & J Ventures Effingham	Business or group	$5,000
Paul Koerner President · Koerner Distributing, INC · Effingham	Person	$5,000
John Wortman Self-Employed · Effingham	Person	$5,000
Jack Bishop Lake Bluff	Person	$3,300
Charles Barenfanger Self Employed · Self · Vandalia	Person	$3,000
ABDI PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Citizens for John M. Cabello Machesney Park	Committee	$2,500

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

$22,769spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2024-03-05	for	$22,251
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR primary · 2024-02-12	for	$363
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2024-10-01 – 2024-10-02	for	$156

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. 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 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Chris Miller - Illinois First Group or PAC · Oakland	$67,900	7
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$5,500	23
Fred Helmuth President, Okaw Properties Inc. · Arcola	$5,000	3
Dan Caulkins retired, retired · Decatur	$5,000	5
Jo Caulkins Retired, Retired · Decatur	$5,000	6
J & J Ventures Business · Effingham	$5,000	9
Paul Koerner Koerner Distributing, Self Employed · Effingham	$5,000	2
HG Development Business · Effingham	$5,000	2
Citizens for Brad Halbrook Candidate or officeholder committee · Shelbyville	$5,000	3
Jack Bishop Self Employed, Self Employed · Lake Bluff	$3,300	5
Charles Barenfanger President, Effingham Railroad · Vandalia	$3,000	3
Citizens for John M Cabello Candidate or officeholder committee · Machesney Park	$2,500	9
ABDI-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	14
Charles Heuerman retired, retired · Teutopolis	$2,000	2
Illinois Merchants Political Action Committee Team Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,500	64