| The Green Papers: Illinois 2005 Off Year Elections |
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Illinois
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Richard J. Durbin • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Barack Obama • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Rod R. Blagojevich • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| 109th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (10 Undetermined); 9 Republican (1 Open, 8 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 | Democratic | Congressman Bobby L. Rush • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 2 | Democratic | Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. • First elected: 12 December 1995 in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Mel Reynolds, 1 October 1995 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 3 | Democratic | Congressman Daniel William Lipinski • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 4 | Democratic | Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 5 | Democratic | Congressman Rahm Emanuel • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 6 | Republican | Congressman Henry J. Hyde • First elected: 1974 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 18 April 2005: Announced retirement at the end of the current term. |
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| CD 7 | Democratic | Congressman Danny K. Davis • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 8 | Democratic | Congressman Melissa Bean • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 9 | Democratic | Congressman Janice D. Schakowsky • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 10 | Republican | Congressman Mark Steven Kirk • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 11 | Republican | Congressman Gerald C. "Jerry" Weller • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 12 | Democratic | Congressman Jerry F. Costello • First elected: in Special Election, 9 August 1988, re: death of Congressman Melvin Price, 22 April 1988 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 13 | Republican | Congressman Judy Biggert • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 14 | Republican | Congressman J. Dennis Hastert • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 15 | Republican | Congressman Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 16 | Republican | Congressman Donald A. Manzullo • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 17 | Democratic | Congressman Lane A. Evans • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 18 | Republican | Congressman Ray LaHood • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 19 | Republican | Congressman John M. Shimkus • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Jesse White • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Lisa Madigan • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Comptroller Daniel W. "Dan" Hynes • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| • America First | |
| • Democratic | |
| • Green | |
| • Independence | |
| • Libertarian | |
| • Marijuana | |
| • Not readily classifiable | |
| • Reform | |
| • Republican | |
| • Socialist Party USA |
| 2002-2010 Congressional Districts 2002-2010 CDs |
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Illinois has 102 counties and 19 congressional districts: 71 counties are wholly within a given congressional district and 31 counties are divided among more than one congressional district. UNDIVIDED COUNTIES (wholly within one Congressional District):
DIVIDED COUNTIES (split between more than one Congressional District):
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