| The Green Papers: Illinois 2007 Off Year Election |
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Illinois
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin (as candidate) • 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 (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Rod R. Blagojevich • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn (as candidate) • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (10 Undetermined); 8 Republican (6 Undetermined, 2 Open); 1 Vacancy | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Bobby Lee Rush • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (as candidate) • First elected: 12 December 1995 in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Mel Reynolds, 1 October 1995 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Daniel William Lipinski (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • After announcing his retirement on 6 March 2007, Congressman Gutierrez decided to run for re-election on 16 August 2007. |
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Democratic | Congressman Rahm Emanuel • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Peter J. Roskam (as candidate) • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Danny K. Davis (as candidate) • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Melissa Luburich Bean (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (as candidate) • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Mark Steven Kirk (as candidate) • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Gerald C. "Jerry" Weller • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - 21 September 2007: Congressman Weller stated that he will not seek re-election. |
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Democratic | Congressman Jerry F. Costello (as candidate) • First elected: in Special Election, 9 August 1988, re: death of Congressman Melvin Price, 22 April 1988 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Judy Biggert (as candidate) • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman J. Dennis Hastert • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Vacant Office - Announced retirement on 17 August 2007 effective at the end of his current term. 18 October update: Congressman Hastert announced he would resign before the end of his current term but did not provide a date. 26 November 2007 update: Congressman J. Dennis Hastert resigned his seat today. Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has 5 days to announce the date of a Special Election to fill the vacant seat. That day could be 5 February 2008. |
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Republican | Congressman Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Donald A. Manzullo (as candidate) • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Philip G. "Phil" Hare (as candidate) • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Ray LaHood • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - 27 July 2007: Announced he will not run for re-election in 2008. |
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Republican | Congressman John M. Shimkus (as candidate) • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Jesse White • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Lisa Madigan (as candidate) • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias (as candidate) • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Comptroller Daniel W. "Dan" Hynes (as candidate) • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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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. |