The Green Papers: Illinois 2009 General Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2009. Find 2010 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary House CD 5: Tuesday 3 March 2009
Special Election House CD 5: Tuesday 7 April 2009
Electoral Votes:21(3.90% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:19(4.37% of 435)
2000 Census:12,439,042 (4.41% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):8,983,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):7,129,026
Capital:Springfield
Tuesday 3 March 2009 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 7 April 2009 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
 

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Illinois State and Local Government


16 January 2009: Illinois Republican state Senator Dale E. Risinger introduced SB 46 to move the state's primary from February to June.


The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 96th ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Democratic Senator Roland W. Burris
Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Barack Hussein Obama, effective 16 November 2008, after having been elected President of the United States; appointed 31 December 2008 and sworn 15 January 2009
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 10 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek election in 2010.
 

Senator Barack Obama, who was first elected in 2004, was elected to the Presidency 4 November 2008. On 15 November 2008, President-elect Obama announced his resignation from the Senate, effective on 16 November 2008.


Tuesday 30 December 2008: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (Democrat) has announced he will appoint Roland W. Burris (Democrat), a former state Comptroller and Attorney General of the State of Illinois, to fill the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) have issued a joint statement stating they will block the appointment.

The most desirable dates for a possible Special Election to fill the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat from Illinois are 24 February 2009 for a Special Senate Primary and 7 April 2009 for the Special Senate Election itself, as these would coincide with local and municipal elections in the State-- however, this would require the new 96th Illinois General Assembly to pass enabling legislation (approved by the Governor or, if necessary, overriding his veto) which is highly unlikely to be adopted prior to these dates (thus, these are labeled as 'tentative' on this website)-- if Governor Blagojevich is either removed from office via impeachment (highly unlikely before these dates) or should he resign, this would all become a moot point as Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn would, in each such case, thereafter accede to the office of Governor and retain the statutory power to appoint a temporary successor (one presumably untainted by the current allegations against the Governor).
NOTE: the eventual seating of Senator Burris on 15 January 2009 rendered such consideration of a possible Special Election to fill this vacancy moot.

On 5 January 2009, the Secretary of the U.S. Senate rejected the filing of a Certificate of Appointment on behalf of Mr. Burris because said certificate was not signed by both the Illinois Governor and the Illinois Secretary of State.

9 January 2009 update: The ILLINOIS Supreme Court ruled today that the appointment of Roland W. Burris by Governor Blagojevich to fill the vacancy in this seat caused by the resignation of President-elect Barack Obama this past November is valid even without the attestation of Illinois' Secretary of State (who has yet to so countersign Mr. Burris' Certificate of Appointment): the court ruled that the power granted to the States- per the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution- to allow for the temporary filling of U.S. Senate vacancies by their respective Governors where permitted by State law supersedes any rules, customs or traditions of the Senate itself requiring more than mere appointment by the Governor (in essence, then, the court interpreted the term "executive" of the State as found in the 17th Amendment to refer to a State's Governor only and not to any other officials who might otherwise be considered to be part of a State's Executive branch of Government in relation to the act of Appointment [such as a State's Secretary of State or equivalent). The Democratic Party leadership of the U.S. Senate is reported to be going over this ruling as part and parcel of considering what steps to take next as regards the possible seating (or not) of Mr. Burris as the junior Senator from the State.

15 January 2009: Roland W. Burris, appointed by embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich to temporarily fill the vacancy in this seat caused by the resignation of President-elect Barack H. Obama in mid-November 2008, is to be sworn in today.


Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Patrick "Pat" Quinn
Entered office 29 January 2009 upon the removal from office of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
 

Friday 9 January 2009:
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR IMPEACHED;
NOW FACES TRIAL IN STATE SENATE

The ILLINOIS House of Representatives has voted to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois) by a vote of 114-1; a trial on the charges brought against the Governor by the House will now have to be held in the State Senate, the other chamber in the Land of Lincoln's bicameral General Assembly; the sole punishment which can be brought to bear as a a result of such a trial would be removal of the Governor from office (which would make no difference as regards the Federal criminal charges Blagojevich currently faces, as these will have to adjudicated in Federal court).

Blagojevich remained defiant in a news conference during which he responded to the House action, claiming that, among the reasons he had been impeached, one was "because I've done things to fight for families".


Thursday 29 January 2009
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR REMOVED FROM OFFICE

After a 4-day-long impeachment trial, the ILLINOIS State Senate voted 59 to 0 to convict Governor Rod Blagojevich (Democratic) per the Articles of Impeachment passed by the Illinois House earlier this month. Mr. Blagojevich, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, is banned from ever again holding office in Illinois. Under Article V, Section 6 (c) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Lieutenant Governor assumes all duties and powers of Governor.

Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn becomes the 41st Governor of the State of Illinois, having taken the Oath of Office at 5:40 p.m. on Thursday 29 January 2009. The Oath of Office was administered by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke in a brief ceremony in the Chamber of the Illinois House of Representatives.


Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor (effective 2011: jointly nominated at the primary election)


Vacant
Democratic Lieutenant Governor [vacant office]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Vacant Office
 

29 January 2009: Democratic Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, became Governor after the impeachment and removal from office of Governor Rod Blagojevich.


111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
12 Democratic (12 Undetermined);
7 Republican (6 Undetermined, 1 Open)

CD 1
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Democratic Congressman Bobby Lee Rush
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 2
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Democratic Congressman Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.
First elected: 12 December 1995 in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Mel Reynolds, 1 October 1995
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 3
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Democratic Congressman Daniel William Lipinski
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 4
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Democratic Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 5
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Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley
First elected: 7 April 2009 in a special election to fill the seat of Congressman Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 April 2009
Special Election
  Elected Democratic 30,561 69.24% Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley
FEC H0IL05096: $855,185
  Candidate Republican 10,662 24.16% Rosanna M. Pulido
FEC H0IL05260: $34,856
  Candidate Green 2,911 6.60% Matthew "Matt" Reichel
FEC H8IL05099: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.01% Frances E. Farley
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Goran Davidovac
Total 44,138 100.00%  
 

On Wednesday 5 November 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced Congressman Rahm Emanuel would be his Chief of Staff. Congressman Emanuel, who was first elected in 2002, resigned from Congress on 2 January 2009. There was a Special primary to fill the vacant seat on Tuesday 3 March 2009 and a Special election on Tuesday 7 April 2009. The next regular election is Tuesday 2 November 2010.

Tuesday 3 March 2009 Special Primary Results from a media source.


CD 6
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Republican Congressman Peter J. Roskam
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 7
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Democratic Congressman Danny K. Davis
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
9 November 2009: Will run for re-election in Congress instead of Cook County Board President. 17 July 2009: Planned to run for Cook County Board President.

CD 8
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Democratic Congressman Melissa Luburich Bean
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 9
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Democratic Congressman Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 10
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Republican Congressman Mark Steven Kirk
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 8 July 2009: Announced he would run for the Class 3 U.S. Senate Seat in 2010

CD 11
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Democratic Congressman Deborah "Debbie" DeFrancesco Halvorson
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 12
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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 2 November 2010

CD 13
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Republican Congressman Judy Biggert
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 14
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Democratic Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster
First elected in a special election: 8 March 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 15
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Republican Congressman Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 16
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Republican Congressman Donald A. Manzullo
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 17
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Democratic Congressman Philip G. "Phil" Hare
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 18
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Republican Congressman Aaron Jon Schock
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

CD 19
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Republican Congressman John M. Shimkus
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 10 February 2009: Considering a run for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Comptroller Daniel W. "Dan" Hynes
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010

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.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 21 incumbents, 1 candidate
  Republican: 7 incumbents, 1 candidate
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 2 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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