ILLINOIS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 5, 2007
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 23, 2008
Primary: February 5, 2008

This page was last updated on January 5, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Rod Blagojevich (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Dan Hynes (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Alexi Giannoulias (D)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

[ Barack Obama (D)* - Resigned November 15, 2008 ] - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*

District 5 - Special Election:
PRIMARY: MARCH 3, 2009 - GENERAL ELECTION: APRIL 7, 2009.
[ Rahm Emanuel (D)* - Resigned January 2, 2009 to become White House Chief of Staff. ]
John Borovicka (D) - Investment Banker & Ex-Congressional Aide
Cary Capparelli (D) - International Marketing Company Owner
Jan Donatelli (D) - Airline Pilot & Navy Veteran
Sara Feigenholtz (D) - State Rep. & Ex-Fundraising Consultant
Manny Flores (D) - Chicago Alderman & Attorney
Victor Forys (D) - Physician
John Fritchey (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Nancy Kaszak (D) - Ex-State Rep. & '96/'02 Candidate
Margaret Laurino (D) - Chicago Alderman
Justin Oberman (D) - Ex-Assistant TSA Administrator & Attorney
Mike Quigley (D) - Cook County Commissioner
Matt Reichel (D) - Political Organizer, Peace Activist & French Translator
Gene Schulter (D) - Chicago Alderman & College Professor
Tom Tunney (D) - Chicago Alderman & Ex-Restaurant Owner
Joey Vartanian (D) - Night Club Owner
Israel Vasquez (D)
Charles Wheelan (D) - College Professor, Author & Ex-Journalist
Tom Hanson (R) - Commercial Real Estate Broker & '08 Nominee
Rosanna Pulido (R) - Illinois Minuteman Project Founder/Director

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Mark Kirk (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
[ Jerry Weller (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Debbie Halvorson (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-Crete Township Clerk & Businesswoman

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Timmy Jay Richardson Jr. (R) - College Student, Navy Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Summers (Green) - Attorney, McHenry County College Trustee & '08 Nominee

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 18:
[ Ray LaHood (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Aaron Schock (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Peoria School Board President

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Illinois
Illinois American Reform Party
Constitution Party of Illinois
Democratic Party of Illinois
Illinois Green Party
Libertarian Party of Illinois
Illinois Reform Party
Republican Party of Illinois
Illinois Socialist Party
US Marijuana Party of Illinois

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alton Telegraph
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Aurora Beacon News
Belleville News-Democrat
Belvidere Daily Republican
Benton Evening News
Bloomington Pantagraph
Cambridge Chronicle
Canton Daily Ledger
CapitolFax.com (Politics)
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
Carmi Times
Centralia Morning Sentinel
Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago Communicator (African-American)
Chicago Daily Southtown
Chicago Free Press (Gay)
Chicago Inside
Modern Vertebrate (Chicago - Politics)
Chicago Pioneer Press (49 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Star News (20 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Student Voices
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Windy City Times (Gay)
Clay County Advocate-Press
Collective Interest Radio (Liberal)
Danville Commercial-News
Decatur Herald & Review
Du Quoin Evening Call
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Elgin Courier News
Galesburg Register-Mail
Harrisburg Daily Register
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform - (Blog)
Illinois DemNet (Liberal)
Illinois Leader (Conservative)
Joliet Herald News
Kankakee Daily Journal
Kewanee Star Courier
Lincoln Courier
Lombard Lombardian
Macomb Journal
Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Modern Vertebrate (Politics)
Monmouth Daily Review-Atlas
Naperville Sun
Pekin Daily Times
Peoria Journal Star
Polish News (Chicago - Polish-American)
Pontiac Daily Leader
Pure-News USA (African-American)
Quincy Herald-Whig
Rockford Register Star
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon)
The Southern Illinoisan
Sparta News-Plaindealer
Springfield State Journal-Register
Streator Times-Press
SuburbanChicagoNews.com
Waukegan News Sun
West Frankfort Daily American

WBBM TV-2 (CBS - Chicago)
WBEZ 91.5 FM - Chicago Public Radio
WEEK TV-25 (NBC - Peoria) - (Election News)
WLS TV-7 (ABC - Chicago)
WMAQ TV-5 (NBC - Chicago)

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