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Illinois State Board of Elections
2010 Illinois Congressional and Statewide Races
New Party Deadline: 11/2/09, Filing Deadline: 11/23/09, Primary Withdrawal Deadline: 12/3/09, Write-in Deadline: 12/3/09, Primary: 2/2/10, Last Day to fill Party Nomination Vacancy: 4/5/10, Alternative Party / Independent Filing Deadline: 6/21/10, State Convention Deadline: 8/2/10, Last Day to fill Statewide Party Nomination Vacancy: 8/26/10, Write-in Deadline: 10/3/10, General Election 11/2/10,
Last Updated: February 8, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 49.8% in '06, 2nd term, Rod R. Blagojevich (D) indicted, impeached and removed from office on 1/29/09, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:    Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Hotline's Competitive Governor Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Advantage Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
| Pat Quinn (D), |
St. Sen. Bill Brady (R), |
Rick Whitney (G), |
| '06 nominee Randy Stufflebeam (C), |
| auto work Lex Green (L), |
| speech therapist Michael White (I), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 49.8% in '06, 2nd term, Pat Quinn (D) became governor upon the removal of Blagojevich next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:    Democratic, |
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businessman Jason Plummer (R), |
Don W. Crawford (G), |
Attorney General, 72.4% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, |
| Lisa Madigan (D), |
ex-Northfield Township trustee Steve Kim (R), |
David F. Black (G), |
| software engineer Joe Bell (C), |
Secretary of State, 62.6% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Jesse White (D), |
education manager Robert Enriquez (R), |
Adrian Frost (G), |
| project coordinator Josh Hanson (L), |
Treasurer, 53.8% in '06, 1st term, Alexandra Giannoulias (D) running for Senate, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, |
| Chief of Staff Robin Kelly (D), |
St. Sen. Dan Rutherford (R), |
'08 congressional nominee Scott K. Summers (G), |
Comptroller, 64.1% in '06, 3rd term, Daniel W. Hynes (D) running for Governor, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, |
| St. Rep. David E. Miller (D), |
'06 Gov. nominee / ex-St. Treas. Judy Baar Topinka (R), |
R. Erika Schafer (G), |
| account Julie Fox (L), |
Senator, 70.0% in '04, Barack H. Obama (D) elected President during 1st term, Roland W. Burris (D) not seeking re-election, Next electon in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Senate Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Ken Rubin: Tossup, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| St. Treas. Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias (D), |
U.S. Rep. Mark S. Kirk (R), |
writer LeAlan M. Jones (G), |
| engineer Mike Labno (L), |
| health ins. agency owner John Blyth (I), greenville city council member Will Boyd, Jr. (I), '08 candidate / businessman Stan Jagla (I), minister Eric Wallace (I), businessman Robert L. "Bob" Zadek (I), |
Senator, 63.1% in '08, 3rd term, next election is 2014, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Richard J. "Dick" Durbin (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 85.7% in '08, 9th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Bobby L. Rush (D), |
No Republican |
Jeff Adams (G), |
2nd Congressional District, 89.3% in '08, 8th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D), |
Isaac C. Hayes (R), |
'04 Democratic candidate / '06 Libertarian nominee / '08 Republican nominee / Pastor Anthony W. Williams (G), |
3rd Congressional District, 73.2% in '08, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Daniel W. "Dan" Lipinski (D), |
Michael A. Bendas (R), |
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (G), |
4th Congressional District, 80.6% in '08, 9th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Luis V. Gutierrez (D), |
No Republican |
Robert J. Burns (G), |
5th Congressional District, 73.4% in '09, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Mike Quigley (D), |
developer David Ratowitz (R), |
'09 nominee / peace activist Matthew Reichel (G), |
6th Congressional District, 57.6% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| environmentalist Benjamin S. Lowe (D), |
Peter J. Roskam (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 84.9% in '08, 7th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Danny K. Davis (D), |
Mark M. Weiman (R), |
Kip Robbins (G), |
8th Congressional District, 59.9% in '08, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Melissa Bean (D), |
venture capitalist Joe Walsh (R), |
'04 & '06 candidate Bill Scheurer (G), |
| teacher Bill Fraser (I), |
9th Congressional District, 74.6% in '08, 6th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (D), |
attorney Joel Barry Pollak (R), |
Simon Ribeiro (G), |
10th Congressional District, 54.5% in '08, 5th term, Mark Steven Kirk (R) running for U.S. Senate, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, DCCC Target, |
| '06 & '08 nominee / marketing dir. & ex-Sen. aide Daniel J. "Dan" Seals (D), |
businessman Bob Dold (R), |
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11th Congressional District, 58.4% in '08, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, DCCC target, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| Debbie D. "Debbie" Halvorson (D), |
ex-McLean Co. Comm'r. Adam Kinzinger (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 71.6% in '08, 12th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jerry F. Costello (D), |
wedding planner Teri Newman (R), |
Rodger W. Jennings (G), |
research Christian Falconer (C), |
13th Congressional District, 53.6% in '08, 6th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:   Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| '08 nominee / businessman Scott Harper (D), |
Judy Biggert (R), |
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14th Congressional District, 57.4% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:   Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, DCCC target, |
| Bill Foster (D), |
St. Sen. Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren (R), |
Daniel J. Kairis (G), |
| '08 nominee consultant Dan Druck (L), |
15th Congressional District 64.2% in '08, 5th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '04 & '06 nominee / Dr. David Gill (D), |
Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson (R), |
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16th Congressional District, 60.9% in '08, 9th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Mayor George W. Gaulrapp (D), |
Donald A. Manzullo (R), |
Terry G. Campbell (G), |
17th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Philip G. "Phil" Hare (D), |
restaurateur Bobby Schilling (R), |
Roger K. Davis (G), |
18th Congressional District, 58.9% in '08, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| St. Enviro. Regulatory Group exec. dir. Deirdre "DK" Hirner (D), |
Aaron Schock (R), |
'08 candidate Sheldon Schafer (G), |
19th Congressional District, 64.4% in '08, 7th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Tim Bagwell (D), |
John M. Shimkus (R), |
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
= Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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