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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 184.0

Latest Headlines

Obama: Blagojevich Should Resign (Dec. 10, 2008)
Reid Prefers Senate Appointment to Special Election (Dec. 10, 2008)
Filling Ill. Senate Seat Gets Trickier (Dec. 10, 2008)
Obama Tries to Stay Above the Hometown Fray (Dec. 10, 2008)
Obama Leaving Senate on Sunday (Nov. 14, 2008)
In Chicago, Obama Returns Calls from World Leaders (Nov. 12, 2008)
After Nearly 2 Years, Obama Machine Winds Down (Nov. 6, 2008)
Ayers Decries GOP Tactics, Says He Is Not Close to Obama (Nov. 5, 2008)
Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
Obama Casts Ballot in Chicago (Nov. 4, 2008)

More Coverage of the Illinois Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Illinois Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 12,852,548
Gender: 49.3 male, 50.7 female
Race: 70.5 white, 14.7 black, 4.3 asian, 1.5 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 14.9 hispanic,
Age: 75.1% 18 years and over; 12.0% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $54,124
Families Below Poverty Level: 8.8%
Education: 12.0% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Illinois

No candidates are campaigning in Illinois today.

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Campaign Finance

$3,998,327 raised in Illinois by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$3,954,707
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$43,520
Bill Richardson	$100

Top Cities

Chicago	$1,750,757
Evanston	$292,618
Oak Park	$154,570

Full Illinois Financial Report »

Endorsements

Political endorsements made by Illinois state legislators:

Top Endorsees

Hillary Rodham Clinton (1)

All Illinois Endorsements »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	72%
Edwards	11%
Braun	4%
Dean	4%

2004 general Election
Kerry	55%
Bush	44%
Badnarik	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.