Illinois Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Illinois Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Richard Joseph Durbin (D, Incumbent), Steven Kenneth Sauerberg (R)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Bobby L. Rush (D, Incumbent), Antoine Members (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (D, Incumbent), Anthony Wayne Williams (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Daniel Lipinski (D, Incumbent), Michael Hawkins (R)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Luis V. Gutierrez (D, Incumbent), Daniel Cunningham (R), Omar N. Lopez (NN)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Rahm Emanuel (D, Incumbent), Tom Hanson (R), Alan Augustson (NN)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Jill Morgenthaler (D), Peter J Roskam (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Danny K. Davis (D, Incumbent), Steven Miller (R)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Melissa Bean (D, Incumbent), Steven Mathew Greenberg (R)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Jan D. Schakowsky (D, Incumbent), Michael Benjamin Younan (R), Morris Shanfield (NN)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Joseph Seals Daniel (D), Mark Steven Kirk (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Deborah (Debbie) DeFrancesco Halvorson (D), Martin Ozinga, III (R), Jason Michael Wallace (NN)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: Jerry F. Costello (D, Incumbent), Timmy (Tim) Jay Richardson, Jr. (R), Rodger W. Jennings (NN)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Scott Harper (D), Judy Biggert (R, Incumbent), Steven J. Alesch (NN)
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U.S. House, District 14
Candidates: William (Bill) G. Foster (D, Incumbent), James "Jim" D. Oberweis (R)
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U.S. House, District 15
Candidates: Steve Cox (D), Tim V. Johnson (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 16
Candidates: Robert G. Abboud (D), Donald A. Manzullo (R, Incumbent), Scott Summers (NN)
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U.S. House, District 17
Candidates: Philip Gary Hare (D, Incumbent), Troy Dennis (NN)
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U.S. House, District 18
Candidates: Aaron Schock (R), Sheldon Schafer (NN)
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U.S. House, District 19
Candidates: Paul Davis Daniel (D), John M. Shimkus (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Melissa Bean (D, Incumbent), Steven Mathew Greenberg (R)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Joseph Seals Daniel (D), Mark Steven Kirk (R, Incumbent)
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Previous IL Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
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)
Political Profile
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Illinois Demographics
- Population: 12,852,548
- Gender: 49.3% male, 50.7% female
- Age: 75.1% 18 years and over; 12.0% 65 years and over; Median age: 35.9
- 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
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
