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Illinois State Board of Elections
2008 Illinois Congressional and Statewide Races
Democratic / Green Presidential Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Republican Presidential Filing Deadline: 12/5/07, Primary Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Independent Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Primary Write-in Deadline: 1/29/08, Primary: 2/5/08, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Last Day to fill Party Nomination Vacancy: 4/7/08, 3rd Party / Independent Filing Deadline: 6/23/08, State Convention Deadline: 8/4/08, Last Day to fill Statewide Party Nomination Vacancy" 8/28/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/28/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: February 5, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 54.8% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 64.4%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 33.0%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 2%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE), Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM), U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT), |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 47.4%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 28.7%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 16.6%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 5.0%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 1%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 1%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD), James Creighton "Mitch" Mitchell Jr. (R-IL), U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO), uncommitted,
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ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 57%,
'06 Senate candidate Howie Hawkins (G-NY) 17%, Kent Philip Mesplay (G-CA) 14%, Jared Arlen Ball (G-MD) 12%, |
Senator, 60.3% in '02, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Richard J. "Dick" Durbin (D), |
Dr. Steven K. Sauerberg (R) 56%,
'04 candidate / '06 gov. candidate activist Andy Martin (R) 34%, truck driver Mike Psak (R) 11%, |
'00 GOP congressional nominee / mortgage broker Arno Sponeman (G), |
| Betsy Farley (SW), |
| security analyst Alton C. Franklin, III (I), |
1st Congressional District, 84.5% in '06, 8th 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) 88%,
'07 mayoral candidate William Walls, III (D) 12%, |
police office Antoine Members (R), |
John Hawkins (SW), |
2nd Congressional District, 85.0% in '06, 7th 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), |
No Republican |
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3rd Congressional District, 77.4% in '06, 2nd 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) 53%,
Ass't. State's Attorney Mark Pera (D) 26%, attorney Jim Capparelli (D) 12%, Mayor Gerald R. Bennett (D) 9%, |
Michael Hawkins (R) 67%,
fascist activist / ins. salesman Arthur J. Jones (R) 33%, |
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4th Congressional District, 86.0% in '06, 8th 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), |
attorney Ann Melichar (R)?, |
Omar N. López (G), |
Laura Anderson (SW), |
5th Congressional District, 78.0% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Rahm Emanuel (D), |
No Republican |
Alan Paul Augustson (G), |
6th Congressional District, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
Iraqi vet Jill Morgenthaler (D) 77%,
businessman Stan Jagla (D) 23%, |
Peter J. Roskam (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 86.7% in '06, 6th term, might run for Cook County Board President, 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) 91%,
Robert Dallas (D) 9%, |
No Republican |
Dennis Richter (SW), |
8th Congressional District, 51.1% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, |
Melissa Bean (D) 83%,
Randi Scheurer (D) 17%, |
businessman Steve Greenberg (R) 57%,
sales executive Kirk Morris (R) 23%, '06 candidate Kenneth W. "Ken" Arnold (R) 20%, |
Iain Abernathy (I) removed from ballot, |
9th Congressional District, 74.6% in '06, 5th 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) 88%,
John F. Nocita (D) 12%, |
Michael B. Younan (R), |
Morris Shanfield (G), |
10th Congressional District, 53.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, |
'06 nominee / marketing dir. & ex-Sen. aide Daniel J. "Dan" Seals (D) 81%,
Former Clinton administration official Jay K. Footlik (D) 19%, |
Mark Steven Kirk (R), |
David J. Kalbfleisch (G) removed from ballot, |
11th Congressional District, 55.1% in '06, Gerald C. "Jerry" Weller (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 6th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Leaning Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, DCCC target, |
| St. Sen. Debbie D. "Debbie" Halvorson (D), |
mayor Timothy A. "Tim" Baldermann (R) 62%,
Terry Heenan (R) 21%, ex-White House aide Jimmy Lee (R) 17%, |
student Jason M. Wallace (G), |
12th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 11th 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), |
Tim J. Richardson, Jr. (R), |
Rodger W. Jennings (G), |
13th Congressional District, 58.4% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Scott Harper (D), |
Judy Biggert (R) 77%,
Sean O'Kane (R) 23%, |
software engineer Steve Alesch (G), |
14th Congressional District, 59.7% in '06, J. Dennis "Denny" Hastert (R) resigned 11/27/07 during 11th term, Polls
Special Election Filing Deadline: 12/17/07, Special Primary Election: 2/5/08, Special Election: 3/8/08
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, |
scientist Bill Foster (D) 49%,
'06 nominee / navy vet Jonathan "John" Laesch (D) 43%, attorney Jotham Stein (D) 8%, |
'04 Senate candidate & '06 gubernatorial candidate businessman James D. "Jim" Oberweis (R) 56%,
St. Sen. Chris Lauzen (R) 44%, '02, |
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14th Congressional District, 59.7% in '06, J. Dennis "Denny" Hastert (R) resigned during 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, DCCC target, |
scientist Bill Foster (D) 42%,
'06 nominee / navy vet Jonathan "John" Laesch (D) 42%, attorney Jotham Stein (D) 8%, businessman Joe Serra (D) 8%, |
'02, '04 Senate candidate & '06 gubernatorial candidate businessman James D. "Jim" Oberweis (R) 56%,
St. Sen. Chris Lauzen (R) 41%, Michael J. Dilger (R) 2%, |
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15th Congressional District, 57.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Tim Cox (D), |
Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson (R), |
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16th Congressional District, 66.5% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| nuclear scientist Robert G. "Bob" Abboud (D), |
Donald A. Manzullo (R), |
attorney Scott Summers (G) removed from ballot, |
17th Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, |
| Philip G. "Phil" Hare (D), |
No Republican |
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18th Congressional District, 67.4% in '06, Ray Lahood (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| radio reporter Colleen Callahan (D), ex-St. Rep. Bill Edley (D)?, Judge Richard Grawey (D)?, Appellate Court Justice Sue E. Myerscough (D)?, |
St. Rep. Aaron Schock (R) 71%,
businessman Jim McConoughey (R) 17%, Peoria Councilman John D. Morris (R) 12%, |
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19th Congressional District, 60.7% in '06, 6th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
Daniel Davis (D) 60%,
attorney Joe McMenamin (D) 40%, |
John M. Shimkus (R), |
'06 candidate / retired coal miner Vic Roberts (G), |
1. Link to Predictions:
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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