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IL-Senate Class III Seat
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| House1: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
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| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 63 | 32 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Possible primary challenges | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Open seats* | 7 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 92 |
2. Includes Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from his Conn. senate seat.
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Next election: 2016
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Race status
| Incumbent: | Mark Kirk |
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| Incumbent running? | Maybe |
| Primary challenge? | No primary challenge if incumbent runs. |
Candidates
| Name | Party | Status | Reference URL | Reference date | Reference note |
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| Mark Kirk | Republican | Potential candidate | Source | August 10, 2009 | Announced that he won't seek a full term, but claims to be reconsidering the decision. |
| Alexi Giannoulias | Democratic | Confirmed candidate | Source | July 27, 2009 | State Treasurer |
| Roland Burris | Democratic | Out of race | (source needed) | July 20, 2009 | |
| Chris Kennedy | Democratic | Source | May 11, 2009 | ||
| William Daley | Democratic | Source | April 24, 2009 | ||
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | Source | July 20, 2009 | ||
| Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | Source | June 8, 2009 | Announced June 8 that she would run for re-election in the House instead. | |
| Peter Roskam | Republican | Source | May 11, 2009 | Told interviewer that "it's increasingly less likely" that he'll run. | |
| Lisa Madigan | Democratic | Source | July 8, 2009 | Announced July 8 that she would run for re-election as state Attorney General instead. | |
| David Hoffman | Democratic | Confirmed candidate | Source | August 26, 2009 | Chicago's Inspector General; resigned on 26 August 2008 to enter Senate primary. |
| Cheryle Jackson | Democratic | Confirmed candidate | Source | August 10, 2009 | Chicago Urban League President |
(Candidate classification criteria)
Results
| Primary winners: | Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk |
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| General election winner: | TBD |
Last election: 2004
Incumbent: Peter Fitzgerald
Candidates
| Name | Party | Status | Reference URL | Reference date | Reference note |
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| Barack Obama | Democratic | Confirmed candidate | (source needed) | ||
| Alan Keyes | Republican | Confirmed candidate | (source needed) |
(Candidate classification criteria)
Results
| Primary winners: | Barack Obama, Alan Keyes |
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| General election winner: | Barack Obama |
Illinois congressional districts and the incumbent's district offices
| Mark Kirk's district offices |
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Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Illinois congressional districts and candidates.
- The full U.S. Senate elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
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On Feb. 2, state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama and Rep. Mark Kirk [R, I-10] won the Republican primary. The two will face each other on Nov. 2 in the general election.
