Illinois congressional districts and candidates

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RaceTracker 2010 Congressional Election Dashboard
2010 House report · 2010 Senate report
	House			Senate
	GOP	Dems	Total	GOP	Dems	Total
Confirmed primary challenges	26	18	44	2	3	5
Possible primary challenges	9	8	17	1	1	2
Open seats*	12	7	20¹	7	1	8²

1. Includes 3 special elections (no 2010 party yet). 2. Doesn't include DE, NY special elections.

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U.S. Senate

Select seat for race details	Incumbent	Photo	Party	Next election	Incumbent running	Primary challenge
IL-Senate Class II Seat	Richard Durbin		Democratic	2014	Maybe	No
IL-Senate Class III Seat	Roland Burris		Democratic	2010	No	Yes

Select seat for race details	Incumbent	Party	Incumbent running	Primary challenge
IL-01	Bobby Rush	Democratic	Yes	Yes
IL-02	Jesse Jackson	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-03	Daniel Lipinski	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-04	Luis Gutierrez	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-05	Michael Quigley	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-06	Peter Roskam	Republican	Maybe	No
IL-07	Danny Davis	Democratic	Yes	Yes
IL-08	Melissa Bean	Democratic	Yes	No
IL-09	Janice Schakowsky	Democratic	Yes	No
IL-10	Mark Kirk	Republican	No	Yes
IL-11	Deborah Halvorson	Democratic	Yes	No
IL-12	Jerry Costello	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-13	Judy Biggert	Republican	Yes	No
IL-14	Bill Foster	Democratic	Maybe	Yes
IL-15	Timothy Johnson	Republican	Maybe	No
IL-16	Donald Manzullo	Republican	Yes	No
IL-17	Phil Hare	Democratic	Maybe	No
IL-18	Aaron Schock	Republican	Yes	No
IL-19	John Shimkus	Republican	Yes	No