ILLINOIS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 5, 2007
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 23, 2008
Primary: February 5, 2008

This page was last updated on July 22, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Rod Blagojevich (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Dan Hynes (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Alexi Giannoulias (D)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Sauerberg (R) - Physician & Medical School Professor
Chap Koppie (Constitution) - Retired Airline Pilot, Conservative Activist & Frequent Candidate
Kathy Cummings (Green) - Teacher, '06 State Rep. Candidate & Health Issues Activist
Larry Stafford (Libertarian) - Truck Driver & Army Veteran
Betsy Farley (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer

Barack Obama (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Antoine Members (R) - County Jail Corrections Officer
John Hawkins (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Anthony Williams (R) - Lutheran Pastor, Ex-Democrat & '04/'06 Candidate

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Hawkins (R) - Realtor & GOP Activist
Jerome Pohlen (Green) - Author, Publishing Company Book Editor & Peace Corps Veteran

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*
Daniel Cunningham (R)
Omar Lopez (Green) - Immigrant Rights Activist & Ex-Teacher
Laura Anderson (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer

District 5:
Rahm Emanuel (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Hanson (R) - Commercial Real Estate Broker
Alan Augustson (Green) - Economist, Management Consultant & Ex-Chamber of Commerce Executive

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jill Morgenthaler (D) - Iraq War Veteran & Ex-State Deputy Homeland Security Director

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Miller (R)
Dennis Richter (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Greenberg (R) - Wholesale Executive & Ex-Minor League Hockey Player

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Younan (R) - Businessman & USAF Veteran
Morris Shanfield (Green) - Retiree

District 10:
Mark Kirk (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Seals (D) - Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06 Nominee

District 11:
[ Jerry Weller (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Debbie Halvorson (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-Crete Township Clerk & Businesswoman
Marty Ozinga (R) - Businessman
Jason Wallace (Green) - Iraq War Veteran & College Student

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Timmy Jay Richardson Jr. (R) - College Student & Navy Veteran
Rodger Jennings (Green) - IT Project Manager & Metro East Green Party Chair

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Harper (D) - Marketing Firm Owner
Steve Alesch (Green) - Software Engineer & Green Party Activist
Eric Ferguson (Libertarian)

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Oberweis (R) - Securities Firm Executive, Dairy Company Owner & Frequent Candidate
Dan Druck (Libertarian)

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Cox (D) - Retired Federal Employee & Vietnam War Veteran

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Abboud (D) - Barrington Hills Mayor, Nuclear Engineer & Inventor
Scott Summers (Green) - Attorney & McHenry County College Trustee

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 18:
[ Ray LaHood (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Aaron Schock (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Peoria School Board President
Colleen Callahan (D) - Ex-TV News Reporter
Bradley Carter (Constitution)
Sheldon Schafer (Green) - College Professor, Astronomer & Peace Corps Veteran

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Davis (D) - State Public Help Department Assistant Director & Democratic Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Illinois
Illinois American Reform Party
Constitution Party of Illinois
Democratic Party of Illinois
Illinois Green Party
Libertarian Party of Illinois
Illinois Reform Party
Republican Party of Illinois
Illinois Socialist Party
US Marijuana Party of Illinois

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alton Telegraph
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Aurora Beacon News
Belleville News-Democrat
Belvidere Daily Republican
Benton Evening News
Bloomington Pantagraph
Cambridge Chronicle
Canton Daily Ledger
CapitolFax.com (Politics)
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
Carmi Times
Centralia Morning Sentinel
Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago Communicator (African-American)
Chicago Daily Southtown
Chicago Free Press (Gay)
Chicago Inside
Modern Vertebrate (Chicago - Politics)
Chicago Pioneer Press (49 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Star News (20 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Student Voices
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Windy City Times (Gay)
Clay County Advocate-Press
Collective Interest Radio (Liberal)
Danville Commercial-News
Decatur Herald & Review
Du Quoin Evening Call
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Elgin Courier News
Galesburg Register-Mail
Harrisburg Daily Register
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform - (Blog)
Illinois DemNet (Liberal)
Illinois Leader (Conservative)
Joliet Herald News
Kankakee Daily Journal
Kewanee Star Courier
Lincoln Courier
Lombard Lombardian
Macomb Journal
Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Modern Vertebrate (Politics)
Monmouth Daily Review-Atlas
Naperville Sun
Pekin Daily Times
Peoria Journal Star
Polish News (Chicago - Polish-American)
Pontiac Daily Leader
Pure-News USA (African-American)
Quincy Herald-Whig
Rockford Register Star
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon)
The Southern Illinoisan
Sparta News-Plaindealer
Springfield State Journal-Register
Streator Times-Press
SuburbanChicagoNews.com
Waukegan News Sun
West Frankfort Daily American

WBBM TV-2 (CBS - Chicago)
WBEZ 91.5 FM - Chicago Public Radio
WEEK TV-25 (NBC - Peoria) - (Election News)
WLS TV-7 (ABC - Chicago)
WMAQ TV-5 (NBC - Chicago)