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Barack Obama for US Senate - 1984

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

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 2, 2009
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 21, 2010
Primary: February 2, 2010

This page was last updated on February 7, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Brady (R) - State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate
Kirk Dillard (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Claims Court Judge & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution) - State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Nominee
Rich Whitney (Green) - Attorney, Ex-Journalist & Frequent Candidate
Lex Green (Libertarian) - Auto Worker
William “Dock” Walls (Independent) - Ex-Chicago Mayoral Aide & Frequent Candidate
Michael White (Independent) - Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

George Ryan

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
VACANT
Scott Lee Cohen (D) - Withdrew, party will select replacement nominee
Jason Plummer (R) - Lumber Company Executive
Don Crawford (Green)
Ed Rutledge (Libertarian) - Financial Executive & Chicago Libertarian Chair

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Kim (R) - Attorney
Joe Bell (Constitution) - Attorney & Software Engineer
David Black (Green) - Attorney, '06 Nominee & '04 Champaign County State's Attorney Nominee
William Malan (Libertarian) - Attorney & Publishing Company Owner

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Enriquez (R) - Businessman, Ex-State Human Rights Commissioner & USMC Veteran
Adrian Frost (Green) - '08 Kendall County Commission Nominee
Josh Hanson (Libertarian) - Customer Service Project Coordinator & DuPage County Libertarian Chair

Shilts - Libertarian

STATE COMPTROLLER:
[ Dan Hynes (D)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2010. ]
David Miller (D) - State Rep. & Dentist
Judy Baar Topinka (R) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee
Erika Schaefer (Green)
Julie Fox (Libertarian) - Dundee Township Library Board Member, Ex-State Party Treasurer & Accountant

STATE TREASURER:
[ Alexi Giannoulias (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Robin Kelly (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Giannoulias
Dan Rutherford (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '06 Secretary of State Nominee
Scott Summers (Green) - Attorney, McHenry County College Trustee & '08 US Rep. Nominee
James Pauly (Libertarian)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Roland Burris (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Alexi Giannoulias (D) - State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
Mark Kirk (R) - Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
LeAlan Jones (Green) - Freelance Journalist & Author
Mike Labno (Libertarian) - Engineer & Construction Manager
John Blyth (Independent) - Health Insurance Agency Owner & Ex-Bricklayer
Will Boyd Jr. (Independent) - Greenville City Councilman, Minister & Ex-Democrat
Stan Jagla (Independent) - Businessman & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Eric Wallace (Independent) - Apostolic Minister, Businessman & Conservative Activist

Reagan & O'Neal - 1980

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Jeff Adams (Green)

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Isaac Hayes (R) - Minister
Anthony Williams (Green) - Lutheran Pastor & Frequent Candidate

Harold Washington for Chicago Mayor

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Bendas (R) - Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green) - Ex-Insurance Underwriter & Peace Activist

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*
Rob Burns (Green) - Economist & Community Activist

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Ratowitz (R) - Real Estate Developer, Attorney & Army Veteran
Matt Reichel (Green) - Political Organizer, Peace Activist, French Translator & '09 Candidate

Rod Blagojevich for Congress

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ben Lowe (D) - Author & Environmental Activist

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Weiman (R) - Dentist
Kip Robbins (Green) - Financial Analyst

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Walsh (R) - Teacher, '96 Candidate & '98 State Rep. Candidate
Bill Scheurer (Green) - Attorney, Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate
Bill Fraser (Independent) - Teacher

Dole-Kemp & Al Salvi

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joel Pollak (R) - Attorney, Author & Conservative Activist
Simon Ribeiro (Green) - Teacher & '06 Candidate

District 10:
[ Mark Kirk (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Bob Dold (R) - Businessman
Dan Seals (D) - Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Kinzinger (R) - Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Teri Davis Newman (R) - Professional Wedding Planner
Christian Falconer (Constitution) - Researcher
Rodger Jennings (Green) - Information Technology Project Manager, Metro East Green Party Chair & '08 Nominee

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Harper (D) - Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ethan Hastert (R) - Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert
Randy Hultgren (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney
Dan Kairis (Green) - Teacher, Community Activist & Ex-Reform Party State Chair
Dan Druck (Libertarian) - Business Development Consultant, USAF Veteran & '08 Nominee

Ed Derwinski for Congress

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Gill (D) - Physician, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Nominee

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
George Gaulrapp (D) - Freeport Mayor & Marketing Executive
Terry Campbell (Green)

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Schilling (R) - Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker
Roger Davis (Green) - Disabled Laborer, Ex-Truck Driver & Ex-Prison Guard

Pulley - Artz - Socialist Workers

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
D.K. Hirner (D) - Environmental Activist, Ex-College Professor & Ex-Missouri Gubernatorial Aide
Sheldon Schafer (Green) - College Professor, Astronomer, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Bagwell (D) - IT Consultant, Teacher & '04 Nominee