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Campaign 2008

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Important Dates

Important Links

Filing Periods for Federal, State, and County Offices

Excluding Presidential Preference and Delegate Filing

Federal Election Commission

Established Party and Independent Candidates

October 29 - November 5, 2007

Illinois State Board of Elections

New Political Party Candidates

June 16 - 23, 2008

Register to Vote in Illinois

Filing Periods for Presidential Preference and Delegates

 

Democrat and Green Party Candidates

October 29 - November 5, 2007

 

Republican Party Candidates

November 28 - December 5, 2007

 

Independent and New Political Party Candidates

June 16 - 23, 2008

 

Elections

 

Primary Election (Illinois)

February 5, 2008

 

General Election

November 4, 2008

 

 

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President

Current Office Holder

President George W. Bush - Click for Website

Democrat

Republican

Sen. Hillary Clinton

Sen. Barack Obama

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Feat. on the Illinois Channel

Recorded Aug. 1, '07

Aired Week of Aug. 13, '07

40 Minutes

Sen. John McCain

Rep. Ron Paul, M.D.

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U.S. Senate

Current Office Holders

2 Democrats

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Democrat

Republican

Sen. Dick Durbin

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Feat. on the Illinois Channel

Recorded Feb. 18, 2008

Aired Week of Feb. 25, 2008

30 Minutes

Steve Sauerberg, M.D.

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Feat. on the Illinois Channel

Recorded Oct. 11, 2007

Aired Week of Oct. 22, 2007

35 Minutes

Kathy Cummings (Green)

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U.S. Congress

Current Office Holders

11 Democrats - 8 Republicans

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Democrat

Republican

1st Congressional District

Rep. Bobby Rush   Antoine Members  

2nd Congressional District

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Click for Website    

3rd Congressional District

Rep. Daniel Lipinski Click for Website Michael Hawkins  
  Jerome Pohlen (Green)  

4th Congressional District

Rep. Luis Gutierrez      
  Omar Lopez (Green) Click for Website  

5th Congressional District

Rep. Rahm Emanuel      
  Alan Augustson (Green) Click for Website  

6th Congressional District

Jill Morgenthaler Click for Website Rep. Peter Roskam

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7th Congressional District

Rep. Danny Davis Click for Website    

8th Congressional District

Rep. Melissa Bean Click for Website Steve Greenberg

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  Iain Abernathy (Green) Click for Website  

9th Congressional District

Rep. Janice Schakowsky Click for Website Michael Benjamin Younan

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  Morris Shanfield (Green)  

10th Congressional District

Dan Seals Click for Website Rep. Mark Kirk

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  David Kalbfleisch (Green) Click for Website  

11th Congressional District

Sen. Debbie Halvorson Click for Website Marty Ozinga

 

  Jason Wallace (Green) Click for Website  

12th Congressional District

Rep. Jerry Costello Click for Website Timmy Jay Richardson, Jr.  
  Rodger Jennings (Green) Click for Website  

13th Congressional District

Scott Harper Click for Website Rep. Judy Biggert

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  Steve Alesch (Green) Click for Website  

14th Congressional District

Rep. Bill Foster Click for Website Jim Oberweis

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  Robert Hill (Green)  

15th Congressional District

Steve Cox   Rep. Timothy Johnson

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16th Congressional District

Robert Abboud Click for Website Rep. Donald Manzullo

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  Scott Summers (Green) Click for Website  

17th Congressional District

Rep. Phil Hare Click for Website    
  Troy Dennis (Green) Click for Website  

18th Congressional District

Incumbent Congressman Ray LaHood (R) Retiring at End of Current Term

Colleen Callahan

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Feat. on the Illinois Channel

Recorded Mar. 10, 2008

Aired Week of Mar. 17, 2008

30 Minutes

Rep. Aaron Schock

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Feat. on the Illinois Channel

Recorded Aug. 8, 2007

Aired Week of Aug. 27, 2007

10 Minutes

  Sheldon Schafer (Green)  

19th Congressional District

Daniel Davis   Rep. John Shimkus Click for Website
  Vic Roberts (Green) Click for Website  
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Appellate Court

1st Judicial District

(To Fill the Vacancy of the Hon. Anne M. Burke)

Sharon Johnson Coleman Click for Website    

1st Judicial District

(To Fill the Vacancy of the Hon. Calvin C. Campbell)

Frank Edward Gardner      

5th Judicial District

(To Fill the Vacancy of the Hon. Terrence J. Hopkins)

Jim Wexstten Click for Website    
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Senate

Current Office Holders

37 Democrats - 22 Republicans

FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR

Democrat

Republican

2nd Senate District

Sen. William Delgado

     

3rd Senate District

Sen. Mattie Hunter

     

5th Senate District

Sen. Rickey Hendon

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6th Senate District

Sen. John Cullerton

     

7th Senate District

(For an Unexpired Two-Year Term)

Heather Steans

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  Tom Durkin (Green)  

8th Senate District

Sen. Ira Silverstein

     

9th Senate District

Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg

 

Brendan Appel

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11th Senate District

Sen. Louis Viverito