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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 July 25, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)
& Sheila Simon (D) - Ex-Carbondale City Councilwoman, Law Professor, Attorney & Daughter of Ex-US Sen. Paul Simon

Bill Brady (R) - State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate
& Jason Plummer (R) - Lumber Company Executive

Michael White (Constitution) - Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer
& Jeff Trexler (Constitution) - State Party Chair & Tea Party Activist

Rich Whitney (Green) - Attorney, Ex-Journalist & Frequent Candidate
& Don Crawford (Green) - Teacher, Environmental Activist & '08 Fayette County Commission Nominee

Christopher Pedersen (Independent Conservative)
& No Runningmate Named

Lex Green (Libertarian) - Auto Worker
& Ed Rutledge (Libertarian) - Financial Executive & Chicago Libertarian Chair

John Hawkins (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
& No Runningmate Named

Scott Lee Cohen (Independent) - Pawnbroker, Cleaning Supply Company Owner & Ex-Democrat
& Baxter Swilley (Independent) - Democratic Activist

Stephen Estill (Independent)
& No Runningmate Named

Gregg Moore (Independent)
& No Runningmate Named

William “Dock” Walls (Independent) - Ex-Chicago Mayoral Aide & Frequent Candidate
& Edmund Scanlan (Independent) - Attorney

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

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Kim (R) - Attorney
Louis Cotton (Constitution) - Attorney
David Black (Green) - Attorney, '06 Nominee & '04 Champaign County State's Attorney Nominee
Bill 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
Gary Dunlap (Constitution) - State Party Vice Chair
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
Tim Becker (Constitution) - Businessman
Erika Schaefer (Green) - Non-Profit Group Financial Director
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
Dawn Czarny (Constitution) - Health Care Executive
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
Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution) - Ex-State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Gov. Nominee
LeAlan Jones (Green) - Freelance Journalist & Author
Mike Labno (Libertarian) - Engineer & Construction Manager
Carl Officer (Practical) - Ex-East St. Louis Mayor, Funeral Director, National Guard Veteran, '09 School Board Candidate & '10 State Sen. Candidate
Andy Martin (Reform) - Legal Activist & Frequent Candidate
Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Garment Worker, Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
Will Boyd Jr. (Independent) - Greenville City Councilman, Minister & Ex-Democrat
Corey Dabney (Independent) - Businessman

Reagan & O'Neal - 1980

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Ray Wardingly (R) - Retired Entertainer, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Jeff Adams (Green)
Laura Anderson (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate

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)
Mike Bendas (R) - Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green) - Ex-Insurance Underwriter & Peace Activist

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*
Israel Vasquez (R) - Conservative Activist
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 & Army Veteran
Clarence Desmond Clemons (Independent) - Salesman & Ex-Democrat

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

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)
Randy Hultgren (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney
Dan Kairis (Green) - Teacher, Community Activist & Ex-Reform Party State Chair
Doug Marks (Libertarian) - Software Developer

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