United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008

The 2008 Illinois election for the United States Senate will be held on November 4, 2008. The Democratic candidate is incumbent Dick Durbin. Dr. Steve Sauerberg won the Republican primary. The Congressional Quarterly has declared this race "Safe Democrat", and Karl Rove's now famous PowerPoint presentation referred to the race as non-competitive.

Candidates

Democratic

Election Results

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party = Constitution Party (United States)
candidate = Chad Koppie
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candidate = Kathy Cummings
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Stafford
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References

External links

* [http://www.elections.state.il.us/ Illinois State Board of Elections]
* [http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=IL&go33.x=12&go33.y=8 U.S. Congress candidates for Illinois] at Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-IL Illinois, U.S. Senate] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78893 Illinois U.S. Senate] from "OurCampaigns.com"
* [http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/IL-Sen Illinois U.S. Senate race] from "2008 Race Tracker"
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=IL Campaign contributions for Illinois congressional races] from OpenSecrets.org
*"Official campaign websites"
** [http://www.dickdurbin.com Dick Durbin] , Democratic incumbent nominee
** [http://www.sauerberg2008.com/ Steve Sauerberg] , Republican nominee
** [http://www.stafford4senate.com Larry Stafford] , Libertarian nominee
** [http://kathycummings4senate.com/ Kathy Cummings] , Green Party nominee
** [http://www.koppieforsenate.com/ Chad Koppie] , Constitution nominee