2006 Illinois elections

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The 2006 Illinois elections were held on November 7, 2006. On that date, registered voters in the State of Illinois elected officeholders for U.S. Congress, to six statewide offices (Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of States, Treasurer and Comptroller), as well as to the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.

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2006 Illinois elections
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The incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, previously the only Republican elected statewide, made an unsuccessful run for governor rather than stand for re-election. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her, and the Democratic incumbents for the other statewide offices won re-election, making Illinois the only Midwestern state in which Democrats held all statewide offices.[citation needed]

For the first time since the 1930s, all executive offices and control of the Illinois General Assembly was won by the Democratic Party. The last time any party had met this feat had been the mid-1990s, when the Republican Party held such power following the 1994 Illinois elections.

Election information

2006 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout

See also: 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election § Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 24.84%, with 1,804,624 votes cast.[1]

Turnout by county[1]

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General election

For the general election, turnout was 48.64%, with 3,587,676 votes cast.[2]

Turnout by county[2]

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Federal elections

United States House

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections

All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2006.

No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

Main article: 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election
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2006 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 →
Turnout47.29%
 
Nominee Rod Blagojevich Judy Baar Topinka Rich Whitney
Party Democratic Republican Green
Running mate Pat Quinn Joe Birkett Julie Samuels
Popular vote 1,736,731 1,369,315 361,336
Percentage 49.8% 39.3% 10.4%
County results
Blagojevich:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Topinka:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Rod Blagojevich
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Rod Blagojevich
Democratic

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The 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor and Lieutenant Governor Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn won re-election to a second four-year term.

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Illinois gubernatorial election, 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rod Blagojevich (incumbent)/ Pat Quinn (incumbent) 1,736,731 49.79%
Republican Judy Baar Topinka/ Joe Birkett 1,369,315 39.26%
Green Rich Whitney/ Julie Samuels 361,336 10.36%
Write-in 20,607 0.59%
Total votes 3,487,989
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Attorney general

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2006 Illinois Attorney General election
← 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 →
Turnout47.18%
 
Nominee Lisa Madigan Stewart Umholtz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,521,113 843,903
Percentage 72.45% 24.25%
County results
Madigan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Umholtz:      50–60%
Attorney General before election

Lisa Madigan
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Lisa Madigan
Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a second term in office. She won every county in the state except for Edwards and Tazewell.

Democratic primary

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Attorney General Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Madigan (incumbent) 858,635 100
Total votes 858,635 100
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Republican primary

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Attorney General Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stewart Umholtz 581,802 100
Republican JoAnn Breivogel 12 0.00
Total votes 581,814 100
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General election

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Attorney General election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Madigan (incumbent) 2,521,113 72.45
Republican Stewart Umholtz 843,903 24.25
Green David F. Black 114,796 3.30
Total votes 3,479,812 100
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Secretary of state

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2006 Illinois Secretary of State election
← 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 →
Turnout47.59%
 
Nominee Jesse White Dan Rutherford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,204,762 1,159,363
Percentage 62.82% 33.03%
County results
White:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Rutherford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Secretary of State before election

Jesse White
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of State

Jesse White
Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a third term in office.

Democratic primary

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Secretary of State Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse White (incumbent) 880,209 100
Total votes 880,209 100
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Republican primary

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Secretary of State Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Rutherford 602,147 100
Total votes 602,147 100
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General election

Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.

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Secretary of State election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse White (incumbent) 2,204,762 62.82
Republican Dan Rutherford 1,159,363 33.03
Green Karen "Young" Peterson 145,724 4.15
Write-in Alaka Wiakar 1 0.00
Total votes 3,707,224 100
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Comptroller

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2006 Illinois State Comptroller election
← 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 →
Turnout46.40%
 
Nominee Daniel Hynes Carole Pankau
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,198,658 1,077,540
Percentage 64.25% 31.49%
County results
Hynes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pankau:      40–50%      50–60%
State Comptroller before election

Daniel Hynes
Democratic

 Elected State Comptroller

Daniel Hynes
Democratic

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Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected to a third term.

Democratic primary

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Comptroller Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel W. Hynes (incumbent) 821,666 100
Total votes 821,666 100
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Republican primary

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Comptroller Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carole Pankau 580,148 100
Total votes 580,148 100
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General election

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2006 Illinois comptroller debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Daniel Hynes Carole Pankau
1 Oct. 25, 2006 City Club of Chicago Paul Green YouTube P P
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Comptroller election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel W. Hynes (incumbent) 2,198,658 64.25
Republican Carole Pankau 1,077,540 31.49
Green Alicia Snyder 145,930 4.26
Total votes 3,422,128 100
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Treasurer

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2006 Illinois State Treasurer election
← 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 →
Turnout46.21%
 
Nominee Alexi Giannoulias Christine Radogno
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,838,094 1,405,540
Percentage 53.94% 41.24%
County results
Giannoulias:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Radogno:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Treasurer before election

Judy Baar Topinka
Republican

 Elected Treasurer

Alexi Giannoulias
Democratic

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Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her.

Democratic primary

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Treasurer Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alexi Giannoulias 536,329 61.79
Democratic Paul L. Mangieri 331,672 38.21
Total votes 868,001 100
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Republican primary

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Treasurer Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christine Radogno 576,174 100
Total votes 576,174 100
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General election

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2006 Illinois treasurer debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Alexi Giannoulias Christine Radogno
1 Oct. 17, 2006 City Club of Chicago Paul Green YouTube P P
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Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alexi Giannoulias 1,838,094 53.94
Republican Christine Radogno 1,405,540 41.24
Green Dan Rodriguez Schlorff 164,320 4.82
Write-in Alaka Wiakar 2 0.00
Total votes 3,407,956 100
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State Senate

Main article: 2006 Illinois Senate election
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2006 Illinois Senate election
← 2004
November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
2008 →
39 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate
30 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Emil Jones Frank Watson N/A
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader's seat 14th 51st N/A
Last election 31 27 1
Seats won 37 22 0
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 5 Decrease 1
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President before election

Emil Jones
Democratic

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Emil Jones
Democratic

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39 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2006.[4]

State House of Representatives

Main article: 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2006.

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

  1. [1]
    For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
  2. [2]
    For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout

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