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  IL Attorney General
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 2005 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2007 - 12:05pm
Term End January 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last Modifiedev January 04, 2011 03:07am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameLisa Madigan Votes1,762,949 (50.39%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2007 Margin114,946 (+3.29%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2010
NameLisa Madigan Votes2,397,723 (64.72%)
Term01/10/2011 - 01/12/2015 Margin1,225,296 (+33.07%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 21, 2006 IL Attorney General - R Primary
Stewart J. Umholtz
R 581,802
Mar 21, 2006 IL Attorney General - D Primary
Lisa Madigan
D 858,635
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/31/2005 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Lisa Madigan 1 --5 6
Leaning Call: Lisa Madigan (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Lisa Madigan (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/28/2006 09/21/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Attorney General Lisa Madigan Stewart J. Umholtz David Black  
PartyDemocratic Republican Green  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 2,520,357 (72.46%) 843,352 (24.25%) 114,761 (3.30%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,677,005 (-48.21%) -2,405,596 (-69.16%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 12/19/2005 12/19/2005 06/26/2006  
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg58.15%-- 24.21%-- 1.38%--  
Mason-Dixon 
09/19/06-09/21/06		 64.00% -- 22.00% -- 2.00% --
Research 2000 
08/28/06-08/31/06		 51.00% -- 29.00% -- 1.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Some say...
  St. Louis Post Dispatch
  Rockford Register Star
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Tribune
G Guy
R Imperator
G-R TONY
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Deborah Hernandez (IPIL)
Jun 26, 2006 -  00, 2006 		Viola Musgrave (CST)
Jun 26, 2006 -  00, 2006

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May 09, 2005 12:55pm Commentary Karl Rove takes an interest in effort to oust Lisa Madigan next year  Article COSDem 

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