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  IL - District 08
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline November 05, 2007 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 10:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 11:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorArmyDem
Last ModifiedImperator December 13, 2008 09:01am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameMelissa Bean Votes93,355 (50.91%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin12,635 (+6.89%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 05, 2008 IL - District 08-D Primary Melissa Bean
Feb 05, 2008 IL - District 08-R Primary Steve Greenberg
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 6.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Melissa Bean
Safe 2
Strong 9
Lean 8
Slight 7
Steve Greenberg
Slight 1

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Rep. Melissa Bean Steve Greenberg
PartyDemocratic Republican
Votes179,444 (60.72%) 116,081 (39.28%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -63,363 (-21.44%)
Predict Avg.51.67% 47.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 02, 2007 10:00pm News Wife, husband might be rivals in U.S. House [IL-8] race  Article ArmyDem 

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