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  IL US Senate - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 2009 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 02, 2010 - 07:00am
Polls Close February 02, 2010 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorBR_Green
Last ModifiedRBH December 03, 2018 01:07pm
Data SourcesIllinois State Board of Elections
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameBarack Obama Votes3,597,456 (69.97%)
Term01/03/2005 - 11/16/2008 Margin2,206,766 (+42.92%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Mark Kirk
Safe 20
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

01/26/2009 01/25/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Mark Kirk Patrick Hughes Circuit Court Judge Donald Lowery Kathleen Thomas Anthony R. "Andy" Martin John Arrington (W) Patricia Elaine Beard
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes420,373 (56.63%) 142,928 (19.26%) 66,357 (8.94%) 54,038 (7.28%) 37,480 (5.05%) 21,090 (2.84%) 2 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -277,445 (-37.38%) -354,016 (-47.69%) -366,335 (-49.35%) -382,893 (-51.58%) -399,283 (-53.79%) -420,371 (-56.63%)
Predict Avg.64.50% 21.50% 1.00% 0.40% 0.50% 2.00% 0.00%
Finances$3,175,952.00 $22,561.00 $10,196.00 $2,538.00 $0.00 $7,718.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Rasmussen Reports 
01/25-01/25		 53.00% (+0.0) 18.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
01/22-01/25		 42.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Market Shares Corp 
01/16-01/20		 47.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
WGN/Chicago Tribune 
12/02-12/08		 41.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Market Research Insight 
09/14-09/15		 24.00% (+0.0) 11.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Zogby International 
03/10-03/10		 26.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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  Chicago Tribune
  Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago)
  Chicago Sun-Times
R SC-Conservative
R SC-Conservative

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 07, 2010 04:00pm News Mark Kirk: I'm Not Gay  Article COSDem 
Dec 31, 2009 11:00am Commentary In Senate Race, the Illinois G.O.P. Is Digging Its Own Hole   Article ArmyDem 
Dec 28, 2009 05:20am Advertisement Senate GOP Candidate [IL] Questions Rival's Sexuality  Article RP 
Nov 04, 2009 12:45pm Endorsement IL-Sen: Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement  Article RP 
Sep 24, 2009 01:55pm News Good News for Hughes: RNC Backs Away from Mark Kirk  Article COSDem 
Sep 21, 2009 10:00pm Poll Survey shows Kirk numbers weak [IL Senate]  Article COSDem 

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