United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008

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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 Illinois Senate race as non-competitive.

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Democratic 1.2 Republican 1.3 Libertarian Party 1.4 Green Party 1.5 Socialist Workers 2 Election Results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Democratic

Primary - February 5, 2008
Candidate Name	Vote Percent
Dick Durbin	100%

[edit] Republican

Primary - February 5, 2008
Candidate Name	Vote Percent
Steve Sauerberg	55.6%
Andy Martin	33.9%
Mike Psak	10.5%

[edit] Libertarian Party

• Larry Stafford, an Army Veteran, active member of the Rockford Area Libertarian Party since 1999, Illinois Volunteer Coordinator for the 2000 Harry Browne (Libertarian) Presidential Campaign, and current truck driver with Reynolds Cartage, was unanimously selected by the party as its nominee at its State Organizing Committee meeting in January 2008.

http://www.stafford4senate.com

[edit] Green Party

• Kathy Cummings - retired special education teacher was nominated via convention^[1]

[edit] Socialist Workers

• Betsy Farley^[2]

[edit] Election Results

2008 Illinois U.S. Senator general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Sauerberg
	Democratic	Dick Durbin
	Libertarian	Larry Stafford
	Green	Kathy Cummings
Turnout

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official campaign websites:
  • Dick Durbin - Democratic Party
  • Steve Sauerberg - Republican Party
  • Larry Stafford - Libertarian Party
  • Kathy Cummings - Green Party
• News coverage from the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper

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