2008 Illinois's 14th congressional district special election
Template:Future election in the United States After the resignation of 14th district representative Dennis Hastert (R) on November 26, 2007[1], a special election will fill the vacancy for the remainder of the 110th United States Congress.
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich set the special election date for March 8 2008. The Democratic and Republican parties held special primary elections on February 5, 2008.
Candidates
Democratic
- Bill Foster - Physicist and business owner[2] (Campaign website)
Lost Primary
- John Laesch - Hastert's 2006 challenger[3] (Campaign website)
- Joe Serra - Geneva Resident[4]
- Jotham Stein - St. Charles Resident[4]
Republican
- Jim Oberweis - Business owner[5] (Campaign website)
Lost Primary
- Chris Lauzen - State Senator, 25th district [3] (Campaign website)
Withdrawn
- Kevin Burns[6] - Mayor of Geneva, Illinois[4]
Results
Primaries: February 5
In the Democratic Primary, Bill Foster beat John Laesch by 323 votes, an incredibly slim margin.[2]
Jim Oberweis won the Republican nomination.[2][5]
General election: March 8
It has been projected that the Democrat won this contest.--Schalliol (talk) 02:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
References
- ^ Hastert submits official resignation letter Associated Press. November 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c The Chicago Sun Times: Election Results
- ^ a b Analysis: Analysis: Can Dems Pick Up Hastert and Pryce Seats? Chris Cillizza - The Fix. August 16, 2007. washingtonpost.com
- ^ a b c Hastert backs Oberweis, Burns drops out James Kimberly. December 14, 2007. Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b The Beacon News: HOLY COW! But Democrats Laesch, Foster duking it out (February 6, 2008)
- ^ Kevin Burns for Congress