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The 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois took place on November 2, 2010. There were two ballot items for the same seat: a routine one, to fill the Class 3 seat beginning with the 112th United States Congress beginning on January 3, 2011, and a special item, to fill that seat for the final weeks of the 111th Congress, replacing the temporary appointment of Roland Burris to the vacancy created by Barack Obama's election to the presidency.[1]
The election took place alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections in Illinois and other states. The registered party primaries for the full term took place on February 2, 2010, the earliest state primary elections: U.S. Representative Mark Kirk was nominated as the Republican nominee, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias was nominated as the Democratic nominee, and journalist LeAlan Jones was nominated as the Green nominee. The Constitution Party and Libertarian Party submitted signatures to be on the ballot but were challenged; the result of the ensuing hearings was the Constitution Party's candidate being denied placement on the ballot but the Libertarian Party's candidate Michael Labno given ballot access.[2]
On August 2, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that the candidates appearing on the ballot for the replacement election will be the ones of the regular election,[1][3] and that the replacement item will appear after the regular item on the ballot.[3] Sitting senator Roland Burris would not appear on either ballot item.[3]
Background
Vacancy
Barack Obama, the former United States Senator holding this seat, was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and subsequently resigned from the Senate on November 16, 2008.[4] Illinois law provides for the Governor of Illinois to appoint replacements for Senate vacancies.[5]
Burris's appointment
On December 9, 2008, the FBI arrested the Governor, Rod Blagojevich (D) on various corruption charges, including allegations he sought to sell the appointment to the U.S. Senate. On December 31, 2008, Blagojevich nevertheless appointed Roland Burris to fill the vacancy.[6] After initially seeking to exclude Burris, Senate Democrats relented,[7] and Burris was seated on January 15, 2009.[8]
Burris later declined to run for re-election.[9]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Treasurer[10]
- David H. Hoffman, Chicago inspector general[11]
- Cheryle Jackson, President of the Chicago Urban League[12]
- Robert Marshall, doctor[13]
- Jacob Meister, attorney.[14] Meister dropped out two days before the election and endorsed Giannoulias, but his name remained on the ballot.[15]
Campaign
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Incumbent Senator Roland Burris did not run for a full term in 2010.[9] Burris suffered from poor approval ratings[16] and was investigated by the Sangamon County, Illinois State's Attorney for perjury.[17] Although no criminal charges were filed against him, Burris faced an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee.[18]
Jacob Meister withdrew from campaigning and declared his support for Alexi Giannoulias on January 31,[19] two days before the February 2 election.
Finances
| Candidate | Cash on hand[20] |
|---|---|
| Alexi Giannoulias | $2,429,549 |
| Jacob Meister | $1,040,242 |
| David Hoffman | $836,958 |
| Cheryle Jackson | $317,828 |
| Rob Marshall | $1,000 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Alexi Giannoulias | Cheryle Jackson | David Hoffman | Other | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Tribune (report) | January 16–20, 2010 | 34% | 19% | 16% | 4% | 26% |
| Chicago Tribune (report) | December 2–8, 2009 | 31% | 17% | 9% | 4% | — |
| The Politico (report) | August 9, 2009 | 51% | 21% | — | — | — |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 351,120 | 38.9 | |
| Democratic | David Hoffman | 303,719 | 33.7 | |
| Democratic | Cheryle Jackson | 178,941 | 19.8 | |
| Democratic | Robert Marshall | 51,606 | 5.7 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Meister | 16,232 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 901,618 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Arrington, former Harvey alderman
- Patrick Hughes, Chairman of Sensible Taxpayers Opposed to Increased Taxes
- Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th district
- Donald Lowery, former Pope County Judge
- Andy Martin, perennial candidate
- Kathleen Thomas, professor
Finances
| Candidate | Cash on Hand[22] |
|---|---|
| Mark Kirk | $2,213,890 |
| Patrick Hughes | $340,048 |
| Don Lowery | $2,077 |
| John Arrington | $1,540 |
| Kathleen Thomas | $1,271 |
| Andy Martin | $0 |
Polling
| Poll Source | Date(s) administered |
Mark Kirk |
Patrick Hughes | Don Lowery | Kathleen Thomas | John Arrington | Andy Martin | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Tribune (report) | January 16–20, 2010 | 47% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 35% |
| Chicago Tribune (report) | December 2–8, 2009 | 41% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | — |
| Magellan Data (report) | October 8, 2009 | 61% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | — | — |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Kirk | 419,149 | 56.6 | |
| Republican | Patrick Hughes | 142,522 | 19.3 | |
| Republican | Donald Lowery | 66,173 | 8.9 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Thomas | 53,914 | 7.3 | |
| Republican | Andy Martin | 37,359 | 5.0 | |
| Republican | John Arrington | 21,016 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 740,133 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Treasurer (Democratic)
- Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative (Republican)
- LeAlan Jones, broadcaster, football coach, and lecturer (Green)[23]
- Michael Labno, electrical project construction manager (Libertarian) (campaign site, PVS)[24][25][26]
- Corey Dabney (write-in)[27]
- Robert Zadek (write-in) broker (campaign site)
- Will Boyd (write-in), Greenville City Councilman, pastor and former college dean (campaign site)
Campaign
A self-described "fiscal conservative and social moderate," Republican nominee Mark Kirk based his campaign on reform and compared the race to Republican Scott Brown's election to the Senate in February 2010.[28] In addition, Kirk immediately criticized his Democratic opponent for his management of Bright Start, an Illinois 529 college savings program and his work at Broadway Bank.[29] Immediately after the primary, the National Republican Senatorial Committee aired a web ad comparing Giannoulias to the fictional character Tony Soprano.[30] Politifact has ranked Kirk's references to the mob as "Half True".[31] Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown has campaigned for Kirk in Illinois.[32] Kimberly Vertolli, Kirk's ex-wife, signed on as an advisor to Mark Kirk's campaign, but doesn't support his more conservative platform.[33]
On February 4, 2010, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias revealed his campaign strategy, saying "come November, Congressman, your days as a Washington insider are over."[34] On July 19, 2010, Giannoulias announced that he had raised $900,000 in the quarter that ended June 30, compared to $2.3 million raised by Kirk. The Giannoulias campaign also announced that President Obama was scheduled to attend an August 5 fundraiser for his candidate in Chicago.[35]
Kirk and Giannoulias disagree mostly on fiscal and foreign policy. Kirk voted against Obama's Stimulus package and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a Congressman, Kirk originally voted for Cap and trade but during the primary campaign announced that if elected a Senator he would vote against it.[36] Giannoulias strongly supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[37] and Obama's stimulus.[38] Kirk opposes the building of the Park 51 Islamic center near Ground Zero of New York City, while Giannoulias believes that "Americans must stand up for freedom of religion even when it's difficult."[39]
Labno was added to the ballot by the Illinois State Board of Elections after gaining ballot access by means of citizen petition.[27] He faced Republican Mark Kirk, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones in the general election in November 2010. He was raised in the suburbs of Chicago. He currently resides in Oak Brook, Illinois, a village in DuPage and Cook Counties. Labno is an electrical project construction manager.[40] Labno is also a recruiter for Private Security Union Local 21.[41] Labno is pro-life and supports 2nd Amendment rights, downsizing or cutting some Federal agencies and reducing taxes and government regulations. He also supports allowing citizens to opt out of Social Security.[40] In August 2010, Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias declared Labno a legitimate challenge from the right for Mark Kirk. Labno responded on his Facebook fan page, saying "This is very true Alexi, and you should be afraid too.”[42] Labno attended the September 18, 2010 Right Nation rally in Hoffman Estates, Illinois headlined by conservative media figure Glenn Beck. While greeting attendees Labno noted that Republican candidate Kirk did not attend.[43] He has been contacting Tea Party grassroots organizations in Illinois to discuss the Senate race.[44] On August 27 the Illinois Board of Elections approved the Libertarian Party's petition to include its candidates on the ballot.[27]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Toss up[45] | October 30, 2010 |
| Rothenberg | Toss up/tilt R[46] | October 28, 2010 |
| Swing State Project | Toss up[citation needed] | |
| RealClearPolitics | Toss up[47] | October 30, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Leans R[48] | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics | Toss up[49] | October 30, 2010 |
Debates
- October 10: Nationwide audience on Meet the Press on NBC.
- October 19: Sponsored by League of Women Voters on ABC News.[50]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alexi Giannoulias (D) |
Mark Kirk (R) |
LeAlan Jones (G) |
Mike Labno (L) |
Other | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research 2000 (report) | January 26–28, 2009 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 38% | 30% | — | — | — | 32% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | August 11, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 38% | 41% | — | — | 4% | 17% |
| Magellan Data (report) | October 9, 2009 | — | ± 3.1% | 35% | 42% | — | — | — | 23% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 14, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 41% | 41% | — | — | 4% | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | December 9, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 42% | 39% | — | — | 3% | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | January 22–25, 2010 | 1,062 | ± 3.0% | 42% | 34% | — | — | — | 24% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 40% | 46% | — | — | 4% | 10% |
| Research 2000 (report) | February 22–24, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 36% | — | — | 2% | 19% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | March 8, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 44% | 41% | — | — | 5% | 10% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | April 1–5, 2010 | 591 | ± 4.0% | 33% | 37% | — | — | — | 30% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | April 5, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 37% | 41% | — | — | 8% | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | April 28, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 38% | 46% | — | — | 5% | 12% |
| Research 2000 (report) | May 3–5, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 38% | 41% | — | — | — | 21% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | June 7, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 39% | 42% | — | — | 7% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | June 12–13, 2010 | 552 | ± 4.2% | 31% | 30% | 14% | — | — | 24% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | July 7, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 40% | 39% | — | — | 9% | 12% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | July 28, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 41% | — | — | 6% | 10% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | August 11, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 40% | 40% | — | — | 8% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | August 14–15, 2010 | 576 | ± 4.1% | 37% | 35% | 9% | — | — | 19% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | August 23, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 40% | — | — | 6% | 12% |
| Chicago Tribune ([1]) | September 2, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 34% | 34% | 6% | 3% | — | 22% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 7, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 37% | 41% | 9% | — | 5% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 21, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 44% | 4% | — | 4% | 8% |
| Public Polling Policy (report) | September 23–26, 2010 | 470 | ± 4.5% | 36% | 40% | 8% | 3% | — | 13% |
| Chicago Tribune (report) | September 24–28, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 38% | 36% | 5% | 3% | — | 17% |
| Suffolk University (report) | September 30 – October 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 42% | 4% | 3% | — | 10% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 4, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 45% | 4% | — | 5% | 6% |
| The Simon Poll/SIU (report) | September 30 – October 10, 2010 | 1,000 | ± 3.5% | 37% | 37% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 18% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 11, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 43% | 4% | — | 7% | 2% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | October 14–16, 2010 | 557 | ± 4.2% | 40% | 42% | 4% | 3% | — | 10% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 18, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 40% | 44% | 4% | — | 8% | 5% |
| Mason-Dixon (report) | October 18–20, 2010 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 43% | — | — | — | 16% |
| Chicago Tribune/WGN (report) | October 18–22, 2010 | 700 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 44% | 5% | 4% | — | 7% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research (report) | October 23, 2010 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 43% | 7% | 2% | — | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 26, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 46% | 5% | — | 5% | 2% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | October 30–31, 2010 | 814 | ± 3.4% | 42% | 46% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
Fundraising
| Candidate (Party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash On Hand | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kirk (R) | $14,349,624 | $13,602,888 | $826,604 | $0 |
| Alexi Giannoulias (D) | $10,017,446 | $9,829,642 | $115,826 | $65,800 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission[51] | ||||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Kirk | 1,778,698 | 48.01 | |
| Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 1,719,478 | 46.42 | |
| Green | LeAlan Jones | 117,914 | 3.18 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Labno | 87,247 | 2.36 | |
| Write-In | Bob Zadek | 561 | 0.02 | |
| Write-In | Will Boyd | 468 | 0.01 | |
| Write-In | Corey Dabney | 33 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Susanne Atanus | 19 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton | 16 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Avner Nagar | 15 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Stan Jagla | 12 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Darren Raichart | 9 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Lowell M. Seida | 3 | < .01 | |
| Total votes | 3,704,473 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Kirk | 1,677,729 | 47.31 | |
| Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 1,641,486 | 46.29 | |
| Green | LeAlan Jones | 129,571 | 3.65 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Labno | 95,762 | 2.70 | |
| Write-In | Robert Zadek | 683 | 0.02 | |
| Write-In | Will Boyd | 415 | 0.01 | |
| Write-In | Ina Pinkney | 297 | 0.01 | |
| Write-In | Corey Dabney | 15 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Susanne Atanus | 12 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton | 8 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Stan Jagla | 5 | < .01 | |
| Write-In | Lowell M. Seida | 1 | < .01 | |
| Total votes | 3,545,984 | 100 | ||
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External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2010 at Ballotpedia
- U.S. Congress candidates for Illinois at Project Vote Smart
- Illinois U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
- 2010 Illinois Senate General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Illinois Senate from Rasmussen Reports
- Illinois Senate – Giannoulias vs. Kirk from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Illinois Senate Race from CQ Politics
- Race profile from The New York Times
- Race for U.S. Senate from the Chicago Tribune
- Debates and forums
- Democratic (January 12) and Republican (January 14, 2010) Primary Debates videos from sponsor ABC7 Chicago
- Candidate forum, Chicago Tonight. October 27, 2010
- Official campaign sites
- Will Boyd for U.S. Senate
- Alton Franklin for U.S. Senator
- Alexi Giannoulias for Illinois Democratic nominee
- David Hoffman for U.S. Senate
- LeAlan M. Jones for U.S. Senate Green Party nominee
- Mark Kirk for U.S Senate Republican nominee
- Michael Labno for U.S. Senate Libertarian Party nominee
- Jacob Meister for U.S. Senate
- Kathleen Thomas for U.S. Senate
- Robert Zadek for U.S. Senate Independent Conservative – Write-In Candidate
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