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Illinois
Congressional filing deadline: November 2009
Congressional primary: February 2, 2010
U.S. Senate - Roland Burris (Dem) [Retiring]
Roland Burris (Dem) - Incumbent
Alexi Giannoulias (Dem) - State Treasurer
Mark Kirk (Rep) - Congressman
1st District - Bobby Rush (Dem)
Chicago, South and Southwest Sides
Bobby Rush (Dem) - Incumbent
2nd District - Jesse Jackson (Dem)
Chicago, South Side and suburbs
Jesse Jackson Jr (Dem) - Incumbent
3rd District - Dan Lipinski (Dem)
Chicago, Southwest Side, south and west suburbs
Dan Lipinski (Dem) - Incumbent
4th District - Luis Gutierrez (Dem)
Chicago, parts of the north and Southwest Sides
Luis Gutierrez (Dem) - Incumbent
5th District - Mike Quigley (Dem)
Chicago, North Side
Mike Quigley (Dem) - Cook County Commissioner
Rosanna Pulido (Rep) - Illinois Minuteman Project Founder
Matt Reichel (Green) - Political Organize
6th District - Peter Roskam (Rep)
Chicago, Northwest and West Sides
Peter Roskam (Rep) - Incumbent
7th District - Danny Davis (Dem)
Chicago, Downtown and West Side
Danny Davis (Dem) - Incumbent
8th District - Melissa Bean (Dem)
Northwest Chicago suburbs, Schaumburg
Melissa Bean (Dem) - Incumbent
9th District - Jan Schakowsky (Dem)
Chicago's North Side and suburbs, Evanston
Jan Schakowsky (Dem) - Incumbent
10th District - Mark Kirk (Rep) [Running for Senate
North and northwest Chicago suburbs
Mark Kirk (Rep) - Vacating seat to run for Senate
Bob Dold (Rep) - Businessman
Dan Seals (Dem) - Marketing Executive, Former Congressional Aide and 2006/2008 Nominee
11th District - Debbie Halvorson (Dem) [2008 Pickup]
Western Chicago suburbs and parts of Central IL
Debbie Halvorson (Dem) - State Senate Majority Leader
Adam Kinzinger (Rep) - Air Force Captain
12th District - Jerry Costello (Dem)
Southwest border, Carbondale, East St. Louis
Jerry Costello (Dem) - Incumbent
Teri Davis Newman (Rep) - Wedding Planner
13th District - Judy Biggert (Rep)
Southwest Chicago suburbs, Naperville
Judy Biggert (Rep) - Incumbent
Scott Harper (Dem) - 2008 candidate
14th District - Bill Foster (Dem)
North central and west, Aurora
Bill Foster (Dem) - Businessman and Scientist
Randall Hultgren (Rep) - State Senator
15th District - Tim Johnson (Rep)
Eastern border, Champaign, Bloomington
Tim Johnson (Rep) - Incumbent
David Gill (Rep) - Physician
16th District - Don Manzullo (Rep)
Rockford
Don Manzullo (Rep) - Incumbent
George Gualrapp (Dem) - Freeport Mayor
17th District - Phil Hare (Dem)
Western border, Rock Island, Moline
Phil Hare (Dem) - Incumbent
Bobby Scilling (Rep) - Business owner
18th District - Aaron Schock (Rep)
Central, Peoria, part of Springfield
Aaron Schock (Rep) - Incumbent
D.K. Hirner (Dem) - Environmental Activist & Former College Professor
19th District - John Shimkus (Rep)
South central, part of Springfield
John Shimkus (Rep) - Incumbent
Tim Bagwell (Dem) - IT Consultant
