2006 Illinois elections
The 2006 Illinois elections were held on November 7, 2006. On that date, registered voters in the State of Illinois elected officeholders for U.S. Congress, to six statewide offices (Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of States, Treasurer and Comptroller), as well as to the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.
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The incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, previously the only Republican elected statewide, made an unsuccessful run for Governor rather than stand for re-election. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her, and the Democratic incumbents for the other statewide offices won re-election, making Illinois the only Midwestern state in which Democrats held all statewide offices.
For the first time since the 1930s, all executive offices and control of the Illinois General Assembly was won by the Democratic Party. The last time any party had met this feat had been the mid-1990s, when the Republican Party held such power following the 1994 Illinois elections.
Election information
2006 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 24.84%, with 1,804,624 votes cast.[1]
- Turnout by county[1]
County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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Adams | 43,261 | 7,721 | 17.85% |
Alexander | 7,670 | 2,330 | 30.38% |
Bond | 10,486 | 1,877 | 17.9% |
Boone | 30,069 | 6,066 | 20.17% |
Brown | 3,467 | 617 | 17.8% |
Bureau | 25,122 | 4,910 | 19.54% |
Calhoun | 3,880 | 1,636 | 42.16% |
Carroll | 12,360 | 2,493 | 20.17% |
Cass | 9,136 | 1,291 | 14.13% |
Champaign | 112,302 | 22,695 | 20.21% |
Christian | 23,170 | 3,127 | 13.5% |
Clark | 12,217 | 1,810 | 14.82% |
Clay | 9,647 | 2,274 | 23.57% |
Clinton | 25,364 | 2,313 | 9.12% |
Coles | 29,746 | 6,745 | 22.68% |
Cook[note 1] | 2,682,718 | 762,273 | 28.41% |
Crawford | 13,044 | 2,146 | 16.45% |
Cumberland | 8,723 | 1,752 | 20.08% |
DeKalb | 53,224 | 12,439 | 23.37% |
DeWitt | 12,426 | 2,569 | 20.67% |
Douglas | 12,387 | 4,271 | 34.48% |
DuPage | 518,275 | 149,399 | 28.83% |
Edgar | 12,703 | 2,120 | 16.69% |
Edwards | 4,596 | 1,076 | 23.41% |
Effingham | 21,702 | 3,968 | 18.28% |
Fayette | 14,708 | 2,926 | 19.89% |
Ford | 8,831 | 2,851 | 32.28% |
Franklin | 30,480 | 8,435 | 27.67% |
Fulton | 26,445 | 8,177 | 30.92% |
Gallatin | 4,452 | 2,524 | 56.69% |
Greene | 9,368 | 2,784 | 29.72% |
Grundy | 30,596 | 8,270 | 27.03% |
Hamilton | 6,515 | 2,642 | 40.55% |
Hancock | 13,156 | 3,750 | 28.5% |
Hardin | 3,875 | 1,590 | 41.03% |
Henderson | 5,211 | 1,513 | 29.03% |
Henry | 38,356 | 5,850 | 15.25% |
Iroquois | 19,370 | 6,208 | 32.05% |
Jackson | 44,358 | 7,925 | 17.87% |
Jasper | 7,498 | 2,476 | 33.02% |
Jefferson | 26,935 | 5,451 | 20.24% |
Jersey | 16,023 | 3,561 | 22.22% |
Jo Daviess | 16,225 | 5,568 | 34.32% |
Johnson | 7,485 | 3,526 | 47.11% |
Kane | 244,891 | 66,331 | 27.09% |
Kankakee | 64,855 | 10,322 | 15.92% |
Kendall | 51,495 | 17,900 | 34.76% |
Knox | 33,646 | 7,687 | 22.85% |
Lake | 369,845 | 81,724 | 22.1% |
LaSalle | 72,650 | 13,384 | 18.42% |
Lawrence | 11,104 | 2,616 | 23.56% |
Lee | 24,570 | 5,779 | 23.52% |
Livingston | 23,302 | 4,468 | 19.17% |
Logan | 18,845 | 4,520 | 23.99% |
Macon | 78,617 | 8,594 | 10.93% |
Macoupin | 35,273 | 9,289 | 26.33% |
Madison | 170,202 | 27,101 | 15.92% |
Marion | 30,063 | 4,259 | 14.17% |
Marshall | 8,590 | 1,778 | 20.7% |
Mason | 10,787 | 2,085 | 19.33% |
Massac | 12,454 | 2,855 | 22.92% |
McDonough | 18,230 | 3,993 | 21.9% |
McHenry | 185,638 | 50,251 | 27.07% |
McLean | 97,788 | 19,097 | 19.53% |
Menard | 8,890 | 1,990 | 22.38% |
Mercer | 13,960 | 2,235 | 16.01% |
Monroe | 22,520 | 6,494 | 28.84% |
Montgomery | 17,706 | 2,556 | 14.44% |
Morgan | 22,938 | 5,949 | 25.94% |
Moultrie | 9,561 | 1,470 | 15.37% |
Ogle | 36,013 | 11,193 | 31.08% |
Peoria | 109,973 | 18,772 | 17.07% |
Perry | 14,755 | 3,008 | 20.39% |
Piatt | 12,155 | 2,460 | 20.24% |
Pike | 12,300 | 1,843 | 14.98% |
Pope | 3,516 | 1,272 | 36.18% |
Pulaski | 5,840 | 2,061 | 35.29% |
Putnam | 4,534 | 1,139 | 25.12% |
Randolph | 23,362 | 6,013 | 25.74% |
Richland | 12,993 | 1,899 | 14.62% |
Rock Island | 115,949 | 18,346 | 15.82% |
Saline | 16,583 | 5,132 | 30.95% |
Sangamon | 128,744 | 24,276 | 18.86% |
Schuyler | 5,518 | 1,480 | 26.82% |
Scott | 3,844 | 711 | 18.5% |
Shelby | 16,062 | 3,826 | 23.82% |
Stark | 4,870 | 819 | 16.82% |
St. Clair | 186,967 | 27,472 | 14.69% |
Stephenson | 33,182 | 6,370 | 19.2% |
Tazewell | 92,905 | 15,161 | 16.32% |
Union | 16,026 | 4,305 | 26.86% |
Vermilion | 49,290 | 6,998 | 14.2% |
Wabash | 10,186 | 1,896 | 18.61% |
Warren | 12,284 | 3,733 | 30.39% |
Washington | 11,919 | 2,980 | 25% |
Wayne | 12,716 | 4,405 | 34.64% |
White | 11,685 | 2,993 | 25.61% |
Whiteside | 41,937 | 5,632 | 13.43% |
Will | 329,996 | 105,092 | 31.85% |
Williamson | 41,867 | 8,442 | 20.16% |
Winnebago | 175,825 | 38,044 | 21.64% |
Woodford | 24,171 | 6,179 | 25.56% |
Total | 7,263,969 | 1,804,624 | 24.84% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 48.64%, with 3,587,676 votes cast.[2]
- Turnout by county[2]
County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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Adams | 43,873 | 22,599 | 51.51% |
Alexander | 7,760 | 3,126 | 40.28% |
Bond | 10,486 | 5,990 | 57.12% |
Boone | 31,627 | 15,711 | 49.68% |
Brown | 3,525 | 2,147 | 60.91% |
Bureau | 25,226 | 12,349 | 48.95% |
Calhoun | 3,983 | 2,486 | 62.42% |
Carroll | 12,734 | 6,142 | 48.23% |
Cass | 9,037 | 4,631 | 51.24% |
Champaign | 113,905 | 53,869 | 47.29% |
Christian | 23,329 | 11,922 | 51.1% |
Clark | 12,263 | 5,825 | 47.5% |
Clay | 9,384 | 5,062 | 53.94% |
Clinton | 25,250 | 12,652 | 50.11% |
Coles | 30,632 | 14,447 | 47.16% |
Cook[note 2] | 2,710,118 | 1,350,915 | 49.85% |
Crawford | 13,392 | 7,185 | 53.65% |
Cumberland | 8,783 | 4,064 | 46.27% |
DeKalb | 54,766 | 26,336 | 48.09% |
DeWitt | 12,732 | 6,034 | 47.39% |
Douglas | 12,494 | 6,089 | 48.74% |
DuPage | 529,726 | 268,988 | 50.78% |
Edgar | 12,205 | 6,499 | 53.25% |
Edwards | 4,660 | 2,741 | 58.82% |
Effingham | 22,306 | 12,829 | 57.51% |
Fayette | 14,902 | 7,990 | 53.62% |
Ford | 9,976 | 4,491 | 45.02% |
Franklin | 30,466 | 13,812 | 45.34% |
Fulton | 26,591 | 13,257 | 49.86% |
Gallatin | 4,483 | 2,653 | 59.18% |
Greene | 9,411 | 5,023 | 53.37% |
Grundy | 28,508 | 14,580 | 51.14% |
Hamilton | 6,459 | 4,040 | 62.55% |
Hancock | 13,363 | 7,785 | 58.26% |
Hardin | 3,959 | 2,275 | 57.46% |
Henderson | 5,297 | 3,031 | 57.22% |
Henry | 36,633 | 18,295 | 49.94% |
Iroquois | 20,017 | 9,504 | 47.48% |
Jackson | 45,362 | 16,143 | 35.59% |
Jasper | 7,373 | 4,136 | 56.1% |
Jefferson | 27,269 | 12,924 | 47.39% |
Jersey | 15,730 | 7,874 | 50.06% |
Jo Daviess | 16,311 | 8,248 | 50.57% |
Johnson | 7,512 | 4,590 | 61.1% |
Kane | 252,171 | 116,249 | 46.1% |
Kankakee | 62,344 | 31,431 | 50.42% |
Kendall | 54,857 | 25,709 | 46.87% |
Knox | 34,254 | 17,802 | 51.97% |
Lake | 369,853 | 190,718 | 51.57% |
LaSalle | 73,127 | 34,221 | 46.8% |
Lawrence | 10,028 | 5,299 | 52.84% |
Lee | 24,922 | 11,177 | 44.85% |
Livingston | 23,340 | 11,044 | 47.32% |
Logan | 19,094 | 10,248 | 53.67% |
Macon | 84,882 | 35,480 | 41.8% |
Macoupin | 34,560 | 17,693 | 51.2% |
Madison | 172,933 | 80,580 | 46.6% |
Marion | 30,063 | 12,629 | 42.01% |
Marshall | 8,736 | 4,673 | 53.49% |
Mason | 10,611 | 5,122 | 48.27% |
Massac | 12,688 | 5,447 | 42.93% |
McDonough | 19,105 | 10,136 | 53.05% |
McHenry | 186,323 | 82,725 | 44.4% |
McLean | 99,949 | 44,171 | 44.19% |
Menard | 8,954 | 5,183 | 57.88% |
Mercer | 14,145 | 6,363 | 44.98% |
Monroe | 22,375 | 11,127 | 49.73% |
Montgomery | 18,105 | 11,213 | 61.93% |
Morgan | 23,421 | 12,107 | 51.69% |
Moultrie | 9,295 | 4,952 | 53.28% |
Ogle | 36,994 | 16,223 | 43.85% |
Peoria | 119,412 | 55,418 | 46.41% |
Perry | 14,518 | 7,926 | 54.59% |
Piatt | 12,323 | 6,722 | 54.55% |
Pike | 12,397 | 6,244 | 50.37% |
Pope | 3,535 | 2,105 | 59.55% |
Pulaski | 6,597 | 2,921 | 44.28% |
Putnam | 4,513 | 2,313 | 51.25% |
Randolph | 23,607 | 12,052 | 51.05% |
Richland | 13,236 | 6,268 | 47.36% |
Rock Island | 117,626 | 47,130 | 40.07% |
Saline | 16,992 | 9,487 | 55.83% |
Sangamon | 131,579 | 76,504 | 58.14% |
Schuyler | 5,513 | 3,216 | 58.33% |
Scott | 3,890 | 2,089 | 53.7% |
Shelby | 16,402 | 7,889 | 48.1% |
Stark | 4,919 | 2,222 | 45.17% |
St. Clair | 189,124 | 70,725 | 37.4% |
Stephenson | 32,043 | 13,763 | 42.95% |
Tazewell | 93,838 | 44,098 | 46.99% |
Union | 16,237 | 7,086 | 43.64% |
Vermilion | 50,038 | 23,716 | 47.4% |
Wabash | 10,132 | 4,707 | 46.46% |
Warren | 11,164 | 6,040 | 54.1% |
Washington | 12,083 | 6,478 | 53.61% |
Wayne | 12,159 | 7,526 | 61.9% |
White | 11,820 | 6,330 | 53.55% |
Whiteside | 42,621 | 17,916 | 42.04% |
Will | 344,584 | 162,745 | 47.23% |
Williamson | 42,900 | 21,094 | 49.17% |
Winnebago | 184,352 | 80,876 | 43.87% |
Woodford | 24,587 | 13,059 | 53.11% |
Total | 7,375,688 | 3,587,676 | 48.64% |
Federal elections
United States House
All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2006.
No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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The 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor and Lieutenant Governor Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn won re-election to a second four-year term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rod Blagojevich (incumbent)/ Pat Quinn (incumbent) | 1,736,731 | 49.79% | |
Republican | Judy Baar Topinka/ Joe Birkett | 1,369,315 | 39.26% | |
Green | Rich Whitney/ Julie Samuels | 361,336 | 10.36% | |
Write-ins | Others | 20,607 | 0.59% | |
Total votes | 3,487,989 |
Attorney General
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Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan won reelection to a second term in office
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 858,635 | 100 | |
Total votes | 858,635 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stewart Umholtz | 581,802 | 100 | |
Republican | JoAnn Breivogel | 12 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 581,814 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 2,521,113 | 72.45 | |
Republican | Stewart Umholtz | 843,903 | 24.25 | |
Green | David F. Black | 114,796 | 3.30 | |
Total votes | 3,479,812 | 100 |
Secretary of State
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a third term in office.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 880,209 | 100 | |
Total votes | 880,209 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Rutherford | 602,147 | 100 | |
Total votes | 602,147 | 100 |
General election
Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 2,204,762 | 62.82 | |
Republican | Dan Rutherford | 1,159,363 | 33.03 | |
Green | Karen "Young" Peterson | 145,724 | 4.15 | |
Write-in | Alaka Wiakar | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,707,224 | 100 |
Comptroller
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Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected to a third term.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel W. Hynes (incumbent) | 821,666 | 100 | |
Total votes | 821,666 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carole Pankau | 580,148 | 100 | |
Total votes | 580,148 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel W. Hynes (incumbent) | 2,198,658 | 64.25 | |
Republican | Carole Pankau | 1,077,540 | 31.49 | |
Green | Alicia Snyder | 145,930 | 4.26 | |
Total votes | 3,422,128 | 100 |
Treasurer
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Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 536,329 | 61.79 | |
Democratic | Paul L. Mangieri | 331,672 | 38.21 | |
Total votes | 868,001 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christine Radogno | 576,174 | 100 | |
Total votes | 576,174 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 1,838,094 | 53.94 | |
Republican | Christine Radogno | 1,405,540 | 41.24 | |
Green | Dan Rodriguez Schlorff | 164,320 | 4.82 | |
Write-in | Alaka Wiakar | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,407,956 | 100 |
State Senate
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39 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2006.[4]
State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Judicial elections
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
- For more on Cook County primary turnout, see 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
- For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
References
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Illinois State Senate elections, 2006". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
- Candidate Filing (Illinois State Board of Elections)
- Campaign Disclosure (Illinois State Board of Elections)