Elections were held in

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on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

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s were held on February 2, 2010.

Election information

2010 was a

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year in the United States.

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 23.14%, with 1,758,489 votes cast. Turnout by county

General election

For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast. Turnout by county

Federal elections

United States Senate

Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris, appointed in 2009 by then-Governor

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to fill the U.S. Senate seat that

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had vacated after being elected President of the United States, did not seek reelection. U.S. Congressman

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(Republican Party) won against State Treasurer

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(Democratic Party), Mike Labno (Libertarian Party), and football coach LeAlan Jones (Green Party) in both a regular election for the Senate seat and a coinciding

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to fill the remainder of Barack Obama's unexpired term.

United States House

All Illinois seats in the

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were up for election in 2010. The Republican Party flipped four Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 11 Republicans and 8 Democrats.

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, who became governor after

was removed from office, was elected outright to his first full term.

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

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Lisa Madigan won reelection to a third term in office

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Green primary

General election

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a fourth term in office.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Green primary

General election

Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.

Comptroller

Incumbent

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Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, did not seek a fourth term. Republican Judy Baar Topinka was elected to succeed him.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Green primary

General election

Treasurer

Incumbent

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, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for United States Senate. Republican Dan Rutherford was elected to succeed him. , this is the last time a Republican was elected Illinois state treasurer.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Green primary

General election

State senate

One-third of the seats of the

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were up for election in 2010. *

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the

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were up for election in 2010. *

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
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Ballot measure

One measure, the Governor recall amendment, was certified for the 2010 statewide election.Full Text of HJRCA0031
''Illinois General Assembly'' *

Illinois Governor Recall Amendment

Voters approved the Illinois Governor Recall Amendment, allowing voters to hold

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s of Illinois Governors. In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections. The 60% support threshold was exceeded.

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

References

General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates
from the Illinois State Board of Elections

External links

Illinois State Board of Elections

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Illinois Congressional Races in 2010
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