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  IL District 14 - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 14
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline November 05, 2007 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open February 05, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 05, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Turnout 12.07% Total Population
ContributorCOSDem
Last Modifiedev March 08, 2008 04:32am
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameJ. Dennis "Denny" Hastert Votes117,870 (59.79%)
Term01/03/2007 - 11/26/2007 Margin38,596 (+19.58%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won03/08/2008
NameBill Foster Votes52,205 (52.53%)
Term03/10/2008 - 01/03/2009 Margin5,025 (+5.06%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL - District 14 - Special Election 03/08/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/07/2007 02/05/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Chris Lauzen 3 2 ----
Jim Oberweis 6 1 ----
Leaning Call: Jim Oberweis (53.33%)
Weighted Call: Chris Lauzen (89.20%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/12/2007 12/19/2007

CANDIDATES
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Name Jim Oberweis St. Sen. Chris Lauzen Michael J. Dilger  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 44,462 (56.36%) 32,584 (41.30%) 1,847 (2.34%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -11,878 (-15.06%) -42,615 (-54.02%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 1/16 $396,975.00 1/16 $188,344.00 $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 08/00/2007 08/00/2007 11/01/2007  
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg41.61%-- 30.18%-- 0.00%--  
McLaughlin & Associates (R) 
12/18/07-12/19/07
46.00% 5.0 34.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
10/22/07-10/23/07
38.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% --
McLaughlin & Associates (R) 
10/12/07-10/14/07
41.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Kevin Burns (R)
Aug 17, 2007 - Dec 24, 2007

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 13, 2007 11:00am Endorsement Hastert Endorses Oberweis To Take His Place  Article Biden '16 
Sep 07, 2007 12:20am News [IL-14] Lauzen to enter race officially as Oberweis woos Hastert crowd  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 23, 2007 11:00am News Oberweis to announce bid for Hastert's seat  Article ev 
Aug 14, 2007 03:00pm News Hastert Planning to Retire at End of 2008, GOP Sources Say  Article J.R. 
Jul 06, 2007 01:00pm News [IL-14] Oberweis files congressional paperwork  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 04, 2006 12:15pm Blog Entry IL-14: [Rep] Hastert Retirement Watch  Article ArmyDem 

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