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  IL Governor
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 24, 2002 - 11:55pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 13, 2003 - 12:00am
Term End January 08, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev December 13, 2008 12:45am
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1998
NameGeorge Ryan Votes1,714,094 (51.03%)
Term01/11/1999 - 01/13/2003 Margin119,903 (+3.57%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameRod Blagojevich Votes1,736,219 (49.80%)
Term01/08/2007 - 01/29/2009 Margin367,537 (+10.54%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 19, 2002 IL Governor - R Primary
Jim Ryan
R 917,628
Mar 19, 2002 IL Governor - D Primary
Rod Blagojevich
D 1,248,064
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/05/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rod Blagojevich 1 9 16 3
Jim Ryan 2 --1 --
Leaning Call: Rod Blagojevich (94.05%)
Weighted Call: Rod Blagojevich (99.98%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/06/2002 11/01/2002

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Rep. Rod Blagojevich Attorney General Jim Ryan St. Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr. Marisellis Brown (W) Peter Dale Kauss  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,847,040 (52.19%) 1,594,960 (45.07%) 73,794 (2.09%) 23,089 (0.65%) 8 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -252,080 (-7.12%) -1,773,246 (-50.11%) -1,823,951 (-51.54%) -1,847,032 (-52.19%)  
Predict Avg.54.82% 43.50% 1.81% 0.03% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 12/31 $2,650,340.00 12/31 $5,921.50 12/31 $96,262.31 $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (25 from 12 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.47%-- 38.85%-- 1.89%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Zogby International 
10/31/02-11/01/02
43.30% 4.2 43.50% 6.9 3.20% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/02-10/30/02
53.00% 1.0 39.00% 1.0 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Chicago Tribune 
10/25/02-10/27/02
47.00% 2.0 37.00% 5.0 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/25/02-10/25/02
49.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Chicago Sun-Times 
10/21/02-10/24/02
50.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Opinion Research 
10/23/02-10/24/02
51.00% 1.7 36.00% 3.6 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  National Organization for Women (NOW)
  Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois
D Some say...
D InspectorMorse
  Chicago Sun-Times
Laf-W Craverguy
LBR Old LW
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 06, 2002 12:00am News Blagojevich elected governor  Article COSDem 
Oct 19, 2002 06:19am General Blagojevich struggles to calm debate storm  Article None Entered 
Sep 30, 2002 09:53am General The Cruz Factor  Article RP 
Sep 27, 2002 06:09pm General A Blagojevich quid pro quo?  Article RP 
Sep 26, 2002 08:20pm General GOP Death Penalty Feud Sinks to First-Name Calling  Article Nats In First! 
Sep 17, 2002 09:24am General Illinois Governor Candidate Admits Brush with Pot  Article RP 
Sep 05, 2002 12:50pm General Ryan vs. Ryan  Article RP 
Sep 05, 2002 02:26am General For Illinois GOP, a Bad Year to Run a Ryan  Article RP 
Jun 25, 2002 08:25pm General Planned Parenthood funds anti-Ryan spot hitting Ryan  Article Moof 
Jan 30, 2002 12:00pm General Jim Ryan wavers on support of gay bill  Article Ashley 

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