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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1998 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Turnout 29.70% Total Population
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev January 20, 2009 01:49am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1992
NameCarol Moseley Braun Votes2,631,229 (53.27%)
Term01/03/1993 - 01/03/1999 Margin504,396 (+10.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameBarack Obama Votes3,597,456 (69.97%)
Term01/03/2005 - 11/16/2008 Margin2,206,766 (+42.92%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 17, 1998 IL US Senate - R Primary
Peter G. Fitzgerald
R 719,522
Mar 17, 1998 IL US Senate- D Primary
Carol Moseley Braun
D 666,419
Mar 17, 1998 IL US Senate - REF Primary
Don A. Torgersen
REF 753
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01/28/1998 10/29/1998

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald (I) Sen. Carol Moseley Braun Don A. Torgersen (W) Raymond Stalker  
PartyRepublican Democratic Reform U.S. Taxpayers  
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Uncertified Votes1,709,041 (50.35%) 1,610,496 (47.44%) 74,704 (2.20%) 280 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -98,545 (-2.90%) -1,634,337 (-48.15%) -1,708,761 (-50.34%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
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MATCHUP POLLS (17 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.18%-- 40.70%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Zogby Interactive 
10/28/98-10/29/98		 42.00% 4.0 45.00% 10.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/24/98-10/26/98		 49.00% -- 41.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/17/98-10/20/98		 48.00% 1.0 38.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/10/98-10/12/98		 49.00% 3.0 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/03/98-10/06/98		 49.00% 1.0 36.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
09/19/98-09/22/98		 48.00% 2.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I McCord 2014
R Jack Roeser
R TurnerforCongress
Veg Thomas Walker
REFS Servo
I Chase McFadden
D COSDem
D AJ
D InspectorMorse
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 03, 1998 12:00am News Moseley-Braun loses to Republican Fitzgerald  Article Barack O-blame-a 
Mar 18, 1998 12:00am News Fitzgerald To Face Moseley-Braun For Illinois Senate Seat  Article COSDem 

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