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  IL District 08-R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 31, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 21, 2006 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close March 21, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
Turnout 4.47% Total Population
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedArmyDem September 03, 2008 09:42am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameMelissa Bean Votes139,792 (51.70%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin9,191 (+3.40%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameMelissa Bean Votes93,355 (50.91%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin12,635 (+6.89%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL - District 08 11/07/2006
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/10/2006 03/21/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Kathy Salvi 5 ------
Leaning Call: Kathy Salvi (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Kathy Salvi (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/25/2005 03/01/2006

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
Photo  
Name S. David McSweeney Kathy Salvi St. Rep. Robert W. Churchill Aaron Lincoln Ken Arnold James Creighton Mitchell, Jr.  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 25,085 (42.92%) 19,370 (33.14%) 9,169 (15.69%) 2,630 (4.50%) 1,275 (2.18%) 921 (1.58%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,715 (-9.78%) -15,916 (-27.23%) -22,455 (-38.42%) -23,810 (-40.74%) -24,164 (-41.34%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 10/03/2005 00/00/2005 10/10/2005 12/19/2005  
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg19.00%-- 29.00%-- 17.00%-- 3.00%-- 1.00%-- 1.00%--  
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
02/28/06-03/01/06		 19.00% 1.0 29.00% 13.0 17.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 1.00% -- 1.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
12/14/05-12/15/05		 20.00% 19.0 16.00% -- 15.00% 1.0 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
05/25/05-05/26/05		 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 16.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Eagle Forum
  Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago)
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Tribune
R Michael W. Tryon 🔗
R Maureen Murphy 🔗
D Paul D. Froehlich 🔗
R Ray LaHood 🔗
R Peter G. Fitzgerald 🔗
  Illinois Federation for Right to Life
R Philip M. Crane 🔗
R Teresa Bartels 🔗
  Teamsters, International Brotherhood of
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 09, 2006 12:00am Endorsement Crane endorses Salvi as GOP's best hope to beat Bean  Article COSDem 
Feb 01, 2006 09:00pm Election Guide Bartels pulls out of primary [IL-08]  Article COSDem 
Oct 11, 2005 11:40am Election Guide Anti-tax activist enters crowded race [IL-08]  Article COSDem 
Oct 03, 2005 06:55pm Election Guide Churchill declares for IL-08 congressional seat  Article COSDem 
Sep 14, 2005 01:00pm Election Guide In role reversal, Kathy Salvi to run for Congress [Il-08]  Article COSDem 
Aug 15, 2005 01:00pm Election Guide State rep Beaubein won’t run against Bean [IL-08]  Article COSDem 

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