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  IL US President - R Primary
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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President - R Primaries
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline December 05, 2007 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 05, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 05, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedRBH February 05, 2021 11:41pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Ballot [Link] includes: Romney, McCain, Giuliani, Paul, Thompson, Tancredo, Mitchell, Keyes and Huckabee.

Polling Hours: 6:00am - 7:00pm (CST)

Elections Division: [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameJohn F. Kerry Votes2,891,550 (54.82%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin545,604 (+10.34%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes3,419,348 (61.84%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin1,388,169 (+25.10%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL US President 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/21/2007 02/05/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Ron Paul 1 ------
John McCain 5 9 4 1
Leaning Call: John McCain (97.50%)
Weighted Call: John McCain (100.01%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/11/2007 01/31/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. John McCain Gov. Mitt Romney Gov. Mike Huckabee Rep. Ron Paul Mayor Rudy Giuliani Sen. Fred Thompson Assistant Secretary Alan L. Keyes
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 426,777 (47.45%) 257,265 (28.60%) 148,053 (16.46%) 45,055 (5.01%) 11,837 (1.32%) 7,259 (0.81%) 2,318 (0.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -169,512 (-18.85%) -278,724 (-30.99%) -381,722 (-42.44%) -414,940 (-46.13%) -419,518 (-46.64%) -424,459 (-47.19%)
Predict Avg.1.00% 6.00% 1.00% 0.00% 4.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 12/00/2007 12/00/2007 12/00/2007 12/00/2007 -- -- 12/00/0000
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg41.07%-- 25.99%-- 10.60%-- 4.93%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Market Shares Corp 
01/30/08-01/31/08
43.00% 31.0 20.00% 6.0 15.00% 6.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% 23.0 0.00% 11.0 0.00% --
American Research Group 
01/30/08-01/31/08
48.00% 36.0 34.00% 23.0 3.00% 1.0 3.00% 2.0 0.00% 30.0 0.00% 21.0 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
01/29/08-01/29/08
34.00% -- 26.00% -- 16.00% -- 10.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
12/09/07-12/13/07
12.00% -- 14.00% -- 21.00% -- 3.00% -- 23.00% -- 11.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Illinois at Springfield 
07/24/07-09/04/07
17.50% -- 11.70% -- 3.70% -- 1.90% -- 31.40% -- 14.70% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
07/06/07-07/09/07
12.00% 12.0 11.00% 1.0 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 30.00% 3.0 21.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name James Creighton Mitchell, Jr. Rep. Tom Tancredo  
PartyRepublican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 483 (0.05%) 375 (0.04%)  
Margin-426,294 (-47.40%) -426,402 (-47.41%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 12/00/2007 --  
MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Market Shares Corp 
01/30/08-01/31/08
0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
American Research Group 
01/30/08-01/31/08
0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Rasmussen Reports 
01/29/08-01/29/08
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
12/09/07-12/13/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
University of Illinois at Springfield 
07/24/07-09/04/07
0.00% -- 0.30% --
American Research Group 
07/06/07-07/09/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Uncommitted (R)
 00, 2007

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Aug 16, 2007 11:20pm News Mitt Romney wins Illinois straw poll  Article The Sunset Provision 

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