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UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
UNITED STATES SENATE
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
DEMOCRATS
ALVAREZ, ANITA (I)
REPUBLICAN
PFANNKUCHE, CHRISTOPHER E.K.
UNITED STATES HOUSE
1ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
BROOKINS JR, HOWARD
REPUBLICANS
DEUSER, AUGUST (O'NEIL)
TILLMAN II, JIMMY LEE
2ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
KELLY, ROBIN (I)
RAYBURN, CHARLES
REPUBLICANS
MORROW, JOHN F
3RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
LIPINSKI, DANIEL WILLIAM (I)
4TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
5TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
QUIGLEY, MIKE (I)
GREEN PARTY
GRIMSLEY, WARREN 'GRIZZ'
SHERMAN, ROB
6TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
HOWLAND, AMANDA
REPUBLICANS
DRABIK, GERALD 'JERRY'
KINZLER, GORDON (JAY)
ROSKAM, PETER J (I)
7TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
COLLINS, FREDERICK
DAVIS, DANNY K (I)
8TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
BULLWINKEL, DEBORAH M
NOLAND, MICHAEL
REPUBLICAN
DICIANNI, PETER 'PETE'
9TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D (I)
REPUBLICANS
WILLIAMS III, DAVID EARL
10TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICAN
DOLD, ROBERT (I)
11TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
REPUBLICANS
KHOURI, TONIA
WHITE, HERMAN B
14TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
HOSTA, JOHN J
MAGGITT, JESSE
WALZ, JIM
REPUBLICAN
HULTGREN, RANDY M (I)
16TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
KINZINGER, ADAM (I)
ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER
DEMOCRAT
MENDOZA, SUSANA
REPUBLICAN
MUNGER, LESLIE
ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS
1ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MUNOZ, ANTONIO 'TONY' (I)
2ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
ALFARO, ANGELICA
AQUINO, OMAR
DELGADO, WILLIAM 'WILLIE' (I)
4TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
LIGHTFORD, KIMBERLY A
5TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
JOHNSON, JEFF
VAN PELT, PATRICIA (I)
7TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
STEANS, HEATHER A (I)
8TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SILVERSTEIN, IRA I (I)
10TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MULROE, JOHN G (I)
11TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SANDOVAL, MARTIN A (I)
13TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
RAOUL, KWAME (I)
14TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
JONES III, EMIL (I)
16TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
COLLINS, JACQUELINE 'JACQUI' (I)
17TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
TROTTER, DONNE E (I)
19TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
HASTINGS, MICHAEL E (I)
SOLOMON, MCSTEPHEN 'MAX'
20TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MARTINEZ, IRIS Y (I)
22ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
CARAMELLI, STEVE
CASTRO, CRISTINA
23RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CULLERTON, THOMAS E
REPUBLICAN
LEWIS, SETH
25TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
PIEROG, CORINNE M
REPUBLICAN
OBERWEIS, JIM (I)
26TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS
URLACHER, CASEY
28TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MURPHY, LAURA (I)
REPUBLICAN
THILLENS, MEL
29TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MORRISON, JULIE A (I)
REPUBLICAN
SALZBERG, BENJAMIN
31ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BUSH, MELINDA (I)
REPUBLICANS
AMROZOWICZ, MICHAEL
HUDSON, BLAKE
32ND DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
ALTHOFF, PAMELA (I)
34TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
STADELMAN, STEVE (I)
35TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
SYVERSON, DAVE (I)
38TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BENSON, CHRISTINE
REPUBLICAN
REZIN, SUE (I)
40TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
HUTCHINSON, TOI W (I)
41ST DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
RADOGNO, CHRISTINE (I)
43RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MCGUIRE, PAT (I)
43RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BRADY, BILL (I)
49TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BERTINO-TARRANT, JENNIFER (I)
REPUBLICAN
ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS
1ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BURKE, DANIEL J (I)
2ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
ACEVEDO, ALEXANDER
MAH, THERESA
WONG, BENNY
3RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
ARROYO, LUIS (I)
VAZQUEZ, JOAQUIN
4TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
SOTO, CYNTHIA (I)
ZWOLINSKY, ROBERT (BOB Z)
5TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
DUNKIN, KENNETH 'KEN' (I)
STRATTON, JULIANA
6TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
HARPER, SONYA MARIE (I)
JOHNSON, EDDIE
SMITH, DARRYL D
VAUGHN, KENYATTA NICOLE
7TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
HARRIS, CHRIS
WELCH, EMANUEL 'CHRIS' (I)
8TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
FORD, LA SHAWN K (I)
GOLSTON, STEVE
8TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
TURNER, ARTHUR (I)
8TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
CONYEARS, MELISSA
REAVES-HARRIS, PAMELA
REPUBLICAN
SPOGNARDI, MARK
11TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
WILLIAMS, ANN M (I)
REPUBLICAN
12TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
FEIGENHOLTZ, SARA (I)
REPUBLICAN
WITT, GENE
13TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
HARRIS, GREGORY (I)
14TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CASSIDY, KELLY M (I)
15TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
CHARLIER, JAC
D'AMICO, JOHN C (I)
REPUBLICAN
16TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
LANG, LOU (I)
17TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
FINE, LAURA (I)
18TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
GABEL, ROBYN (I)
REPUBLICAN
TUCKER, JESSICA
19TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MARTWICK, ROBERT
20TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MARWIG, MERRY
REPUBLICAN
MCAULIFFE, MICHAEL P (I)
21ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
TABARES, SILVANA (I)
22ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
BARBOZA, JOE G
MADIGAN, MICHAEL J (I)
RODRIGUEZ, GRASIELA
23RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
ZALEWSKI, MICHAEL J (I)
24TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
HERNANDEZ, ELISABETH 'LISA' (I)
REPUBLICAN
KIRCHOFF, ANDY
25TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
CURRIE, BARBARA FLYNN
RUSH, FLYNN
26TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
27TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
DAVIS, MONIQUE D (I)
SLAUGHTER, JUSTIN Q.
28TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
RITA, ROBERT 'BOB' (I)
29TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
JONES, THADDEUS (I)
TILLMAN, WILBUR 'WILL'
WILLIAMS, KENNETH 'KENNY'
30TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
DAVIS, WILLIAM 'WILL' (I)
31ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
CRAWFORD, MICHAEL
FLOWERS, MARY E (I)
32ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
THAPEDI, ANDRE (I)
33RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
EVANS JR, MARCUS C (I)
34TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SIMS JR, ELGIE R
34TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
HURLEY, FRANCES ANN (I)
REPUBLICAN
HORNE, VICTOR
36TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BURKE, KELLY (I)
37TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
MCDERMED, MARGO (I)
38TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
RILEY, AL (I)
39TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
GUZZARDI, WILL (I)
40TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS
ANDRADE JR, JAIME M (I)
PATEL, HARISH I
41ST DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
WEHRLI, GRANT
42ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CARRIER, KATHLEEN V.
REPUBLICAN
IVES, JEANNE M (I)
43RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MOELLER, ANNA
44TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CRESPO, FRED (I)
45TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
BORBAS, CYNTHIA
REPUBLICAN
WINGER, CHRISTINA JENNIFER (I)
46TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CONROY, DEB (I)
REPUBLICAN
HOLAN, HEIDI
47TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
BELLOCK, PATRICIA R 'PATTI' (I)
48TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
BREEN, PETER (I)
49TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
FORTNER, MIKE
50TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
WHEELER, KEITH R (I)
51ST DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
SAUER, NICK
52ND DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
MCSWEENEY, DAVID (I)
53RD DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
HARRIS, DAVID (I)
54TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
MORRISON, TOM (I)
55TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MOYLAN, MARTIN J (I)
REPUBLICAN
56TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MUSSMAN, MICHELLE (I)
REPUBLICAN
57TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
NEKRITZ, ELAINE (I)
58TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
DRURY, SCOTT (I)
59TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SENTE, CAROL (I)
REPUBLICAN
ABERNATHY, DAWN
60TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MAYFIELD, RITA (I)
REPUBLICAN
OCHSNER, ROBERT L
61ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CIKO, NICK
REPUBLICAN
JESIEL, SHERI (I)
62ND DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
YINGLING, SAM (I)
REPUBLICAN
DROBINSKI, ROD
63RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
FRANKS, JACK D (I)
REPUBLICANS
LICHTE, JEFFERY
REICK, STEVEN
64TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
WHEELER, BARBARA (I)
65TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
ANDERSSON, STEVEN A (I)
65TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
ZETTLER, NANCY A
REPUBLICANS
SCHOFIELD, CAROLYN
SERWATKA, PAUL
WILBRANDT, DAN
75TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SHUGART, MARTHA J
REPUBLICAN
ANTHONY, JOHN D (I)
76TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
SKOOG, ANDY (I)
REPUBLICANS
BRAMEL, JACOB L
LONG, JERRY LEE
77TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
WILLIS, KATHLEEN (I)
REPUBLICAN
AIRDO, ANTHONY
78TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
LILLY, CAMILLE (I)
79TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CLOONEN, KATHERINE 'KATE' (I)
REPUBLICAN
PARKHURST, LINDSAY
80TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
DELUCA, ANTHONY (I)
81ST DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
HOSE, GREG
REPUBLICAN
SANDACK, RON (I)
82ND DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
DURKIN, JIM (I)
83RD DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
CHAPA LAVIA, LINDA (I)
84TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
KIFOWIT, STEPHANIE A (I)
REPUBLICAN
STRICK, MIKE
85TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MCASEY, EMILY (I)
86TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
WALSH JR, LAWRENCE 'LARRY' (I)
97TH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
BATINICK, MARK (I)
98TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
MANLEY, NATALIE A
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
DEMOCRATS
COLEMAN, SHIRLEY T
HARDIMAN, TIO
HARRIS, MICHELLE
REPUBLICAN
SHAPIRO, DIANE S
DUPAGE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
REPUBLICAN
KACHIROUBAS, CHRIS (I)
KANE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
REPUBLICAN
HARTWELL, THOMAS 'TOM' (I)
LAKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
DEMOCRAT
WEINSTEIN, ERIN CARTWRIGHT
REPUBLICAN
MCHENRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
REPUBLICAN
KEEFE, KATHERINE M (I)
WILL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
REPUBLICANS
CARLSON, MARLENE M
CHASTEEN, ANDREA LYNN
DUPAGE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
REPUBLICAN
BERLIN, ROBERT 'BOB' (I)
KANE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
REPUBLICAN
MCMAHON, JOSEPH H (I)
LAKE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
DEMOCRAT
PERILLO JR, MICHAEL J
REPUBLICAN
STANTON, MATT
MCHENRY COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
REPUBLICANS
BIANCHI, LOUIS A (I)
KENNEALLY, PATRICK D
REGINA, DANIEL J
MCHENRY COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
REPUBLICAN
GLASGOW, JAMES W
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