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The 2006 Election for statewide offices in the State of Illinois will be held on 7 November 2006. On that date, registered voters in the State of Illinois will be eligible to elect officeholders in six statewide offices. These include the office of Governor of Illinois, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Attorney General of Illinois, Secretary of State of Illinois, State Treasurer of Illinois and State Comptroller of Illinois.

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Governor 1.2 Lieutenant Governor 1.2.1 Active candidates 1.2.2 Primary losers 1.3 Attorney General 1.4 Secretary of State 1.5 Comptroller 1.6 Treasurer 2 Political parties 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Candidates

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Incumbents appear in bold.

[edit] Governor

See: Illinois gubernatorial election, 2006

[edit] Lieutenant Governor

[edit] Active candidates

• Joe Birkett (Republican Party) - DuPage County State's Attorney and 2002 nominee for Attorney General
• Pat Quinn (Democratic Party)
• Julie Samuels (Green Party)

[edit] Primary losers

• Lawrence L. Bruckner- attorney, motel owner, and army veteran
• Steve Rauschenberger- State Senator & '04 US Senate Candidate
• Sandy Wegman- Kane County Recorder of Deeds

[edit] Attorney General

• David Black (Green Party)
• Lisa Madigan (Democratic Party)
• Stu Umholtz (Republican Party)

[edit] Secretary of State

• Karen Young Peterson (Green Party)
• Dan Rutherford (Republican Party)
• Jesse White (Democratic Party)

[edit] Comptroller

• Daniel Hynes (Democratic Party)
• Carole Pankau (Republican Party)
• Alicia Snyder (Green Party)

[edit] Treasurer

The current incumbent, Judy Baar Topinka, is running for Governor.

• Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic Party)
• Dan Rodriguez-Schlorff (Green Party)
• Christine Radogno (Republican Party)

[edit] Political parties

These are the official names of the political committees, registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections, that are affiliated with ballot qualified candidates running in this election. Listed in alphabetical order.

• Democratic Party of Illinois
• Illinois Green Party
• Illinois Republican Party

[edit] See also

• Illinois gubernatorial election, 2006

[edit] External links

• Candidate Filing (Illinois State Board of Elections)
• Campaign Disclosure (Illinois State Board of Elections)