Illinois State Politics
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Munson unseated by Farnham in 43rd House raceNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Going into Tuesday, Elgin Township Democrat Chairman John Hamilton had a hunch that Keith Farnham would take the 43rd District House seat from Ruth Munson. "A whole lot ...
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Cronin sails to another state Senate victoryNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican State Sen. Dan Cronin won another term in the state Senate, where he has stood on a platform opposing tax increases since 1993. Unofficial results Tuesday nig...
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Senate Dist. 27 race leaning to MurphyNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrats saw the rematch between freshman state Sen. Matt Murphy and challenger Peter Gutzmer as an opportunity to take a seat long-held by the GOP. But with 162 of 187...
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Senger takes 96th House seatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican Darlene Senger of Naperville defeated Democrat Dianne McGuire for the state's 96th House District seat vacated by retiring Joe Dunn. With all 79 precincts rep...
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Froehlich re-elected as a DemocratNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich was heading toward re-election Tuesday as a Democrat - a different political party than when he ran two years ago. With incomplete results at p...
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Crespo retains 44th District SeatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrat Fred Crespo celebrated Tuesday night after he appeared headed toward a convincing win to retain his 44th District House seat. With about 95 percent of the vote ...
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Schmitz re-elected to House Dist. 49Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican Timothy L. Schmitz, of Batavia, won re-election to his sixth straight term as a state representative in the 49th District, handily fending off a young Democra...
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Tryon wins re-election for third term to HouseNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A wave of Democratic energy was not enough to wash over the McHenry County peninsula held by Mike Tryon. The Republican on Tuesday won his third, two-year term for the 6...
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Duffy defeats Gentes, captures Peterson's seatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Dan Duffy was cruising in his effort to keep state Senate District 26 in the Republican column Tuesday. With all 187 precincts counted in Lake, Cook and McHenry counties...
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Fake Froehlich signs appear in 56th District House raceNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The race for Illinois' 56th District House seat continued to generate heat Monday with the appearance of fake political signs implying an alliance between Democratic inc...