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State Information

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2006	general	Rod Blagojevich (D)	1,736,731	49.8%
		Judy Baar Topinka (R)	1,369,315	39.3%
		Rich Whitney (GREEN)	361,336	10.4%
2002	general	Rod Blagojevich (D)	1,847,040	52.2%
		Jim Ryan (R)	1,594,960	45.1%
		Cal Skinner (LIBERT)	73,794	2.1%
		Marisellis Brown (I)	23,089	0.6%
1998	general	George H. Ryan (R)	1,714,094	51%
		Glenn Poshard (D)	1,594,191	47.5%
		Lawrence Redmond (REF)	50,372	1.5%

Vote For President

Year	Democrat	Republican	Independent
2004	John Kerry: 55%	George W. Bush: 44%
2000	Al Gore: 55%	George W. Bush: 43%
1996	Bill Clinton: 54%	Robert Dole: 37%
1992	Bill Clinton: 49%	George H. W. Bush: 34%

Demographics (2000 census)

Population (2005):12,763,371

Under 18:26.1%

Over 65:12.1%

Non-Hispanic White:67.8%

Black:14.9%

Hispanic:12.3%

Asian:3.4%

American Indian:0.1%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:0.0%

Median Household Income: 46,590

Median Household Income Rank: 13