Upcoming Elections
Massachusetts Senate
Rod R. Blagojevich
(D-Ill.)
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Residence:Chicago
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Born:December 10, 1956; Chicago, Ill.
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Religion:Eastern Orthodox
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Family:Wife, Patricia Blagojevich; two children
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Education:Northwestern U., B.A. 1979 (history) ; Pepperdine U., J.D. 1983
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Military service:None
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Career:Lawyer
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Political Highlights:Assistant Cook County state's attorney, 1986-88; Ill. House, 1993-97; U.S. House, 1997-2003; governor, 2003-09
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Elected:2002 (2nd term)
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Note:
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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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