Illinois is one of the states that will be going to the ballot this year. Everything is set at the moment; candidates have gone through the primary elections, and every citizen now knows his Illinois congress candidate 2014. The state primary elections were held on 18/ March/2014, and each party chose a representative for the forthcoming general elections.
Elections for the senatorial position are scheduled for 4/11/2014. This race will bring on the last senator of Illinois, Dick Durbin against Jim Oberweis who will be representing the Republicans. Durbin was uncontested in his party primary elections while Jim won his convincingly.
Every congressional district elected a candidate to the House of Representatives position for every participating party. This work keenly looks at individual candidates running for any congress position available in Illinois. This brief analysis is in terms of their performance in primary elections, their chances of winning or losing, and whether they faced tough competition or not.
In district one; Bobby Rush will be representing the Democratic Party against the Republican, Jimmie Lee Tillman II while in district two, Erick Wallace will carry the flag for the Republicans against Robin Kelly who is a Democrat and incumbent. Charles Rayburn and Marcus Lewis were both removed from the ballot.
The next congressional district saw Sharon Brannigan beat the 2012 candidate to the eleventh congressional District of Illinois, Diane Harris to the title by garnering a total of 62.6% against 37.4% by Harris. She now faces incumbent Democrat, Daniel Lipinski in the forthcoming general elections.
The forth district will witness a tough battle between Hector Concepcion, a Republican, and Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat. Hector was removed from the ballot in 2012, and is back to make appeals this year. Incumbent, Gutierrez on the other hand, is seeking to defend his post after defeating fellow democrats, Alexandra Eidenberg and Jorge Zavala in their party primary held in March.
In district number five, Republicans are not represented. Mike Quigley will face Nancy Wade. In the sixth district, Republican incumbent Peter Roskam will meet Democrat Michael Mason in what might be a fierce battle. In congressional district number seven, Robert Bumpers, a Republican, will be up against Danny Davis, of the Democratic Party. Dan Roche withdrew from this race prior to the party primary.
Lawrence Kaifesh will contest against Tammy Duckworth in district eight as Susanne Atanus battles with incumbent Schakowsky Janice in district number nine. Democrat Brad Schneider will meet in a tough test against Robert Dold district number ten. The candidacy of Arlene Hickory was withdrawn.
The eleven district, a shall witness a tough battle between Bill Foster and Darlene Senger. Darlene defeated three fellow party members to clinch the right to vie against Foster in November. Foster won his position uncontested. In district twelve, there shall be three contestants for the seat; Mike Bost, Paula Bradshaw and William Enyart. In congressional district number thirteen, Rodney Davis, Josh Dill and Callis Ann will battle out for the position.
The fourteenth district has former office holder Randy Hultgren and Dennis Anderson as its candidates in the general elections. The fifteenth one will also have two candidates going for the post, John Shimkus and Eric Thorsland while the sixteenth one will bring together Adam Kinzinger and Randal Olsen in a tough contest. The seventeenth will field Bobby Schilling and Cheri Bustos of the Republican and Democrat Parties respectively. The eighteenth district will encounter a ferocious contest between Aaron Schlock and Darrel Miller.
Elections for the senatorial position are scheduled for 4/11/2014. This race will bring on the last senator of Illinois, Dick Durbin against Jim Oberweis who will be representing the Republicans. Durbin was uncontested in his party primary elections while Jim won his convincingly.
Every congressional district elected a candidate to the House of Representatives position for every participating party. This work keenly looks at individual candidates running for any congress position available in Illinois. This brief analysis is in terms of their performance in primary elections, their chances of winning or losing, and whether they faced tough competition or not.
In district one; Bobby Rush will be representing the Democratic Party against the Republican, Jimmie Lee Tillman II while in district two, Erick Wallace will carry the flag for the Republicans against Robin Kelly who is a Democrat and incumbent. Charles Rayburn and Marcus Lewis were both removed from the ballot.
The next congressional district saw Sharon Brannigan beat the 2012 candidate to the eleventh congressional District of Illinois, Diane Harris to the title by garnering a total of 62.6% against 37.4% by Harris. She now faces incumbent Democrat, Daniel Lipinski in the forthcoming general elections.
The forth district will witness a tough battle between Hector Concepcion, a Republican, and Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat. Hector was removed from the ballot in 2012, and is back to make appeals this year. Incumbent, Gutierrez on the other hand, is seeking to defend his post after defeating fellow democrats, Alexandra Eidenberg and Jorge Zavala in their party primary held in March.
In district number five, Republicans are not represented. Mike Quigley will face Nancy Wade. In the sixth district, Republican incumbent Peter Roskam will meet Democrat Michael Mason in what might be a fierce battle. In congressional district number seven, Robert Bumpers, a Republican, will be up against Danny Davis, of the Democratic Party. Dan Roche withdrew from this race prior to the party primary.
Lawrence Kaifesh will contest against Tammy Duckworth in district eight as Susanne Atanus battles with incumbent Schakowsky Janice in district number nine. Democrat Brad Schneider will meet in a tough test against Robert Dold district number ten. The candidacy of Arlene Hickory was withdrawn.
The eleven district, a shall witness a tough battle between Bill Foster and Darlene Senger. Darlene defeated three fellow party members to clinch the right to vie against Foster in November. Foster won his position uncontested. In district twelve, there shall be three contestants for the seat; Mike Bost, Paula Bradshaw and William Enyart. In congressional district number thirteen, Rodney Davis, Josh Dill and Callis Ann will battle out for the position.
The fourteenth district has former office holder Randy Hultgren and Dennis Anderson as its candidates in the general elections. The fifteenth one will also have two candidates going for the post, John Shimkus and Eric Thorsland while the sixteenth one will bring together Adam Kinzinger and Randal Olsen in a tough contest. The seventeenth will field Bobby Schilling and Cheri Bustos of the Republican and Democrat Parties respectively. The eighteenth district will encounter a ferocious contest between Aaron Schlock and Darrel Miller.
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