| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois elections |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Illinois elections |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Illinois elections |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Turnout: | 48.64% |
The 2006 Illinois elections were held on November 7, 2006. On that date, registered voters in the State of Illinois elected officeholders for U.S. Congress, to six statewide offices (Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of States, Treasurer and Comptroller), as well as to the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.
The incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, previously the only Republican elected statewide, made an unsuccessful run for governor rather than stand for re-election. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her, and the Democratic incumbents for the other statewide offices won re-election, making Illinois the only Midwestern state in which Democrats held all statewide offices.
For the first time since the 1930s, all executive offices and control of the Illinois General Assembly was won by the Democratic Party. The last time any party had met this feat had been the mid-1990s, when the Republican Party held such power following the 1994 Illinois elections.
2006 was a midterm election year in the United States.
For the primary election, turnout was 24.84%, with 1,804,624 votes cast.[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,261 | 7,721 | 17.85% | ||
| Alexander | 7,670 | 2,330 | 30.38% | |
| Bond | 10,486 | 1,877 | 17.9% | |
| Boone | 30,069 | 6,066 | 20.17% | |
| Brown | 3,467 | 617 | 17.8% | |
| Bureau | 25,122 | 4,910 | 19.54% | |
| Calhoun | 3,880 | 1,636 | 42.16% | |
| Carroll | 12,360 | 2,493 | 20.17% | |
| Cass | 9,136 | 1,291 | 14.13% | |
| Champaign | 112,302 | 22,695 | 20.21% | |
| Christian | 23,170 | 3,127 | 13.5% | |
| Clark | 12,217 | 1,810 | 14.82% | |
| Clay | 9,647 | 2,274 | 23.57% | |
| Clinton | 25,364 | 2,313 | 9.12% | |
| Coles | 29,746 | 6,745 | 22.68% | |
| Cook[2] | 2,682,718 | 762,273 | 28.41% | |
| Crawford | 13,044 | 2,146 | 16.45% | |
| Cumberland | 8,723 | 1,752 | 20.08% | |
| DeKalb | 53,224 | 12,439 | 23.37% | |
| DeWitt | 12,426 | 2,569 | 20.67% | |
| Douglas | 12,387 | 4,271 | 34.48% | |
| DuPage | 518,275 | 149,399 | 28.83% | |
| Edgar | 12,703 | 2,120 | 16.69% | |
| Edwards | 4,596 | 1,076 | 23.41% | |
| Effingham | 21,702 | 3,968 | 18.28% | |
| Fayette | 14,708 | 2,926 | 19.89% | |
| Ford | 8,831 | 2,851 | 32.28% | |
| Franklin | 30,480 | 8,435 | 27.67% | |
| Fulton | 26,445 | 8,177 | 30.92% | |
| Gallatin | 4,452 | 2,524 | 56.69% | |
| Greene | 9,368 | 2,784 | 29.72% | |
| Grundy | 30,596 | 8,270 | 27.03% | |
| Hamilton | 6,515 | 2,642 | 40.55% | |
| Hancock | 13,156 | 3,750 | 28.5% | |
| Hardin | 3,875 | 1,590 | 41.03% | |
| Henderson | 5,211 | 1,513 | 29.03% | |
| Henry | 38,356 | 5,850 | 15.25% | |
| Iroquois | 19,370 | 6,208 | 32.05% | |
| Jackson | 44,358 | 7,925 | 17.87% | |
| Jasper | 7,498 | 2,476 | 33.02% | |
| Jefferson | 26,935 | 5,451 | 20.24% | |
| Jersey | 16,023 | 3,561 | 22.22% | |
| Jo Daviess | 16,225 | 5,568 | 34.32% | |
| Johnson | 7,485 | 3,526 | 47.11% | |
| Kane | 244,891 | 66,331 | 27.09% | |
| Kankakee | 64,855 | 10,322 | 15.92% | |
| Kendall | 51,495 | 17,900 | 34.76% | |
| Knox | 33,646 | 7,687 | 22.85% | |
| Lake | 369,845 | 81,724 | 22.1% | |
| LaSalle | 72,650 | 13,384 | 18.42% | |
| Lawrence | 11,104 | 2,616 | 23.56% | |
| Lee | 24,570 | 5,779 | 23.52% | |
| Livingston | 23,302 | 4,468 | 19.17% | |
| Logan | 18,845 | 4,520 | 23.99% | |
| Macon | 78,617 | 8,594 | 10.93% | |
| Macoupin | 35,273 | 9,289 | 26.33% | |
| Madison | 170,202 | 27,101 | 15.92% | |
| Marion | 30,063 | 4,259 | 14.17% | |
| Marshall | 8,590 | 1,778 | 20.7% | |
| Mason | 10,787 | 2,085 | 19.33% | |
| Massac | 12,454 | 2,855 | 22.92% | |
| McDonough | 18,230 | 3,993 | 21.9% | |
| McHenry | 185,638 | 50,251 | 27.07% | |
| McLean | 97,788 | 19,097 | 19.53% | |
| Menard | 8,890 | 1,990 | 22.38% | |
| Mercer | 13,960 | 2,235 | 16.01% | |
| Monroe | 22,520 | 6,494 | 28.84% | |
| Montgomery | 17,706 | 2,556 | 14.44% | |
| Morgan | 22,938 | 5,949 | 25.94% | |
| Moultrie | 9,561 | 1,470 | 15.37% | |
| Ogle | 36,013 | 11,193 | 31.08% | |
| Peoria | 109,973 | 18,772 | 17.07% | |
| Perry | 14,755 | 3,008 | 20.39% | |
| Piatt | 12,155 | 2,460 | 20.24% | |
| Pike | 12,300 | 1,843 | 14.98% | |
| Pope | 3,516 | 1,272 | 36.18% | |
| Pulaski | 5,840 | 2,061 | 35.29% | |
| Putnam | 4,534 | 1,139 | 25.12% | |
| Randolph | 23,362 | 6,013 | 25.74% | |
| Richland | 12,993 | 1,899 | 14.62% | |
| Rock Island | 115,949 | 18,346 | 15.82% | |
| Saline | 16,583 | 5,132 | 30.95% | |
| Sangamon | 128,744 | 24,276 | 18.86% | |
| Schuyler | 5,518 | 1,480 | 26.82% | |
| Scott | 3,844 | 711 | 18.5% | |
| Shelby | 16,062 | 3,826 | 23.82% | |
| Stark | 4,870 | 819 | 16.82% | |
| St. Clair | 186,967 | 27,472 | 14.69% | |
| Stephenson | 33,182 | 6,370 | 19.2% | |
| Tazewell | 92,905 | 15,161 | 16.32% | |
| Union | 16,026 | 4,305 | 26.86% | |
| Vermilion | 49,290 | 6,998 | 14.2% | |
| Wabash | 10,186 | 1,896 | 18.61% | |
| Warren | 12,284 | 3,733 | 30.39% | |
| Washington | 11,919 | 2,980 | 25% | |
| Wayne | 12,716 | 4,405 | 34.64% | |
| White | 11,685 | 2,993 | 25.61% | |
| Whiteside | 41,937 | 5,632 | 13.43% | |
| Will | 329,996 | 105,092 | 31.85% | |
| Williamson | 41,867 | 8,442 | 20.16% | |
| Winnebago | 175,825 | 38,044 | 21.64% | |
| Woodford | 24,171 | 6,179 | 25.56% | |
| 7,263,969 | 1,804,624 | 24.84% |
For the general election, turnout was 48.64%, with 3,587,676 votes cast.[3]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,873 | 22,599 | 51.51% | ||
| Alexander | 7,760 | 3,126 | 40.28% | |
| Bond | 10,486 | 5,990 | 57.12% | |
| Boone | 31,627 | 15,711 | 49.68% | |
| Brown | 3,525 | 2,147 | 60.91% | |
| Bureau | 25,226 | 12,349 | 48.95% | |
| Calhoun | 3,983 | 2,486 | 62.42% | |
| Carroll | 12,734 | 6,142 | 48.23% | |
| Cass | 9,037 | 4,631 | 51.24% | |
| Champaign | 113,905 | 53,869 | 47.29% | |
| Christian | 23,329 | 11,922 | 51.1% | |
| Clark | 12,263 | 5,825 | 47.5% | |
| Clay | 9,384 | 5,062 | 53.94% | |
| Clinton | 25,250 | 12,652 | 50.11% | |
| Coles | 30,632 | 14,447 | 47.16% | |
| Cook[4] | 2,710,118 | 1,350,915 | 49.85% | |
| Crawford | 13,392 | 7,185 | 53.65% | |
| Cumberland | 8,783 | 4,064 | 46.27% | |
| DeKalb | 54,766 | 26,336 | 48.09% | |
| DeWitt | 12,732 | 6,034 | 47.39% | |
| Douglas | 12,494 | 6,089 | 48.74% | |
| DuPage | 529,726 | 268,988 | 50.78% | |
| Edgar | 12,205 | 6,499 | 53.25% | |
| Edwards | 4,660 | 2,741 | 58.82% | |
| Effingham | 22,306 | 12,829 | 57.51% | |
| Fayette | 14,902 | 7,990 | 53.62% | |
| Ford | 9,976 | 4,491 | 45.02% | |
| Franklin | 30,466 | 13,812 | 45.34% | |
| Fulton | 26,591 | 13,257 | 49.86% | |
| Gallatin | 4,483 | 2,653 | 59.18% | |
| Greene | 9,411 | 5,023 | 53.37% | |
| Grundy | 28,508 | 14,580 | 51.14% | |
| Hamilton | 6,459 | 4,040 | 62.55% | |
| Hancock | 13,363 | 7,785 | 58.26% | |
| Hardin | 3,959 | 2,275 | 57.46% | |
| Henderson | 5,297 | 3,031 | 57.22% | |
| Henry | 36,633 | 18,295 | 49.94% | |
| Iroquois | 20,017 | 9,504 | 47.48% | |
| Jackson | 45,362 | 16,143 | 35.59% | |
| Jasper | 7,373 | 4,136 | 56.1% | |
| Jefferson | 27,269 | 12,924 | 47.39% | |
| Jersey | 15,730 | 7,874 | 50.06% | |
| Jo Daviess | 16,311 | 8,248 | 50.57% | |
| Johnson | 7,512 | 4,590 | 61.1% | |
| Kane | 252,171 | 116,249 | 46.1% | |
| Kankakee | 62,344 | 31,431 | 50.42% | |
| Kendall | 54,857 | 25,709 | 46.87% | |
| Knox | 34,254 | 17,802 | 51.97% | |
| Lake | 369,853 | 190,718 | 51.57% | |
| LaSalle | 73,127 | 34,221 | 46.8% | |
| Lawrence | 10,028 | 5,299 | 52.84% | |
| Lee | 24,922 | 11,177 | 44.85% | |
| Livingston | 23,340 | 11,044 | 47.32% | |
| Logan | 19,094 | 10,248 | 53.67% | |
| Macon | 84,882 | 35,480 | 41.8% | |
| Macoupin | 34,560 | 17,693 | 51.2% | |
| Madison | 172,933 | 80,580 | 46.6% | |
| Marion | 30,063 | 12,629 | 42.01% | |
| Marshall | 8,736 | 4,673 | 53.49% | |
| Mason | 10,611 | 5,122 | 48.27% | |
| Massac | 12,688 | 5,447 | 42.93% | |
| McDonough | 19,105 | 10,136 | 53.05% | |
| McHenry | 186,323 | 82,725 | 44.4% | |
| McLean | 99,949 | 44,171 | 44.19% | |
| Menard | 8,954 | 5,183 | 57.88% | |
| Mercer | 14,145 | 6,363 | 44.98% | |
| Monroe | 22,375 | 11,127 | 49.73% | |
| Montgomery | 18,105 | 11,213 | 61.93% | |
| Morgan | 23,421 | 12,107 | 51.69% | |
| Moultrie | 9,295 | 4,952 | 53.28% | |
| Ogle | 36,994 | 16,223 | 43.85% | |
| Peoria | 119,412 | 55,418 | 46.41% | |
| Perry | 14,518 | 7,926 | 54.59% | |
| Piatt | 12,323 | 6,722 | 54.55% | |
| Pike | 12,397 | 6,244 | 50.37% | |
| Pope | 3,535 | 2,105 | 59.55% | |
| Pulaski | 6,597 | 2,921 | 44.28% | |
| Putnam | 4,513 | 2,313 | 51.25% | |
| Randolph | 23,607 | 12,052 | 51.05% | |
| Richland | 13,236 | 6,268 | 47.36% | |
| Rock Island | 117,626 | 47,130 | 40.07% | |
| Saline | 16,992 | 9,487 | 55.83% | |
| Sangamon | 131,579 | 76,504 | 58.14% | |
| Schuyler | 5,513 | 3,216 | 58.33% | |
| Scott | 3,890 | 2,089 | 53.7% | |
| Shelby | 16,402 | 7,889 | 48.1% | |
| Stark | 4,919 | 2,222 | 45.17% | |
| St. Clair | 189,124 | 70,725 | 37.4% | |
| Stephenson | 32,043 | 13,763 | 42.95% | |
| Tazewell | 93,838 | 44,098 | 46.99% | |
| Union | 16,237 | 7,086 | 43.64% | |
| Vermilion | 50,038 | 23,716 | 47.4% | |
| Wabash | 10,132 | 4,707 | 46.46% | |
| Warren | 11,164 | 6,040 | 54.1% | |
| Washington | 12,083 | 6,478 | 53.61% | |
| Wayne | 12,159 | 7,526 | 61.9% | |
| White | 11,820 | 6,330 | 53.55% | |
| Whiteside | 42,621 | 17,916 | 42.04% | |
| Will | 344,584 | 162,745 | 47.23% | |
| Williamson | 42,900 | 21,094 | 49.17% | |
| Winnebago | 184,352 | 80,876 | 43.87% | |
| Woodford | 24,587 | 13,059 | 53.11% | |
| 7,375,688 | 3,587,676 | 48.64% |
See main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois.
See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections. All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2006.
No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.
See main article: 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Rod Blagojevich |
| Running Mate1: | Pat Quinn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,736,731 |
| Percentage1: | 49.8% |
| Running Mate2: | Joe Birkett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,369,315 |
| Percentage2: | 39.3% |
| Nominee3: | Rich Whitney |
| Running Mate3: | Julie Samuels |
| Party3: | Green Party of the United States |
| Popular Vote3: | 361,336 |
| Percentage3: | 10.4% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rod Blagojevich |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rod Blagojevich |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 47.29% |
The 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor and Lieutenant Governor Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn won re-election to a second four-year term.
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | Lisa Madigan convocation (3x4a).JPG |
| Nominee1: | Lisa Madigan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,521,113 |
| Percentage1: | 72.45% |
| Nominee2: | Stewart Umholtz |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 843,903 |
| Percentage2: | 24.25% |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Lisa Madigan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lisa Madigan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 47.18% |
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan won reelection to a second term in office
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections#Secretary of State |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Illinois elections#Secretary of State |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Jesse White |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,204,762 |
| Percentage1: | 62.82% |
| Nominee2: | Dan Rutherford |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,159,363 |
| Percentage2: | 33.03% |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Jesse White |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jesse White |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 47.59% |
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White won reelection to a third term in office.
Green Party nominee Adrian Frost withdrew before the election.
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois State Comptroller election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections #Comptroller |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Illinois elections #Comptroller |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Daniel Hynes |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,198,658 |
| Percentage1: | 64.25% |
| Nominee2: | Carole Pankau |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,077,540 |
| Percentage2: | 31.49% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| State Comptroller | |
| Before Election: | Daniel Hynes |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Daniel Hynes |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 46.40% |
Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected to a third term.
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois State Treasurer election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections#Treasurer |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Illinois elections#Treasurer |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,838,094 |
| Percentage1: | 53.94% |
| Nominee2: | Christine Radogno |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,405,540 |
| Percentage2: | 41.24% |
| Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | Judy Baar Topinka |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Alexi Giannoulias |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 46.21% |
Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to succeed her.
| Election Name: | 2006 Illinois Senate election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Illinois elections#State Senate |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Illinois Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | 39 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Image1: | Emil Jones at UIC Feb23 2009 Cropped (1).jpg |
| Leader1: | Emil Jones |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 14th |
| Seats1: | 37 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Leader2: | Frank Watson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 51st |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader3: | N/A |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Leaders Seat3: | N/A |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Emil Jones |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Emil Jones |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
39 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2006.[5]
See main article: 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election. All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.