Know Your Illinois Congress Candidate 2014

By Lila Bryant


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.

The senatorial battle will be held on 4/11/ 2014. Former senator and Senate Majority Whip, Democrat Dick Durbin is expecting another period in office. He, however, must beat competition from Oberweis Jim, a Republican Party member. Both of them comfortably won the primaries, with Durbin winning unopposed.

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.

The first congressional district will have a Democrat, Bobby Rush, running against Jimmie Lee Tillman II. At the same time, the second district shall witness a tough battle between Republican Eric Wallace and incumbent Robin Kelly. Two candidates; Marcus Lewis and Charles Rayburn were removed from the race.

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 one will arouse an animated battle between Concepcion Hector, a Republican, and Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat. The name of Hector was knocked out two years ago, and he is coming back to appeal in a special way this year. Incumbent, Luis on his part, is looking forward to defending his position after downing fellow democrats, Eidenberg Alexandra and Zavala Jorge in their party primaries held earlier this year.

The Republican Party will not be represented in district five. Only Nancy Wade, representing the Green Party, will face Mike Quigley, a Democrat. The sixth district will host one the fiercest battles in this 2014 election; incumbent Peter Roskam faces Michael Mason, a Democrat. The seventh congressional district is home to the battle between Republican Robert Bumpers and Danny Davis. Dan Roche surrendered his candidacy before the primary election.

In district eight, Kaifesh Lawrence is expected to face incumbent Democrat Tammy Duckworth. At the same time, Susanne Atanus, a Republican Party member, will contest against incumbent Schakowsky Janice in the ninth district. The tenth district is looking forward to a tough battle between Brad Schneider of the Democratic Party and Dold Robert. The name of Arlene Hickory was removed from the ballot.

District number eleven will host the fight between Darlene Senger and Bill Foster. Darlene beat three other contenders after another one withdrew from the race. Foster went unopposed. The twelfth district will field three contenders for the position; Republican Mike Bost, William Enyart and Paula Bradshaw. The thirteenth one will also have three candidates: Rodney Davis, Ann Callis and Josh Dill.

The race to the fourteenth district title is made up of incumbent Randy Hultgren and Anderson Dennis as the only pair of candidates during the general election. The fifteenth congressional position involves two competitors: Eric Thorsland and John Shimkus. Similarly, the sixteenth one brings together Randal Olsen and Adam Kinzinger in a fierce contest. The seventeenth district is an affair between Cheri Bustos and Bobby Schilling of the Democratic and Republican Parties respectively. The eighteenth position will experience a serious battle between Darrel Miller and Aaron Schlock.




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