Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the
Wave Scandal and Competition to Replace a President The State of
Illinois The Candidates The Campaign The Results
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the
Wave The State of Illinois Race/Ethnicity 71.9% White 14.7% Black
4.2% Asian 14.6% Hispanic Occupation 38.5% Blue Collar 61.2% White
Collar Median Income $55.2k in state $51.4k in U.S. Partisanship D
+1, PVI 08 Presidential Vote Obama, +24.9%
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the
Wave The Candidates: Democrat Alexi Giannoulias Occupation Law,
Banking Political Experience State Treasurer, 2007-11
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the
Wave The Candidates: Republican Mark Kirk Occupation Attorney
Political Experience House of Representatives, 2001-11
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Table 6.1 Congressional Vote Scores for Mark Kirk,
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