United States Senate election in Illinois
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The United States Senate election in Illinois is a statewide contest held to choose one of Illinois's two representatives in the U.S. Senate, often drawing significant national attention due to the state's political importance.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | election ⓘ |
| ballotIncludes | candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralDistrict | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateType | statewide ⓘ |
| elects |
United States senator
ⓘ
member of the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Illinois election law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBallotAccessFor |
Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ independent candidates ⓘ third parties ⓘ |
| hasCampaignActivities |
candidate debates
ⓘ
political advertising ⓘ statewide campaigning ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework |
Illinois statutes on elections
ⓘ
federal election law of the United States ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | election of one U.S. senator from Illinois ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
Illinois voters
ⓘ
interest groups ⓘ national political parties ⓘ |
| hasVoterEligibility | eligible voters in Illinois ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States federal elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
elections in Illinois ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | statewide federal election ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | English ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| notableFor | significant national political attention ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| occursFrequency | every six years for each Senate class ⓘ |
| occursOn | Election Day in the United States ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | Illinois is a politically important state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Illinois State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
campaign finance reporting
ⓘ
candidate filing ⓘ |
| resultDeterminedBy | plurality of votes statewide ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
media coverage
ⓘ
public opinion polling ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | state and local election officials in Illinois ⓘ |
| usesVoterRegistration | Illinois voter registration system ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
popular vote ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1858 United States Senate election in Illinois
subject surface form:
David Hoffman (Illinois politician, born 1967)
this entity surface form:
2010 United States Senate election in Illinois
this entity surface form:
2004 United States Senate election in Illinois