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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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

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Charles S. Deneen officeContested United States Senate election in Illinois
Lincoln–Douglas debates partOf United States Senate election in Illinois
this entity surface form: 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois
David Hoffman candidateInElection 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
Alan Keyes candidateInElection United States Senate election in Illinois
this entity surface form: 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois