Scandal and Competition to Replace a President

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

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%

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Candidates: Democrat Alexi Giannoulias Occupation  Law, Banking Political Experience  State Treasurer,

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Candidates: Republican Mark Kirk Occupation  Attorney Political Experience  House of Representatives,

Table 6.1 Congressional Vote Scores for Mark Kirk, 2001–2010

Table 6.2 Campaign Finance for Illinois Senate Campaigns, 2004 & 2010

Table 6.3 Campaign Receipts and Disbursements by Reporting Period

Table 6.4 State and National Political Party Spending, 2010

Table 6.5 Spending by Outside Groups, 2010

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave Figure 6.1 Candidate Support in Illinois Senate Campaign, 2010

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Kirk’s “Independent” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Kirk’s “Risky” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Kirk’s “Two Candidates” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Kirk’s “Reckless” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Giannoulias’ “On and On” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Giannoulias’ “More” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Giannoulias’ “The Choice” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: NRSC’s “He’d Make Tony Soprano Proud” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: DSCC’s “Independent” NOTE: Internet access required.

Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: DSCC’s “Problems” NOTE: Internet access required.

The Results