Withdrawals and Challenges

for me, this is one of the most interesting periods in the illinois election cycle because it is basically opaque, if not completely hidden from view. i always find it interesting when candidates who claim to hold progressive values challenge their opponents with the purpose of having them thrown off the ballot. if you can ever get proof that a candidate is politically expedient before electing them to office, this is it.

so far, eleven challenges have been resolved by withdrawal (for candidates who are not running for judges). in two cases, the objections were withdrawn:

MAYERS V DURBIN 11/8/2007 1:44 PM WITHDRAWN
DULLI V BOWLER 11/13/2007 12:54 PM WITHDRAWN

in the other nine cases, they were resolved when the challenged candidate withdrew from the race. two other candidates (who were not challenged), also withdrew.

Congressional Races:
WARDINGLEY, RAYMOND G.
(Obj. Pending)
CHICAGO, IL 60643 3RD CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN Withdrawn
11/13/2007 1:15 PM

Candidates Remaining: Arthur Jones, Michael Hawkins

FARNICK, JONATHAN
(Obj. Pending)
WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 8TH CONGRESS
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/19/2007 4:12 PM

Candidates Remaining: Melissa Bean *, Randi Scheurer

so-called progressive candidate randi scheurer objected to farnick's paperwork.

two senate candidates, both republicans, have withdrawn in their senate primary races, leaving lone candidates remaining in both those (primary) races:

DROBINSKI, ROD
WAUCONDA, IL 60084 26TH SENATE
REPUBLICAN Withdrawn
11/13/2007 1:06 PM

Candidates Remaining: Dan Duffy

BLUM, JOHN J.
(Obj. Pending)
FREEPORT, IL 61032 45TH SENATE
REPUBLICAN Withdrawn
11/19/2007 11:23 AM

Candidates Remaining: Tim Bivins

seven candidates in primaries for the illinois house have withdrawn, all but one under the cloud of objections filed by competitors:

CALDERON, RUBEN "CONTIGO"
(Obj. Pending)
CHICAGO, IL 60647 3RD REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/27/2007 1:38 PM

Candidates Remaining: Luis Arroyo *, Wayne Strnad


SAWYER, KENNETH
(Obj. Pending)
CHICAGO, IL 60615 5TH REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/26/2007 9:48 AM

Candidates Remaining: Ken Dunkin *


SHAW, ROBERT
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473 29TH REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/6/2007 3:18 PM

Candidates Remaining: David Miller *


JOHNSON, BOBBY JOE
(Obj. Pending)
CHICAGO, IL 60621 32ND REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/26/2007 9:06 AM

SEALS, JR., LAWRENCE A. "ANTON"
(Obj. Pending)
CHICAGO, IL 60621 32ND REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRATIC Withdrawn
11/26/2007 9:06 AM

Candidates Remaining (open seate): Andre Thapedi, Syron Smith, Yvette Williams, Sean Smith


WISNIEWSKI, MICHAEL F.
(Obj. Pending)
NAPERVILLE, IL 60564 96TH REPRESENTATIVE
REPUBLICAN Withdrawn
11/13/2007 3:41 PM

Candidates Remaining: Darlene Senger, Michael Bowler


BALDWIN, TERRY
(Obj. Pending)
DANVILLE, IL 61832 104TH REPRESENTATIVE
REPUBLICAN Withdrawn
11/21/2007 1:45 PM

Candidates Remaining: Scott Eisenhauer

I have heard, but not confirmed, that at least one objection has been upheld by the state board of elections, throwing a primary challenger off the ballot.