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With Judy Baar Topinka running for Governor, the office of Treasurer was wide open. The Democrats nominated Alexi Giannoulias, while the Republicans nominated Christine Radogno.
The Treasurer race was the closest election in Illinois in 2006. While Giannoulias had the advantage of a public endorsement from Barack Obama, and a nationwide Democratic wave, he was dogged by press reports that he had made loans to mob figures while working at his family’s Broadway Bank. Radogno was endorsed by a number of major newspapers, but faced an electorate hostile to Republicans and an opponent with a massive fundraising advantage.
Ultimately Giannoulias won with 54% of the vote. Patrick Hughes DID NOT vote against the man he will most likely face in the General election if he is elected as the Republican Senate nominee.
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