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Illinois — 2006 governor election
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Akashic2006 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorRod BlagojevichD+10.5
Candidates
Illinois 2006 governor — certified statewide results.
- Rod Blagojevich✓Democratic1,736,73149.8%
- Judy Baar TopinkaRepublican1,369,31539.3%
- Rich WhitneyGreen361,33610.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the official Illinois State Board of Elections canvass (as aggregated by the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle). Judy Baar Topinka (R), the runner-up, was restored to the roster 2026-07; the ~19,509 scattered write-in votes are counted in the total but not itemized. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+10.3Governor 2006D+10.5vs. baselineD+0.2
Illinois's 2006 governor race ran 0.2 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 2006IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.