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<img src=http://www.kwmu.org/pic/speakersm.gif border=0> Only open statewide seat in Illinois is for Treasurer

St. Louis Public Radio
Published Nov. 6, 2006 at 6:51 a.m. CST
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Christine Radogno
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Christine Radogno

By Amanda Vinicky, IL Public Radio

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Springfield, Ill. – Illinois' statewide office are up for election, and each of those races features an incumbent running for re-election, except one.

Current Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka is instead running for Governor. The race to replace her is between a Chicago banker new to the political scene and a suburban mother who's served as a state senator since 1997.

A recent poll shows the race for Illinois Treasurer between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Christine Radogno could be a tight one.

While treasurer campaigns often focus on mundane discussions over how the state invests money, this one has given way to party splits and the mob.

Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky reports.

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