In the forthcoming US Presidential Election of 2008, Illinois will be at the center of attention, being one of the most prominent states of the country, in political terms. A number of
Illinois candidates from different political parties from the state are contesting for the office of the American President in 2008.
The most important
candidate from Illinois is Barrack Hussain Obama from the Democratic Party. The only current African-American Senator, Obama is considered by many to be one of the most serious contenders for the Presidency.
The announced Illinois candidates for
Illinois Elections are as follows:
- Barack Obama is probably the most renowned candidate contesting for the Presidential elections in the USA in 2008. He belongs to the Democratic Party and has fair chances to win the elections.
- Jon Cox is a Republican candidate, who is contesting for the office of the President from Illinois. He has been a politician from a long time and occupied important offices in the United States.
- Anthony Lungo Carter: He is another Republican candidate who has been nominated for the Presidential Elections from Illinois.
- Jim Mitchell is a candidate from the Republican Party, who has filed nominations for contesting in the US Presidential Elections 2008 from Illinois.
- Robert Bob Boyer: He is a Democratic Party representative from Illinois in the 2008 Presidential Elections in the US. He is more interested to be involved in the political system of the country, rather than being elected the President of the country.
- Joe Martyniuk and John Douglas Blyth are the two independent candidates, who are contesting for the office of the President in the 2008 Presidential Elections from Illinois.
