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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Governor

Governor · Illinois

Rod Blagojevich (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Judy Baar Topinka (R) by 10.6 points.

Rod BlagojevichDemocrat · winner
50.1%1,736,731
Judy Baar TopinkaRepublican
39.5%1,369,315
Rich WhitneyGreen
10.4%361,336
3,467,382 votes

Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+29.91994R+3.61998D+7.32002D+10.62006D+0.92010R+4.12014

Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET

The candidates

Rod Blagojevich (D)Judy Baar Topinka (R)Rich Whitney (G)