2006 Fundraising Estimates Candidates for governor raised 47% more in the 2006
Primary than candidates in the 2002 Primary spent, preliminary campaign
finance reports show. The five candidates in the Republican primary
combined for $20.1 million in fundraising, a surge of 35% over Republican
spending four years ago, while the two Democratic candidates reported
$19.8 million available for the Primary, which is 61% more than the
three-candidate field spent in 2002. While it appears that not all
of the money raised was spent, especially in the Democratic primary
for governor, final campaign spending figures will not be available
until July.
Top legislative contests were all in the Chicagoland region. The state
Senate race with the most fundraising was in the 48th District in
DuPage and Kane counties between State Rep. Randall Hultgren and Naperville
City Councilman Dick Furstenau. The two combined for $630,800 in reported
fundraising. The House contest with the most money was in the 29th
District in south suburban Cook County between State Rep. David Miller
and former Chicago Alderman Robert Shaw. They combined for $466,400
in fundraising.
Top fundraisers lost almost as often as they won. Republican Gubernatorial
nominee Judy Baar Topinka came in third in reported fundraising, behind
largely self-funded Ron Gidwitz and Jim Oberweis, and Cook County
Board President John Stroger reported raising $914,000 less than challenger
Forrest Claypool. Self-funded candidates saw mixed results: Senate
candidates James Morici House candidates Denny Driscoll and 5th District
Appellate Court candidate Bill Berry all lost, while House candidates
LaShawn Ford and Sam Cahnman both won; Ford was outraised by incumbent
Rep. Calvin Giles.
Below are ICPR’s estimates of fundraising for candidates in
hot races between January 1, 2005 and the 2006 Primary Election. Figures
are as of 9 am, Friday, March 24, 2006.
| Office Name | Party | Last Name | First Name | Total | Winner | Race Total |
| Governor | R | Topinka | Judy Baar | $3,342,227.23 | X | $20,098,628.08 |
| R |
Brady |
Bill | $1,944,167.72 | |
|
| R |
Oberweis |
Jim | $4,198,300.82 | |
|
| R |
Gidwitz |
Ron | $10,441,432.31 | |
|
| Governor |
D |
Blagojevich |
Rod R. | $18,267,795.30 | X |
$19,805,419.82 |
| |
D |
Eisendrath |
Edwin | $1,537,624.52 | |
|
| Lieutenant Governor | R |
Wegman |
Sandy | $255,418.68 |
|
$3,372,244.56 |
| R |
Birkett |
Joe | $1,003,245.20 | X |
|
| R |
Bruckner |
Lawrence L. | $9,957.98 |
|
|
| R |
Rauschenberg |
Steven J. | $2,103,622.70 |
|
|
| Treasurer |
D |
Giannoulias |
Alexander | $2,196,620.74 | X |
$2,870,849.89 |
|
D |
Mangieri |
Paul L. | $674,229.15 |
|
|
| 48th Senate | R |
Furstenau |
Richard R. | $161,068.82 |
|
$630,803.08 |
| R |
Hultgren |
Randall M. | $469,734.26 | X |
|
| 12th Senate |
D |
Garza |
Eduardo | $158,974.00 |
|
$532,880.33 |
|
D |
Sandoval |
Martin A. | $373,906.33 | X |
|
| 33rd Senate |
D |
Kotowski |
Dan | $168,298.30 | X |
$484,650.30 |
|
D |
Morici, Jr. |
James J. | $316,352.00 |
|
|
| 39th Senate |
D |
Harmon |
Don | $373,885.46 | X |
$387,025.46 |
|
D |
Nardello |
Michael D. | $13,140.00 |
|
|
| 1st Senate |
D |
Munoz |
Antonio | $356,445.88 | X |
$368,225.88 |
|
D |
Torres |
Oscar | $11,780.00 |
|
|
| 29th Representative |
D |
Miller |
David E. | $319,430.72 | X |
$466,374.40 |
|
D |
Shaw |
Robert | $146,943.68 |
|
|
| 55th Representative | R |
Ramey |
Randy | $297,572.07 | X |
$449,135.47 |
| R |
Fenner |
Pamela Joy | $121,926.56 |
|
|
| R |
Fuesting |
Matt | $29,636.84 |
|
|
| 8th Representative |
D |
Ford |
La Shawn K. | $172,418.52 | X |
$426,702.35 |
|
D |
Giles |
Calvin | $254,283.83 |
|
|
| 45th Representative | R |
Coladipiert |
Franco | $184,505.06 | X |
$401,530.66 |
| R |
Jenisch |
Roger A. | $217,025.60 |
|
|
| 81st Representative | R |
Kosel |
Renee | $231,287.36 | X |
$307,928.99 |
| R |
McNeil |
Chris | $76,641.63 |
|
|
| President - Cook County Board |
D |
Claypool |
Forrest | $3,161,674.13 |
|
$5,409,259.45 |
|
D |
Stroger, Jr. |
John | $2,247,585.32 | X |
|
| Cook County Sherrif |
D |
Dart |
Thomas J. | $445,600.12 | X |
$526,395.12 |
| |
D |
Remus |
Richard R. | $55,580.00 |
|
|
| |
D |
Baker |
Sylvester | $25,215.00 |
|
|
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