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2006 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

Illinois · 3 candidates · See every 2006 Governor race

Who won the 2006 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Rod Blagojevich won the 2006 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Rod Blagojevich received 1,736,731 popular votes (49.79%). The main challenger was Judy Baar Topinka (39.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Blagojevich and Topinka

Blagojevich +10.5 pts · won by 367,416 votes
Rod BlagojevichDemocraticWINNER49.79%
1,736,731 votes
Judy Baar TopinkaRepublican39.26%
1,369,315 votes
Rich WhitneyGreen10.36%
361,336 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.