Alexi Giannoulias
February 3, 2010
News in the US with a political news check report: Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic primary on February 2, 2010, and will face Republican Mark Kirk in the general election. Voters in Illinois on Tuesday set up a November battle for the Senate seat previously held by President Obama, nominating Rep. Mark Kirk (R) and state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) in the nation’s first primary election of 2010. Kirk, a five-term congressman with a moderate record, cruised to victory over five rivals.
Alexi Giannoulias at age 31 a relative political beginner edged out former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman in a result that may have signaled fractures in the state Democratic Party heading into the general election.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Illinois will take place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for the primaries was on November 1, 2009. The primaries took place on February 2, 2010, the earliest of any primary election in any other state. Mark Kirk was elected as the Republican nominee, and Alexi Giannoulias was elected as the Democratic nominee.
Alexi Giannoulias (born March 16, 1976) is an American banker and politician. He is the current Illinois State Treasurer, serving since in 2006.
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