So far, no GOP challenger for Frerichs' Senate spot

In 2006, Democrat Mike Frerichs won his first Illinois Senate race – in a district considered marginally Republican – by just 542 votes.

Next year, he has his first re-election campaign – an election in a year that ought to be friendly to Republicans, given the story line of Illinois Democrats like former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and new U.S. Sen. Roland Burris.

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