2010 Campaign For Illinois Governor
Hynes challenged Governor Pat Quinn for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois, formally announcing his campaign on September 2, 2009. His campaign received the endorsement of former United States Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III. His newspaper endorsements included the Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle, Northwest Herald, South Suburban News, Peoria Journal Star, The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana), The State Journal-Register (Springfield), and the Southtown Star.
After a close vote, on February 4, 2010, Dan Hynes conceded to Governor Quinn and pledged his support to Quinn in the general election.
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