Who did Roland Burris lose to in the 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election?
Rod Blagojevich
Dick Durbin
George Ryan
Pat Quinn
Answer
Roland Burris lost to Rod Blagojevich in the 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election. Burris was the Democratic nominee for governor, while Blagojevich was the Republican nominee. Blagojevich won the election by a narrow margin, and went on to serve as governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. Burris, meanwhile, continued to serve in the U.S. Senate from Illinois until his death in 2017.
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