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| '''Area'''<sup>&nbsp;</sup> || Ranked 7th
| '''Area'''<sup>&nbsp;</sup> || Ranked 7th
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| &nbsp;- Total  || 211,202&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi <br/> (?) kmÃ�²
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| &nbsp;- Total  || 211,202&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi <br/> (?) km²
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| &nbsp;- Density || 131.26/sq&nbsp;mi&nbsp;<br /> (?)/km�² ((?)th)
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| &nbsp;- Density || 131.26/sq&nbsp;mi&nbsp;<br /> (?)/km² ((?)th)
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| '''Governor''' || [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]] ([[Democratic Party|D]]-MI)
| '''Governor''' || [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]] ([[Democratic Party|D]]-MI)
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==Politics==
==Politics==
The Heartlands is lean-Democrat overall, with Democrats holding only a 52-48 overall advantage. The Great Lakes leans even more weakly towards the Democrats (51-49), while Illinois is a bit more comfortable (53-47) for Democrats.  Politically, Republicans have been able in the past to overcome the bluish tint, and win the Governorship of the Heartlands, as well as winning Senate races in the Great Lakes; to date, however, they have not won any Senate races in Illinois.  
The Heartlands is lean-Democrat overall, with Democrats holding only a 52-48 overall advantage. The Great Lakes leans even more weakly towards the Democrats (51-49), while Illinois is a bit more comfortable (53-47) for Democrats.  Politically, Republicans have been able in the past to overcome the bluish tint, and win the Governorship of the Heartlands, as well as winning Senate races in the Great Lakes; to date, however, they have not won any Senate races in Illinois.  
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===Election 2008===
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Highlights:  Max Powers elected Governor, Michael Casmir elected Illinois Senator, and Angela Chiles elected Great Lakes Senator.
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===Election 2010===
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Highlights:  Andrew Merrilin re-elected Governor, after having ascended to the post upon the resignation of Max Powers.  Elizabeth Wellbourne re-elected to the Senate.
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===Election 2012===
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Highlights:  Senator Gregory Wolff re-elected.  Governor Andrew Merrilin runs for and wins the Vice Presidency.
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===Election 2014===
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Highlights:  Governor Elizabeth Wellbourne, who had become Governor when Andrew Merrilin resigned to become Vice President, while the Lieutenant Governorship was vacant, was re-elected Governor.  Senators Williams, Brockmeier, and Gillikin are re-elected.
===Election 2016===
===Election 2016===
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===Office Holders===
===Office Holders===
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Yes, the information below is wrong:  I copied the template from Dixie and don't have time right now to fix it. Feel free to put the correct data in.
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A lot of data is missing from the Governor tables; feel free to start plugging in legislative leaders, Lieutenant Governors, and numbers at the appropriate spots.
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="5" | [[Vincent Halfhyde]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Max Powers]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="5" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="5" | South Carolina
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | Michigan
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="5" | [[Constantine Gurlakis]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Merrilin]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="5" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="5" | Florida
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | Michigan
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | '''58'''
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="5" | Lt. Gov
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="4" | Michael Anderson<sup>1</sup>
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" |  
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="1" | [[Andrew Merrilin]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="1" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="1" | Michigan
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="1" |
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="1" |
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| 2011
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="3" | '''57'''
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Merrilin]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="3" | 44
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | Michigan
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | Michigan
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| 2014
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| 2015
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | Michigan
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| bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan="2" | '''Year'''  
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| bgcolor=#cccccc colspan="2" | '''Illinois'''  
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| bgcolor=#cccccc colspan="2" | '''Southeast'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc colspan="2" | '''Great Lakes'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 1'''
 
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 2'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 3'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 1'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 2'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Class 3'''
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| 2008
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="7" | [[Matt Mitchell]]<br>(R-FL)
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="6" | [[Gregory Wolff]] (D-IL)
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="7" | [[Eric Smith]]<br>(D-FL)
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| '''Vacant'''
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="5" | [[Hiroko Fox]]<br>(R-TN?)<sup>2</sup>
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="3" | [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]] (D-MI)
| '''Vacant'''
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| 2009
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="3" | [[Mike Floyd]]<br>(R-TN?)<sup>3</sup>
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="7" | [[Michael Casmir]] (D-IL)
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="3" | [[Angela Chiles]] (R-WI)
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| 2010
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| rowspan="3" | 2011
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| rowspan="2" | 2011
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="4" | [[Elizabeth Wellbourne]] (D-MI)<SUP>1</SUP>
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="3" | [[Alyssa Richards]]<br>(R-GA)
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Jason Gillikan]] (R-MI)<SUP>A</SUP>
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Daniel Morey]]<br>(R-TN)
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| rowspan="3" | 2013
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="6" | [[Gregory Wolff]] (D-IL)
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="4" | [[Jason Gillikan]] (R-MI)<SUP>X</SUP>
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="3" | [[Andrew Brockmeier]] (D-MI)<SUP>A</SUP>
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Teddy Williams]] (D-IL)<SUP>A</SUP>
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| 2014
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| 2015
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Teddy Williams]] (D-IL)
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| bgcolor=#DDEEFF rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Brockmeier]] (D-MI)<SUP>X</SUP>
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| bgcolor=#FFE8E8 rowspan="2" | [[Jason Gillikan]] (R-MI)
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'''Footnotes'''<br>
'''Footnotes'''<br>
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*<sup>1</sup> Michael Anderson was visiting Washington, DC on May 15, 2011; he died in the terrorist attack on the city.
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*<SUP>A</SUP> Appointed to fill a vacancy
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*<sup>2</sup> Hiroko Fox resigned from the Senate in early-to-mid 2011, and was replaced by Daniel Morey
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*<SUP>X</SUP> Elected to fill the remainder of a predecessor's term.
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*<sup>3</sup> Mike Floyd resigned from the Senate in early 2011, and was replaced by Alyssa Richards
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*<SUP>1</SUP> Resigned from the Senate to be (indirectly) appointed Governor.

Revision as of 05:52, 9 November 2007

Heartland
Capital Springfield, Illinois
Largest city Chicago
Notable Metropolitan Areas Chicago, IL (split with Appalachia)
Detroit, MI
Milwaukee, WI
Greater St. Louis, IL-MO (split with Mississippi Valley)
Grand Rapids, MI
Madison, WI
Lansing, MI
Quad Cities, IL-IA (split with Mississippi Valley
Peoria, IL
Rockford, IL
Kalamazoo, MI
Greater South Bend (split with Appalachia)
Green Bay, WI
Regions States
Illinois Illinois
Great Lakes Michigan
Wisconsin
Area  Ranked 7th
 - Total 211,202 sq mi
(?) km²
 - % water (?)
Population  Ranked 6th
 - Total 27,721,412
 - Density 131.26/sq mi 
(?)/km² ((?)th)
Governor Elizabeth Wellbourne (D-MI)
U.S. Senators
 - Illinois Gregory Wolff (D-IL)
Theodore Williams (D-IL)
 - Great Lakes Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI)
Jason Gillikin (R-MI)
Abbreviation HRT
Web site Heartland Government

The Superregion of Heartland comprises of single-state region of Illinois and the two-state region of the Great Lakes. Illinois is the largest state, but the Great Lakes have a larger combined population. It is the smallest super-region in terms of number of states (3).

Geographically, the region is essentially composed of the states surrounding Lake Michigan, except for Indiana (which belongs to Appalachia). The Great Lakes region touches Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie (missing only Lake Ontario), making it an aptly named region. However, the term Heartland to describe the superregion is under-inclusive, as states in Appalachia, Mississippi Valley and even Big Sky Country would also fit this description.


Contents

Adjacent Superregions

Politics

The Heartlands is lean-Democrat overall, with Democrats holding only a 52-48 overall advantage. The Great Lakes leans even more weakly towards the Democrats (51-49), while Illinois is a bit more comfortable (53-47) for Democrats. Politically, Republicans have been able in the past to overcome the bluish tint, and win the Governorship of the Heartlands, as well as winning Senate races in the Great Lakes; to date, however, they have not won any Senate races in Illinois.

Election 2008

Highlights: Max Powers elected Governor, Michael Casmir elected Illinois Senator, and Angela Chiles elected Great Lakes Senator.

Election 2010

Highlights: Andrew Merrilin re-elected Governor, after having ascended to the post upon the resignation of Max Powers. Elizabeth Wellbourne re-elected to the Senate.

Election 2012

Highlights: Senator Gregory Wolff re-elected. Governor Andrew Merrilin runs for and wins the Vice Presidency.

Election 2014

Highlights: Governor Elizabeth Wellbourne, who had become Governor when Andrew Merrilin resigned to become Vice President, while the Lieutenant Governorship was vacant, was re-elected Governor. Senators Williams, Brockmeier, and Gillikin are re-elected.

Election 2016

(Coming soon to a wikitable near you!)


Office Holders

A lot of data is missing from the Governor tables; feel free to start plugging in legislative leaders, Lieutenant Governors, and numbers at the appropriate spots.

Year Governor Lt. Governor Legislature
Name Party State Name Party State GOP DNC Maj. Leader Min. Leader
2009 Max Powers Republican Michigan Andrew Merrilin Republican Michigan
2010
Andrew Merrilin Republican Michigan
2011 Andrew Merrilin Republican Michigan
2012
2013 Elizabeth Wellbourne Democrat Michigan
2014
2015 Elizabeth Wellbourne Democrat Michigan
2016


Senators
Year Illinois Great Lakes
Class 2 Class 3 Class 1 Class 3
2008 Gregory Wolff (D-IL) Vacant Elizabeth Wellbourne (D-MI) Vacant
2009 Michael Casmir (D-IL) Angela Chiles (R-WI)
2010
2011 Elizabeth Wellbourne (D-MI)1
Jason Gillikan (R-MI)A
2012
2013 Gregory Wolff (D-IL) Jason Gillikan (R-MI)X
Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI)A
Teddy Williams (D-IL)A
2014
2015 Teddy Williams (D-IL) Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI)X Jason Gillikan (R-MI)
2016

Footnotes

  • A Appointed to fill a vacancy
  • X Elected to fill the remainder of a predecessor's term.
  • 1 Resigned from the Senate to be (indirectly) appointed Governor.
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