[BillyBoy]

Jim Ryan ran against Roland Burris for Illinois A.G. in 1990 and lost, then ran for Illinois A.G. again four years later, in 1994, and won. Here are the results:

Illinois Attorney General, 1990
Roland Burris (D), 52%
Jim Ryan (R), 48%

Illinois Attorney General, 1994
Jim Ryan (R), 55%
Al Hofeld (D), 45%

[PhilCollins]

I’m glad that Jim Ryan won, but his victory was unusual. Al Salvi, Jim Oberweis, Joe Birkett, Steve Rauschenberger, and Andy Martin ran, statewide, at least twice, each, and lost every statewide race.