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Richard Yates
Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com
Biography
13th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator (1815-1873)
Occupations
- politician
- lawyer
- governor
- jurist
- politician
- judge
- lawyer
- editor
- journalist
- governor
- jurist
Terms in office & positions
- United States representative
- Governor of Illinois — 1861-01-14 – 1865-01-16
- member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- United States senator — 1865-03-04 – 1867-03-04
- United States senator — 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04
- United States senator — 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04
- senator
- United States representative
- Governor of Illinois — 1901-01-14 – 1905-01-09
- member of the Illinois House of Representatives
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Offices & 2026 races
No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.