Alexi Giannoulias or Mark Kirk will most likely end up in Barack Obama’s former Illinois Senate seat come November 2. The two candidates have been evenly matched almost the whole way on their campaign trails.

The latest Rasmussen Reports show that Republican Mark Kirk is leading in the polls over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias by 4 percentage points. The race is so close, that both candidates are trying to convince every last person that they deserve their vote. It may come down to that. If you are an Illinois resident, you could make a big difference in the 2010 Senate race just by voting this year.

Giannoulias, the current Treasurer of Illinois looks to become Senator of the state at the young age of 34. He was born and in Chicago, and attended the University of Chicago. He believes he knows what the people of Illinois want, and it’s his goal to help them get it.

He is up against 51-year-old Mark Kirk who currently is representing the 10th congressional district. He was born in Champaign, Illinois, and currently lives in Highland Park. He has much more political experience than the younger Giannoulias. However, Giannoulias is getting the backing of people like Bill Clinton and many advocacy groups that had backed Kirk in past elections.

By looking at the latest polls, there is no clear favorite. It will most likely come down to election night before we get a good idea of who will claim Obama’s former seat.