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2002 United States Senate election in Illinois

January 01, 1970

The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.

2002 United States Senate election in Illinois
← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →
Turnout49.50%
 
Nominee Dick Durbin Jim Durkin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,103,766 1,325,703
Percentage 60.33% 38.02%
County results
Durbin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Durkin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Election information edit

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for House and those for state offices.

Turnout edit

See also: 2002 Illinois elections § Turnout

For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.[1][2] For the general election, turnout was 49.50%, with 3,486,851 votes cast.[1][2]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Durbin (incumbent) 918,467 100.00%
Total votes 918,467 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Durkin 378,010 45.81%
Republican Jim Oberweis 259,515 31.45%
Republican John H. Cox 187,706 22.74%
Total votes 825,231 100.00%

General election edit

Debates edit

  • Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D November 4, 2002

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Dick
Durbin (D) 		Jim
Durkin (R) 		Steven
Burgauer (L) 		Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA October 28–30, 2002 528 (LV) ± 4.3% 56% 37% 3% 4%

Results edit

Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dick Durbin (incumbent) 2,103,766 60.33% +4.25%
Republican Jim Durkin 1,325,703 38.02% -2.65%
Libertarian Steven Burgauer 57,382 1.65% +0.68%
Majority 778,063 22.31% +6.90%
Turnout 3,486,851 49.50%
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b . www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b . Elections.il.gov. March 19, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. ^ . www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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