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2002 United States Senate election in Illinois

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

Background

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

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

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Candidates

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Results

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

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Debates

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Predictions

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

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Dick
Durbin (D) 		Jim
Durkin (R) 		Steven
Burgauer (L) 		Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA[5] October 28–30, 2002 528 (LV) ± 4.3% 56% 37% 3% 4%

Results

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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][6]
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

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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