2002 United States Senate election in Illinois explained

Election Name:2002 United States Senate election in Illinois
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States Senate election in Illinois
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2008 United States Senate election in Illinois
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Image1:Richard Durbin official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Dick Durbin
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:2,103,766
Percentage1:60.33%
Nominee2:Jim Durkin
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,325,703
Percentage2:38.02%
Map Size:300x300px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Dick Durbin
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Dick Durbin
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:49.50%

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.

Election information

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

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

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Debates

Results

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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voter Turnout . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 22 March 2020 . 30 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530142655/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: Election Results . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 23 March 2020 . 22 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222093629/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx . dead .
  3. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.
  4. https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA