2002 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 2002 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois 1996 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois 2008 November 5, 2002 Richard Durbin official photo (cropped 3x4).jpg Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) 2,103,766 60.33% Jim Durkin at UChicago Political Transition Forum 2019 (cropped 3x4).jpg Jim Durkin Republican Party (United States) 1,325,703 38.02% 160px County results 160px Congressional district resultsOnly top two candidates Durbin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Durkin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) 49.50% The 2002 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. Background The primaries and general elections coincided with those for House and those for state offices. 2002 Illinois elections#Turnout For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.Voter Turnout https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx 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 Election Results https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx 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 For the general election, turnout was 49.50%, with 3,486,851 votes cast. Democratic primary Candidates Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. senator Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=10&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=802&QueryType=Office& Ballots Cast Elections.il.gov March 19, 2002 April 4, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001733/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=10&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=802&QueryType=Office& dead Dick Durbin (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 918,467 100.00% 918,467 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John H. Cox, businessman Jim Durkin, Illinois state representative Jim Oberweis, owner of Oberweis Dairy Debate + 2002 United States Senate election in Illinois Republican primary debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn John H. Cox Jim Durkin Jim Oberweis1 Feb. 6, 2002 City Club of Chicago Paul Green YouTube P P P Results Republican primary results Jim Durkin Republican Party (United States) 378,010 45.81% Jim Oberweis Republican Party (United States) 259,515 31.45% John H. Cox Republican Party (United States) 187,706 22.74% 825,231 100.00% General election Debates Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002 Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm November 18, 2002 Senate Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 June 25, 2021 dead mdy-all Safe DNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error DickDurbin (D) JimDurkin (R) StevenBurgauer (L) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 28–30, 2002 528 (LV) ± 4.3% 56% 37% 3% 4% Results Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties. United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf PDF Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 Clerk.house.gov April 4, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Durbin (incumbent) 2,103,766 60.33% +4.25% Republican Party (United States) Jim Durkin 1,325,703 38.02% -2.65% Libertarian Party (United States) Steven Burgauer 57,382 1.65% +0.68% 778,063 22.31% +6.90% 3,486,851 49.50% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Warren (largest city: Monmouth) Piatt (largest city: Monticello) Winnebago (largest city: Rockford) Cumberland (largest city: Neoga) DeWitt (largest city: Clinton) Kankakee (largest city: Kankakee) DeKalb (largest city: DeKalb) Fayette (largest city: Vandalia) Sangamon (largest city: Springfield) Douglas (largest city: Tuscola) Edgar (largest city: Paris) Jasper (largest city: Newton) Scott (largest city: Winchester) Logan (largest city: Lincoln) Tazewell (largest city: Pekin) Menard (largest city: Petersburg) Morgan (largest city: Jacksonville) Bureau (largest city: Princeton) Grundy (largest city: Morris) McLean (largest city: Bloomington) Marshall (largest city: Henry) Will (largest city: Joliet) Schuyler (largest city: Rushville) Shelby (largest city: Shelbyville) Clay (largest city: Flora) See also 2002 United States Senate elections Notes References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Dick Durbin (D) for Senate Jim Durkin (R) for Senate Jim Oberweis (R) for Senate John H. Cox (R) for Senate Steven Burgauer (L) for Senate Illinois 2002 Category:2002 Illinois elections Category:Dick Durbin