1996 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois 1990 2002 United States Senate election in Illinois 2002 November 5, 1996 File:Dick Durbin official Senate portrait (cropped).jpg 150x150px Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) 2,384,028 56.09% Al Salvi (Climate Change Conference) (cropped).jpg Al Salvi Republican Party (United States) 1,728,824 40.67% 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsDurbin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Salvi: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Paul Simon Democratic Party (United States) Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) 63.79% The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire, rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary, U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious, while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the election was initially anticipated to be close, Durbin ended up defeating Salvi by a comfortable double-digit margin of victory, allowing him to win what would be the first of five terms in the Senate. Background The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (president and House), as well as those for state offices. For the primaries, turnout was 25.85%, with 1,583,406 votes cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ... https://archive.org/details/stateofillinoiso1996illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 6 April 2020 For the general election, turnout was 63.79%, with 4,250,722 votes cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election .. https://archive.org/details/stateofillinois1996illi/page/n7/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 6 April 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Jalil Ahmad, real estate agent Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. Representative from Illinois's 20th congressional district Ronald F. Gibbs, advisor to former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington Paul H. D. Park, member of Chicago's Economic Development Commission Pat Quinn, former Illinois State Treasurer Declined Neil Hartigan, former Illinois Attorney General (1983–1991), former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1973–1977), and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1990Tribune Chicago 1995-05-18 HARTIGAN MOVES EVER CLOSER TO RUN FOR SIMON’S SEAT https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/05/18/hartigan-moves-ever-closer-to-run-for-simons-seat/ 2024-07-27 Chicago Tribune en-USBerke Richard L. 1995-06-11 THE NATION; Democrats Find Out Things Can Get Worse https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/11/weekinreview/the-nation-democrats-find-out-things-can-get-worse.html 2024-08-02 The New York Times en-US 0362-43311995-06-04 HARTIGAN DECIDES TO GIVE THE BRUSHOFF TO OPERATION REDHEAD https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/06/04/hartigan-decides-to-give-the-brushoff-to-operation-redhead/ 2026-05-29 Chicago Tribune en-US William M. Daley, attorney, political consultant, and member of the Daley family (endorsed Hartigan)March 25, 1995 DEMS PUSH HARTIGAN TO RUN FOR SENATE https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/19950325/ISSUE01/100010033/dems-push-hartigan-to-run-for-senate Crain's Chicago Business Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/senate.htm#ILLINOIS Federal Elections 96: 1996 U.S. Senate Results by State Fec.gov April 4, 2015 Dick Durbin Democratic Party (United States) 512,520 64.87% Pat Quinn Democratic Party (United States) 233,138 29.51% Ronald F. Gibbs Democratic Party (United States) 17,681 2.24% Jalil Ahmad Democratic Party (United States) 17,211 2.18% Paul H. D. Park Democratic Party (United States) 9,505 1.20% 790,055 100 thumb|160px|Results by county Map legend #FFE680 Quinn 40–50% #7DDDDD Durbin 40–50% #51C2C2 Durbin 50–60% #2AACAC Durbin 60–70% #00969fff Durbin 70–80% #006a67ff Durbin >90% Republican primary Candidates Al Salvi, incumbent State Representative Martin Paul Gallagher Wayne S. Kurzeja Bob Kustra, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Robert Marshall, perennial candidate Results Republican primary results Al Salvi Republican Party (United States) 377,141 47.64% Bob Kustra Republican Party (United States) 342,935 43.32% Robert Marshall Republican Party (United States) 43,937 5.55% Martin Paul Gallagher Republican Party (United States) 17,276 2.18% Wayne S. Kurzeja Republican Party (United States) 10,356 1.31% 791,645 100 Libertarian primary Candidates David F. Hoscheidt, attorney from BloomingtonMan Anthony Replacing Our Favorite Son 27 Illinois Issues 22 3 March 1996 University of Illinois at Springfield June 16, 2024 https://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/ii960326.html Robin J. Miller, businessman from East Peoria, Illinois Results Libertarian primary results Robin J. Miller Libertarian Party (United States) 1,258 73.74 David F. Hoscheidt Libertarian Party (United States) 448 26.26 1,706 100 General election Results Durbin won the election easily. United States Senate election in Illinois, 1996http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf PDF Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996 Clerk.house.gov April 4, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Durbin 2,384,028 56.09% -8.98% Republican Party (United States) Al Salvi 1,728,824 40.67% +5.74% Reform Party (United States) Steven H. Perry 61,023 1.44% Libertarian Party (United States) Robin J. Miller 41,218 0.97% Constitution Party (United States) Chad N. Koppie 17,563 0.40% Natural Law Party (United States) James E. Davis 13,838 0.33% Write-ins 4,228 0.10% 655,204 15.41% -14.72% 4,250,722 63.79 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1996 United States Senate elections References Illinois 1996 United States Senate Category:Dick Durbin