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1992 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 8 candidates · See every 1992 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1992 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Carol Moseley-Braun won the 1992 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Carol Moseley-Braun received 2,631,229 popular votes (53.27%). The main challenger was Richard S. Williamson (43.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Moseley-Braun and Williamson

Moseley-Braun +10.2 pts · won by 504,396 votes
Carol Moseley-BraunDemocraticWINNER53.27%
2,631,229 votes
Richard S. WilliamsonRepublican43.06%
2,126,833 votes
Chad N. KoppieConservative2.03%
100,422 votes
Andrew B. SpiegelLibertarian0.7%
34,527 votes
Charles A. WinterNatural Law0.31%
15,118 votes
Alan J. PortNew Alliance0.26%
12,689 votes
Kathleen KakuSocialist Workers0.2%
10,056 votes
John JusticePopulist0.18%
8,656 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.