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1996 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 6 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 1996 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Richard J. Durbin received 2,384,028 popular votes (56.09%). The main challenger was Al Salvi (40.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Durbin and Salvi

Durbin +15.4 pts · won by 655,204 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER56.09%
2,384,028 votes
Al SalviRepublican40.67%
1,728,824 votes
Steven H. PerryReform1.44%
61,023 votes
Robin J. MillerLibertarian0.97%
41,218 votes
Chad N. KoppieU.s. Taxpayers0.41%
17,563 votes
James E. DavisNatural Law0.33%
13,838 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.