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2002 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 3 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 2002 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Richard J. Durbin received 2,103,766 popular votes (60.33%). The main challenger was Jim Durkin (38.02%).

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

Durbin +22.3 pts · won by 778,063 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER60.33%
2,103,766 votes
Jim DurkinRepublican38.02%
1,325,703 votes
Steven BurgauerLibertarian1.65%
57,382 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.