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2008 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 5 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 2008 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Richard J. Durbin received 3,615,844 popular votes (67.84%). The main challenger was Steve Sauerberg (28.53%).

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

Durbin +39.3 pts · won by 2,095,223 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER67.84%
3,615,844 votes
Steve SauerbergRepublican28.53%
1,520,621 votes
Kathy CummingsGreen2.24%
119,135 votes
Larry A. StaffordLibertarian0.94%
50,224 votes
Chad N. KoppieConstitution0.45%
24,059 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.