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2014 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 3 candidates · See every 2014 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2014 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 2014 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Richard J. Durbin received 1,929,637 popular votes (53.55%). The main challenger was James D. Jim Oberweis (42.69%).

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

Durbin +10.9 pts · won by 391,115 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER53.55%
1,929,637 votes
James D. Jim OberweisRepublican42.69%
1,538,522 votes
Sharon HansenLibertarian3.76%
135,316 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.