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2020 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 8 candidates · See every 2020 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2020 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 2020 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Richard J. Durbin received 3,278,930 popular votes (54.93%). The main challenger was Mark C. Curran Jr. (38.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Durbin and Jr.

Durbin +16.1 pts · won by 959,060 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER54.93%
3,278,930 votes
Mark C. Curran Jr.Republican38.87%
2,319,870 votes
Willie L. WilsonWillie Wilson Party3.98%
237,699 votes
Danny MaloufLibertarian1.27%
75,673 votes
David F. BlackGreen0.95%
56,711 votes
Kevin KeelyIndependent0%
10 votes
Lowell Martin SeidaIndependent0%
6 votes
Albert A. SchaalIndependent0%
2 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.