Al Salvi, U.S. Senate candidate

Al Salvi

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
April 25, 1960
Current age
66
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1986–1996

Photo: This photo was taken from the LinkedIn profile of Al Salvi, with explicit permission from its owner., via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Salvi1.8M
Opponents2.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1986 and 1996, Al Salvi ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 2. Salvi's biggest single-election total was 1,728,824 votes, in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Illinois, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 19, or all 1996 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Al Salvi received?

Al Salvi has received 1,785,010 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Al Salvi’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1996U.S. SenateIllinoisLost1,728,82440.67%Richard J. Durbin
Steven H. Perry

Robin J. Miller

Chad N. Koppie

James E. Davis
1986U.S. HouseIllinoisLost56,18633.59%Terry L. Bruce
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q4704756). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Al Salvi: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/al-salvi. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.