James D. Jim Oberweis, U.S. Senate candidate

James D. Jim Oberweis

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
June 10, 1946
Current age
80
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2008–2020

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Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Oberweis1.9M
Opponents2.5M
3
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2020, James D. Jim Oberweis ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 3. Oberweis's biggest single-election total was 1,538,522 votes, in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.

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How many votes has James D. Jim Oberweis received?

James D. Jim Oberweis has received 1,872,010 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

James D. Jim Oberweis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. HouseIllinoisLost197,83549.33%Lauren Underwood
Joseph Monack
2014U.S. SenateIllinoisLost1,538,52242.69%Richard J. Durbin
Sharon Hansen
2008U.S. HouseIllinoisLost135,65342.25%Bill Foster
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6197272). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James D. Jim Oberweis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-oberweis. 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.