Mark Steven Kirk, U.S. Senator

Mark Steven Kirk

U.S. Senator
Born
September 15, 1959
Current age
66
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2010–2016
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kirk4.0M
Opponents5.2M
2
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2016, Mark Steven Kirk ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Kirk's biggest single-election total was 2,184,692 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Illinois. Kirk's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Illinois, decided by 59,220 votes.

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How many votes has Mark Steven Kirk received?

Mark Steven Kirk has received 3,963,390 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Mark Steven Kirk’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. SenateIllinoisLost2,184,69239.78%Tammy Duckworth
Kenton McMillen

Scott Summers
2010U.S. SenateIllinois · SpecialWon1,778,69848.01%Alexander Alexi Giannoulias
Lealan M. Jones

Mike Labno

Corey Dabney
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark Steven Kirk: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-kirk-il. 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.