Richard J. Durbin
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- November 21, 1944
- Current age
- 81
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Illinois (present)
- On the ballot
- 1982–2020
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Durbin14.2M
Opponents9.9M
12
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2020, Richard J. Durbin ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 12. Durbin's biggest single-election total was 3,615,844 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Illinois. Durbin's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 20, decided by 1,410 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Illinois, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 20, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Richard J. Durbin received?
Richard J. Durbin has received 14,230,969 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 3,278,93054.93% | Mark C. Curran Jr. Willie L. Wilson Danny Malouf David F. Black Kevin Keely Lowell Martin Seida Albert A. Schaal |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 1,929,63753.55% | James D. Jim Oberweis Sharon Hansen |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 3,615,84467.84% | Steve Sauerberg Kathy Cummings Larry A. Stafford Chad N. Koppie (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,103,76660.33% | Jim Durkin Steven Burgauer |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,384,02856.09% | Al Salvi Steven H. Perry Robin J. Miller Chad N. Koppie (head-to-head) James E. Davis |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 108,03454.84% | Bill Owens |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 154,86956.5% | John M. Shimkus |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 130,11466.2% | Paul E. Jurgens (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 153,34168.87% | Paul E. Jurgens (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 126,55668.1% | Kevin B. McCarthy |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 145,09261.27% | Richard B. Austin |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 100,75850.35% | Paul Findley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000563) and Wikidata (Q434804). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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