United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Dick Durbin Jim Durkin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,103,766 1,325,703 Percentage 60.33% 38.02%

County Results

Senator before election Dick Durbin Democratic Elected Senator Dick Durbin Democratic

The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin faced off against State Representative Jim Durkin, whom he was able to easily beat, ensuring his return to the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dick Durbin, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	918,467	100.00
Total votes			918,467	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Durkin, Illinois State Representative
• Jim Oberweis, owner of Oberweis Dairy
• John H. Cox, businessman

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	378,010	45.81
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	259,515	31.45
	Republican	John H. Cox	187,706	22.75
Total votes			825,231	100.00

General election

Results

Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the states 102 counties.

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	2,103,766	60.33%	+4.25%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	1,325,703	38.02%	-2.65%
	Libertarian	Steven Burgauer	57,382	1.65%	+0.68%
Majority			778,063	22.31%	+6.90%
Turnout			3,486,851
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Ballots Cast". Elections.il.gov. 2002-03-19. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-04.