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The2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent theState of Illinois , concurrently with the2020 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the United States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , variousstate and local elections , and theIllinois Fair Tax . IncumbentDemocratic SenatorDick Durbin , who had beenSenate Minority Whip since 2015, won election to a fifth and final term in office, defeating Republican nomineeMark Curran .
Durbin won with 54.9% of the vote. Key to Durbin's landslide victory was the heavily populated and very DemocraticCook County home ofChicago , which he won by around 560,000 votes. Durbin also did well in the suburban counties, often called "collar counties", ofChicago , winning all of them exceptMcHenry County . Durbin did well inChampaign County , home of theUniversity of Illinois , andSt. Clair County , where his birth home ofEast St. Louis is located. Nevertheless, Curran did well in most rural areas of the state, including winning ruralAlexander County where a Republican had not won since1972 . Durbin became the first senator fromIllinois to be elected five consecutive times since senators began being elected by popular vote in 1913.[ 1]
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For the primaries, turnout was 28.36%, with 2,279,439 votes cast.[ 2] [ 3]
Democratic primary results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dick Durbin (incumbent)1,446,118 100.00% Total votes 1,446,118 100.00%
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Mark Curran
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Results by county Curran—60–70%
Curran—50–60%
Curran—40–50%
Curran—30–40%
Curran—<30%
Hubbard—40–50%
Hubbard—30–40%
Hubbard—<30
A legal ruling, taking note of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Illinois , allowed the Libertarian and Green parties to have their selected candidate on the ballot without the normal signature requirements, as they each ran a candidate for U.S. Senate in2016 .[ 31]
Removed from ballot [ edit ] Chad Koppie, perennial candidate and former member of the Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees[ 27] [ 32] David F. Black, Green Party nominee for Illinois attorney general in2010 [ 33] Independent American Party [ edit ] Willie Wilson Party [ edit ] Kevin Keely, substitute teacher and community activist(as a write-in candidate) [ 42] [ 43] Albert A. Schaal(as a write-in candidate) [ 44] Lowell Martin Seida, perennial candidate(as a write-in candidate) [ 45] Patrick Feges[ 46] [ 32] Julie Rushing[ 46] Connor Vlakancic, affiliated with the Republican Party(switched from Republican candidacy) [ 27] [ 32] Additional general election endorsements [ edit ] Dick Durbin (D)
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Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Dick Mark Willie Other Undecided Research Co. [ 79] October 31 – November 1, 2020 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 52% 30% – 4%[ b] 14% Victory Research [ 80] October 26 – November 1, 2020 1,208 (LV) ± 2.8% 51% 26% 15% 5%[ c] 4%
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with Dick Durbin, generic Republican and Willie Wilson
with Dick Durbin and Willie Wilson
Durbin also kept his landslide winning streak by winning with at least a ten-point margin. Durbin was sworn in on January 3, 2021, for his fifth term, which expires on January 3, 2027.
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2020[ 82] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Dick Durbin (incumbent)3,278,930 54.93% +1.38% Republican Mark Curran 2,319,870 38.87% −3.82% Willie Wilson Party Willie Wilson 237,699 3.98% N/A Libertarian Danny Malouf 75,673 1.27% −2.49% Green David Black 56,711 0.95% N/A Write-in 18 0.00% N/A Total votes 5,968,901 100.0% Democratic hold
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Durbin won 12 of the 18 congressional districts, with the remaining six going to Curran, including one that elected a Democrat.[ 83]
^a b c Key: ^ "Someone else" with 4% ^ Malouf (L) with 3%; Black (G) with 2% Partisan clients
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