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| Turnout | 49.50% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Congressional district results[a]Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Durkin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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TheUnited States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. IncumbentDemocraticU.S. SenatorDick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in theUnited States Senate. Durbin defeatedRepublican challengerState RepresentativeJim Durkin in alandslide.
The primaries and general elections coincided with those forHouse and those forstate offices.
For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.[1][2] For the general election, turnout was 49.50%, with 3,486,851 votes cast.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 918,467 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 918,467 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Durkin | 378,010 | 45.81% | |
| Republican | Jim Oberweis | 259,515 | 31.45% | |
| Republican | John H. Cox | 187,706 | 22.74% | |
| Total votes | 825,231 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Dick Durbin (D) | Jim Durkin (R) | Steven Burgauer (L) | Other / Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA[5] | October 28–30, 2002 | 528 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 56% | 37% | 3% | 4% |
Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.
| 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 | 49.50% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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