2020 United States Senate election in Illinois
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 County results Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Curran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Illinois. The main two people in the election were Dick Durbin (Democratic Party) and Mark Curran (Republican Party). Durbin won the election and stayed as Senator.[1][2]
Primary elections happened on March 17, 2020. There was only one person in the Democratic Party primary, Dick Durbin, so he won. There were many people in the Republican Party primary, and Mark Curran won. The Libertarian Party chose Danny Malouf for the election. The Green Party chose David F. Black. Willie Wilson was also in the election from his party, the Willie Wilson Party.
Democratic Party primary
[change | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 1,446,118 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,446,118 | 100.00% | ||
Republican Party primary
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Curran
- Curran—60–70%
- Curran—50–60%
- Curran—40–50%
- Curran—30–40%
- Curran—<30%
Hubbard
- Hubbard—40–50%
- Hubbard—30–40%
- Hubbard—<30
Tarter
- Tarter—30–40%
- Tarter—<30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Curran | 205,747 | 41.55% | |
| Republican | Peggy Hubbard | 113,189 | 22.86% | |
| Republican | Robert Marshall | 75,561 | 15.26% | |
| Republican | Tom Tarter | 73,009 | 14.74% | |
| Republican | Casey Chlebek | 27,655 | 5.58% | |
| Republican | Richard Mayers (write-in) | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 495,168 | 100.00% | ||
Results
[change | change source]| United States Senate election in Illinois, 2020[4] | |||||
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| 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 | 55,711 | 0.95% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 5,968,901 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Greenwood, Max (3 January 2019). "Dick Durbin: I'm running for reelection in 2020". The Hill. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Report: Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran to run for U.S. Senate". Daily Herald. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Election Results 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 17, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.[permanent dead link]