2002 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.
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November 5, 2002
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| Turnout | 49.50% | ||||||||||||||||
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  Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Durkin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Background
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
| 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
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| John H. Cox | Jim Durkin | Jim Oberweis | |||||
| 1 | Feb. 6, 2002 | City Club of Chicago | Paul Green | YouTube | P | P | P |
Results
| 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% | ||
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
Results
Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Warren (Largest city: Monmouth)
- Piatt (Largest city: Monticello)
- Winnebago (Largest city: Rockford)
- Cumberland (largest city: Neoga)
- DeWitt (largest city: Clinton)
- Kankakee (Largest city: Kankakee)
- DeKalb (Largest city: DeKalb)
- Fayette (Largest city: Vandalia)
- Sangamon (largest city: Springfield)
- Douglas (largest city: Tuscola)
- Edgar (largest city: Paris)
- Jasper (largest city: Newton)
- Scott (largest city: Winchester)
- Logan (largest city: Lincoln)
- Tazewell (largest city: Pekin)
- Menard (largest city: Petersburg)
- Morgan (largest city: Jacksonville)
- Bureau (Largest city: Princeton)
- Grundy (Largest city: Morris)
- McLean (largest city: Bloomington)
- Marshall (Largest city: Henry)
- Will (Largest city: Joliet)
- Schuyler (Largest city: Rushville)
- Shelby (Largest city: Shelbyville)
- Clay (Largest city: Flora)