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1990 Senate elections · Illinois history

Illinois U.S. Senate election 1990

Paul M. Simon DEM +30.1 · Class II seat · held 11/6/90

Votes counted
3,251,005
Margin
30.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/6/90

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Paul M. Simon WonDEM2,115,37765.07%
Lynn MartinREP1,135,62834.93%
Total3,251,005

Official source: data

Other Illinois Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIITammy Duckworth15.3
2020Class IIRichard J. Durbin16.1
2016Class IIITammy Duckworth15.1
2014Class IIRichard J. Durbin10.9
2010Class IIIMark Kirk1.6
2010 specialClass IIIMark Kirk1.6
2008Class IIRichard J. Durbin39.3
2004Class IIIBarack Obama42.9
2002Class IIRichard J. Durbin22.3
1998Class IIIPeter G. Fitzgerald2.9
1996Class IIRichard J. Durbin15.4
1992Class IIICarol Moseley-Braun10.2

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1990 Illinois Senate race?

Paul M. Simon (DEM) won with 65.1% of the vote, ahead of Lynn Martin (34.9%), a margin of 30.1 points.

Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1990?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1990 Illinois Senate race?

3,251,005 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.