1996 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1996
Richard J. Durbin DEM +15.4 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 4,250,722
- Margin
- 15.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in IL
- D+17.5same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Durbin Won | DEM | 2,384,028 | 56.09% | |
| Al Salvi | REP | 1,728,824 | 40.67% | |
| Steven H. Perry | REF | 61,023 | 1.44% | |
| Robin Miller | LIB | 41,218 | 0.97% | |
| Chad Koppie | UST | 17,563 | 0.41% | |
| James E. Davis | NLP | 13,838 | 0.33% | |
| Write-in | — | 4,228 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 4,250,722 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 Illinois Senate race?
Richard J. Durbin (DEM) won with 56.1% of the vote, ahead of Al Salvi (40.7%), a margin of 15.4 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Illinois Senate race?
4,250,722 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.