2008 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 2008
Richard J. Durbin DEM +39.3 · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 5,329,884
- Margin
- 39.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in IL
- D+25.1same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Durbin Won | DEM | 3,615,844 | 67.84% | |
| Steve Sauerberg | REP | 1,520,621 | 28.53% | |
| Kathleen J. Cummings | GRE | 119,135 | 2.24% | |
| Larry A. Stafford | LIB | 50,224 | 0.94% | |
| Chad Koppie | CON | 24,059 | 0.45% | |
| Patricia Elaine Beard | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,329,884 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2008 Illinois Senate race?
Richard J. Durbin (DEM) won with 67.8% of the vote, ahead of Steve Sauerberg (28.5%), a margin of 39.3 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 2008?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Illinois Senate race?
5,329,884 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.