2010 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 2010 (special)
Mark Kirk REP +1.6 · Class III seat · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 3,704,473
- Margin
- 1.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Vacantheld
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kirk Won | REP | 1,778,698 | 48.02% | |
| Alexi Giannoulias | DEM | 1,719,478 | 46.42% | |
| LeAlan M. Jones | GRE | 117,914 | 3.18% | |
| Mike Labno | LIB | 87,247 | 2.36% | |
| Robert L. Zadek | W | 561 | 0.02% | |
| Will Boyd | W | 468 | 0.01% | |
| Corey Dabney | W | 33 | 0.00% | |
| Susanne Atanus | W | 19 | 0.00% | |
| Shon-Tiyon Taiwan Horton | W | 16 | 0.00% | |
| Avner Nager | W | 15 | 0.00% | |
| Stan Jagla | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Darren Raichart | W | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Lowell Martin Seida | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,704,473 | |||
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 2010 Illinois Senate race (special election)?
Mark Kirk (REP) won with 48.0% of the vote, ahead of Alexi Giannoulias (46.4%), a margin of 1.6 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 2010?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Illinois Senate race?
3,704,473 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.