2016 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 2016
Tammy Duckworth DEM +15.1 gain · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 5,491,878
- Margin
- 15.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in IL
- D+17.1same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Duckworth Won | DEM | 3,012,940 | 54.86% | |
| Mark Kirk | REP | 2,184,692 | 39.78% | |
| Kenton McMillen | LIB | 175,988 | 3.21% | |
| Scott K. Summers | GRE | 117,619 | 2.14% | |
| Chad Koppie | W | 408 | 0.01% | |
| Jim Brown | W | 106 | 0.00% | |
| Christopher Aguayo | W | 77 | 0.00% | |
| Susana Sandoval | W | 42 | 0.00% | |
| Eric Kufi James Stewart | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Patricia Elaine Beard | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,491,878 | |||
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 |
Full Illinois Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2016 Illinois Senate race?
Tammy Duckworth (DEM) won with 54.9% of the vote, ahead of Mark Kirk (39.8%), a margin of 15.1 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 2016?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Illinois Senate race?
5,491,878 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.