2020 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 2020
Richard J. Durbin DEM +16.1 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 5,968,901
- Margin
- 16.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in IL
- D+17.0same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Durbin Won | DEM | 3,278,930 | 54.93% | |
| Mark C. Curran | REP | 2,319,870 | 38.87% | |
| WIllie Wilson | OTH | 237,699 | 3.98% | |
| Danny Malouf | LIB | 75,673 | 1.27% | |
| David F. Black | GRE | 56,711 | 0.95% | |
| Kevin Keely | W | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Lowell Martin Seida | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Albert A. Schaal | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,968,901 | |||
Official source: ElectionVoteTotals.aspx
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 2020 Illinois Senate race?
Richard J. Durbin (DEM) won with 54.9% of the vote, ahead of Mark C. Curran (38.9%), a margin of 16.1 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?
5,968,901 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.