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1990 United States Senate election in Illinois
Turnout	53.90%
	; Simon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Martin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Tie: 50%
U.S. senator before election; Paul Simon; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Paul Simon; Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon sought re-election to a second term in office. Simon was opposed by Republican nominee Lynn Morley Martin, a U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district, whom he easily defeated to win a second and final term in the Senate.

Primaries were held March 20, 1990.^[1]

Election information edit

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for House, as well as those for state offices.

For the primaries, turnout was 23.02%, with 1,384,324 votes cast.^[1] For the general election, turnout was 53.90%, with 3,251,005 votes cast.^[2]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	811,329	100.00%
Total votes			811,329	100.00%

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Martin	572,995	100.00%
Total votes			572,995	100.00%

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1990^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	2,115,377	65.07%	+15.00%
	Republican	Lynn Morley Martin	1,135,628	34.93%	-13.28%
Total votes			3,251,005	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ..." Illinois State Board of Elections. 1966. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ "State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election ." Illinois State Board of Elections. 1978. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).