2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois Knowpia

2002 United States Senate election in Illinois
Turnout	49.50%
	County results; Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Durkin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Dick Durbin; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dick Durbin; Democratic

The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.

Election information edit

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

Turnout edit

For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.^[1]^[2] For the general election, turnout was 49.50%, with 3,486,851 votes cast.^[1]^[2]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (incumbent)	918,467	100.00%
Total votes			918,467	100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Jim Durkin, Illinois State Representative
Jim Oberweis, owner of Oberweis Dairy
John H. Cox, businessman

Results edit

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	378,010	45.81%
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	259,515	31.45%
	Republican	John H. Cox	187,706	22.74%
Total votes			825,231	100.00%

General election edit

Debates edit

Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002

Predictions edit

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 4, 2002

Polling edit

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Dick Durbin (D)	Jim Durkin (R)	Steven Burgauer (L)	Other / Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 28–30, 2002	528 (LV)	± 4.3%	56%	37%	3%	4%

Results edit

Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002^[1]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (incumbent)	2,103,766	60.33%	+4.25%
	Republican	Jim Durkin	1,325,703	38.02%	-2.65%
	Libertarian	Steven Burgauer	57,382	1.65%	+0.68%
Majority			778,063	22.31%	+6.90%
Turnout			3,486,851	49.50%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

Warren (Largest city: Monmouth)
Piatt (Largest city: Monticello)
Winnebago (Largest city: Rockford)
Cumberland (largest city: Neoga)
DeWitt (largest city: Clinton)
Kankakee (Largest city: Kankakee)
DeKalb (Largest city: DeKalb)
Fayette (Largest city: Vandalia)
Sangamon (largest city: Springfield)
Douglas (largest city: Tuscola)
Edgar (largest city: Paris)
Jasper (largest city: Newton)
Scott (largest city: Winchester)
Logan (largest city: Lincoln)
Tazewell (largest city: Pekin)
Menard (largest city: Petersburg)
Morgan (largest city: Jacksonville)
Bureau (Largest city: Princeton)
Grundy (Largest city: Morris)
McLean (largest city: Bloomington)
Marshall (Largest city: Henry)
Will (Largest city: Joliet)
Schuyler (Largest city: Rushville)
Shelby (Largest city: Shelbyville)
Clay (Largest city: Flora)

Notes edit

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ballots Cast". Elections.il.gov. March 19, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.