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

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nominee

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, a U.S. Congresswoman from

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, whom he easily defeated to win a second and final term in the Senate. Primaries were held March 20, 1990.

Election information

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

Turnout

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

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Candidates

* Paul Simon (D), incumbent

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(R),

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from

Results

References

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1990 Illinois elections