The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent
Democratic U.S. Senator
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Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
sought re-election to a second term in the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
. Durbin defeated
Republican
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Political ideology
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challenger
State Representative Jim Durkin
James Brian Durkin (born January 28, 1961) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District since 2006 when he was sworn in to replace Eileen Lyons after she retired mid-term. Durkin previously rep ...
in a
landslide
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.
Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for
House
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and those for
state offices.
Turnout
For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.
For the general election, turnout was 49.50%, with 3,486,851 votes cast.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Jim Durkin
James Brian Durkin (born January 28, 1961) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District since 2006 when he was sworn in to replace Eileen Lyons after she retired mid-term. Durkin previously rep ...
,
Illinois State Representative
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
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Jim Oberweis
James D. Oberweis (born June 10, 1946) is an American businessman, investment manager, and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy in North Aurora near Chicago, he served as a member of the Illinois Senate, represen ...
, owner of
Oberweis Dairy
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John H. Cox
John Herman Cox ( Kaplan; born July 15, 1955) is an American businessman, housing developer, and political activist, who has run for public office several times, mostly recently for Governor of California as the GOP candidate.
Cox began his po ...
, businessman
Results
General election
Debates
Complete video of debate October 23, 2002
Predictions
Polling
Results
Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.
See also
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2002 United States Senate election
Notes
References
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Illinois
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2002
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2002 Illinois elections