2002 United States Senate election in Illinois

2002 United States Senate election in Illinois

November 5, 2002
Turnout49.50%
 
Nominee Dick Durbin Jim Durkin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,103,766 1,325,703
Percentage 60.33% 38.02%

Durbin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
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.