United States Senate election in Illinois, 1990

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1990

1984 ← November 6, 1990 → 1996

Nominee Paul Simon Lynn Morley Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,115,377 1,135,628 Percentage 65.07% 34.93%

County results

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 5, 1990. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Simon sought re-election to the United States Senate. Senator Simon was opposed by Republican nominee Lynn Morley Martin, a United States Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district, whom he easily defeated to win a second and final term in the Senate.

General election

Candidates

• Paul Simon (D), incumbent United States Senator
• Lynn Morley Martin, United States Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district

Results

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (inc.)	2,115,377	65.07%	+15.00%
	Republican	Lynn Morley Martin	1,135,628	34.93%	-13.28%
Majority			979,749	30.14%	+28.28%
Turnout			3,251,005
	Democratic hold		Swing