United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin won re-election.
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[edit] Primaries
[edit] Democratic
| Primary - February 5, 2008 | ||
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| Candidate Name | Vote Percent | |
| Dick Durbin | 100% |  |
[edit] Republican
| Primary - February 5, 2008 | ||
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| Candidate Name | Vote Percent | |
| Steve Sauerberg | 55.6% | |
| Andy Martin | 33.9% | |
| Mike Psak | 10.5% | |
[edit] Predictions
Early polling showed Senator Durbin with a very solid lead throughout the entire campaign[citation needed]. Major pollsters such as Congressional Quarterly declared the race "Safe Democrat",[citation needed] and Karl Rove's now famous PowerPoint presentation referred to the race as non-competitive[citation needed].
[edit] Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Durbin | Sauerberg |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2008 | 62% | 31% | |
| September 17, 2008 | 59% | 35% | |
| August 12, 2008 | 61% | 33% | |
| Southern Outreach | July 15, 2008 | 52% | 35% |
| July 8, 2008 | 63% | 28% |
[edit] Results
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| 2008 Illinois U.S. Senator general election[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Dick Durbin | 3,616,210 | 67.8 | +7.5 | |
| Republican | Steve Sauerberg | 1,520,896 | 28.5 | -9.5 | |
| Green | Kathy Cummings | 119,147 | 2.2 | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Larry Stafford | 50,228 | 0.9 | -0.8 | |
| Constitution | Chad Koppie | 24,061 | 0.5 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,095,314 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,330,542 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections
- U.S. Congress candidates for Illinois at Project Vote Smart
- Illinois, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
- Illinois U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Illinois U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions for Illinois congressional races from OpenSecrets.org
- Official campaign websites
- Dick Durbin, Democratic incumbent nominee
- Steve Sauerberg, Republican nominee
- Larry Stafford, Libertarian nominee
- Kathy Cummings, Green Party nominee
- Chad Koppie, Constitution nominee
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