2008 United States Senate election in Illinois
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Turnout | 68.42% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sauerberg: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Illinois |
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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 sought a third term in office and faced minimal opposition from Republican Steve Sauerberg. As expected, Durbin overwhelmingly won re-election.
Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal elections (United States President and House), as well as those for state offices.
Turnout
For the primary elections, turnout was 32.37%, with 2,364,409 votes cast.[1][2] For the general election, turnout was 68.42%, with 5,329,884 votes cast.[1][2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 1,653,833 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,653,833 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Steve Sauerberg, physician
- Andy Martin, perennial candidate
- Mike Psak, trucker and perennial candidate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Sauerberg | 395,199 | 55.62% | |
Republican | Andy Martin | 240,548 | 33.85% | |
Republican | Mike Psak | 74,829 | 10.53% | |
Total votes | 710,576 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Durbin comfortably won re-election with the best margin of his career, winning all but four of the state's 102 counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 3,615,844 | 67.84% | +7.51% | |
Republican | Steve Sauerberg | 1,520,621 | 28.53% | -9.49% | |
Green | Kathy Cummings | 119,135 | 2.24% | 0.00% | |
Libertarian | Larry A. Stafford | 50,224 | 0.94% | -0.70% | |
Constitution | Chad N. Koppie | 24,059 | 0.45% | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 5,329,884 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ballots Cast". Elections.il.gov. February 5, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
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 (Archived)
- Dick Durbin, Democratic incumbent nominee
- Steve Sauerberg, Republican nominee
- Larry Stafford, Libertarian nominee
- Kathy Cummings, Green Party nominee
- Chad Koppie, Constitution nominee