United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008

November 4, 2008



Nominee	Dick Durbin	Steve Sauerberg
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	3,615,844	1,520,621
Percentage	67.84%	28.53%

County Results

Senator before election

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Elected Senator

Dick Durbin
Democratic

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The 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Dick Durbin, seeking a third term in the United States Senate, faced minimal opposition from physician Steve Sauerberg. As expected, Durbin overwhelmingly won re-election and crushed Sauerberg in a landslide.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Dick Durbin, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	1,653,833	100.00
Total votes			1,653,833	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Steve Sauerberg, family physician
Andy Martin, perennial candidate
Mike Psak, trucker and perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 won re-election with the best margin of his career. Durbin won all but four of the states counties.

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%	o.oo%
	Libertarian	Larry A. Stafford	50,224	0.94%	-0.70%
	Constitution	Chad N. Koppie	24,059	0.45%	0.00%
	Write-ins	Dan Hynes	1	0.00%	0.00%
Majority			2,095,223	39.31%	+17.00%
Turnout			5,329,884
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1 2 "Ballots Cast". Elections.il.gov. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-04.

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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