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      Home/Elections/1992/US Senate/Illinois
      1992·US Senate·Illinois

      Illinois US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Carol Moseley-Braun
      53.3%2,631,229 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Richard Williamson
      43.1%2,126,833 votes
      Margin
      D+10.2
      4,939,558 total votes
      3 candidates4,939,558 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Carol Moseley-BraunDEM✓
      		DEM2,631,22953.3%
      Richard WilliamsonREP
      		REP2,126,83343.1%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH181,4963.7%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Illinois(Class I)

      2022
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+15.3
      2020
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+16.1
      2016
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+15.1
      2014
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+10.8
      2010
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+1.6
      2008
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+39.3
      2004
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+42.9
      2002
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+22.3
      1998
      Peter G FitzgeraldREP
      R+2.9
      1996
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+15.4
      1990
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+30.1
      1986
      Alan J. DixonDEM
      D+31.4
      1984
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+1.9
      1980
      Alan J. DixonDEM
      D+13.5
      View all US Senate history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Carol Moseley-BraunDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginD+3.7
      Career1992-1998
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Richard WilliamsonREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+10.2
      Career1992-1992
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1992

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