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Illinois
Illinois US Senate
Winner
REP
Peter G Fitzgerald
50.4%
1,709,041 votes
Runner-up
DEM
Carol Moseley-Braun
47.4%
1,610,496 votes
Margin
R+2.9
3,394,521
total votes
3 candidates
3,394,521 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Peter G Fitzgerald
REP
✓
REP
1,709,041
50.4%
Carol Moseley-Braun
DEM
DEM
1,610,496
47.4%
Other
OTH
OTH
74,984
2.2%
Seat History
US Senate in Illinois
(Class I)
2022
Tammy Duckworth
DEM
D+15.3
2020
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+16.1
2016
Tammy Duckworth
DEM
D+15.1
2014
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+10.8
2010
Mark Steven Kirk
REP
R+1.6
2008
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+39.3
2004
Barack Obama
DEM
D+42.9
2002
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+22.3
1996
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+15.4
1992
Carol Moseley-Braun
DEM
D+10.2
1990
Paul Simon
DEM
D+30.1
1986
Alan J. Dixon
DEM
D+31.4
1984
Paul Simon
DEM
D+1.9
1980
Alan J. Dixon
DEM
D+13.5
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Candidates
Carol Moseley-Braun
DEM
Record
1W-1L
Avg Margin
D+3.7
Career
1992-1998
US Senate
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Peter G Fitzgerald
REP
Record
3W-0L
Avg Margin
R+46.0
Career
1992-1998
US Senate / State Senate
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