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United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008
Illinois
← 2002 November 4, 2008 2014 →
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Nominee Dick Durbin Steve Sauerberg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,615,844 1,520,621
Percentage 67.84% 28.53%

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County Results

Senator before election

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Elected Senator

Dick Durbin
Democratic


Dick Durbin
Democratic

Dick Durbin
Democratic

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 defeated Sauerberg in a landslide.

Durbin won re-election with the best margin of his career. Durbin won all but four of the states counties.



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