Английская Википедия:2008 United States Senate election 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. On the same night, fellow Democratic Senator Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, defeating Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona.
This is the last senate election in Illinois in which a candidate received above 60% of the vote.
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
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Steve Sauerberg, physician
- Andy Martin, perennial candidate
- Mike Psak, trucker and perennial candidate
Results
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General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | October 23, 2008 |
| CQ Politics[4] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | October 31, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 2, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 4, 2008 |
Results
Durbin's 3,615,844 votes is the highest vote total in a statewide election in Illinois. No one has broken his record since, however then Vice President Joe Biden received the most votes in the presidential election in Illinois in 2020. Durbin comfortably won re-election with the best margin of his career, winning all but four of the state's 102 counties. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box total Шаблон:Election box hold with party link no swing Шаблон:Election box end
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Ogle (largest city: Rochelle)
- Jo Daviess (Largest city: Galena)
- Carroll (largest city: Savanna)
- Stephenson (largest city: Freeport)
- Boone (largest city: Belvidere)
- DuPage (largest city: Aurora)
- Kane (largest city: Aurora)
- Kendall (largest village: Oswego)
- McHenry (largest city: Crystal Lake)
- Putnam (largest city: Hennpin)
- Ford (largest city: Paxton)
- Iroqouis (largest city: Watseka)
- Livingston (largest city: Pontiac)
- Washington (largest city: Nashville)
- Monroe (largest city: Waterloo)
- Effingham (largest city: Effingham)
- Wabash (largest city: Mount Carmel)
- Richland (largest city: Olney)
- Lawrence (Largest city: Lawrenceville)
- Crawford (largest city: Robinson)
- Clark (largest city: Marshall)
See also
References
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
- 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
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