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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1995 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH January 29, 2023 05:52pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1990
NamePaul M. Simon Votes2,115,377 (65.07%)
Term01/03/1991 - 01/03/1997 Margin979,749 (+30.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameDick Durbin Votes2,103,766 (60.33%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin778,063 (+22.31%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 16, 1996 IL US Senate - D Primary
Dick Durbin
D 790,055
Mar 16, 1996 IL US Senate - R Primary
Al Salvi
R 791,645
Mar 19, 1996 IL US Senate - LBT Primary
Robin J. Miller
LBT 1,706
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1996 10/28/1996

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Dick Durbin St. Rep. Al Salvi Steven H. Perry Robin J. Miller Chad Koppie James E. Davis (W) Steve Dahl
PartyDemocratic Republican Reform Libertarian U.S. Taxpayers Natural Law Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 2,384,028 (56.09%) 1,728,824 (40.67%) 61,023 (1.44%) 41,218 (0.97%) 17,563 (0.41%) 13,838 (0.33%) 4,222 (0.10%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -655,204 (-15.41%) -2,323,005 (-54.65%) -2,342,810 (-55.12%) -2,366,465 (-55.67%) -2,370,190 (-55.76%) -2,379,806 (-55.99%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.57%-- 41.15%-- 0.00%-- 2.76%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/26/96-10/28/96		 45.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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D COSDem
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Robert A. Rudner  
PartyIndependent  
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Certified Votes 6 (0.00%)  
Margin-2,384,022 (-56.09%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date --  
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
Mason-Dixon 
10/26/96-10/28/96		 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  


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Jun 04, 2013 07:00pm Speculative Did Lois Lerner Strong-Arm the 1996 Republican Opponent of Dick Durbin?  Article COSDem 
Nov 02, 1996 12:00pm Oops Salvi Eats Crow After Taking Aim At Wrong Jim Brady  Article Green Pigs 

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