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  IL US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline December 30, 1995 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 16, 1996 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close March 16, 1996 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2001 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedCOSDem August 18, 2011 01:22am
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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 Won11/05/1996
NameDick Durbin Votes2,384,028 (56.09%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin655,204 (+15.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL US Senate 11/05/1996
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
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01/19/1996 03/02/1996

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Dick Durbin Treas. Pat Quinn Ronald F. Gibbs Jalil Ahmad Paul H. D. Park  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 512,520 (64.87%) 233,138 (29.51%) 17,681 (2.24%) 17,211 (2.18%) 9,505 (1.20%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -279,382 (-35.36%) -494,839 (-62.63%) -495,309 (-62.69%) -503,015 (-63.67%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.00%-- 26.00%-- 3.00%-- 2.00%-- 1.00%--  
Chicago Tribune 
02/27/96-03/02/96
48.00% 20.0 26.00% 12.0 3.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0 1.00% --
Chicago Tribune 
01/19/96-01/22/96
28.00% -- 38.00% -- 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% --
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