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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline November 05, 2007 - 07:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 09:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJohn
Last ModifiedArthur September 11, 2024 06:52am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST 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
Feb 05, 2008 IL US Senate - R Primary Steven Sauerberg
Feb 05, 2008 IL US Senate - D Primary Dick Durbin
Mar 30, 2008 IL US Senate-G Convention Kathy J. Cummings
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 2.7500000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Dick Durbin
Safe 63
Slight 1
Steven Sauerberg
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

07/08/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin Steven Sauerberg Kathy J. Cummings Larry Stafford Chad Koppie (W) Patricia Elaine Beard
PartyDemocratic Republican Green Libertarian Constitution Independent
Votes3,615,844 (67.84%) 1,520,621 (28.53%) 119,135 (2.24%) 50,224 (0.94%) 24,059 (0.45%) 1 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,095,223 (-39.31%) -3,496,709 (-65.61%) -3,565,620 (-66.90%) -3,591,785 (-67.39%) -3,615,843 (-67.84%)
Predict Avg.64.44% 33.27% 1.35% 0.40% 0.35% 0.00%
Finances$4,631,963.00 $1,070,359.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
YouGov 
10/18-11/01
54.00% (+0.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
10/20-10/23
59.00% (+3.0) 34.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
10/13-10/13
62.00% (+3.0) 31.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
09/15-09/18
56.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
09/17-09/17
59.00% (-2.0) 35.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
08/12-08/12
61.00% (-2.0) 33.00% (+5.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Southern Illinoisan
  Esquire
  Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Sun-Times
I NCModerate
I M@
R CincinnatiReds1990
REFS Servo
G BR_Green

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 17, 2008 01:45am News Durbin's GOP foe has $1.07 million  Article ev 
Apr 06, 2007 09:30pm News Rove Predicts Republicans Won't Unseat Senator Dick Durbin in 2008  Article COSDem 
Jul 23, 2005 01:00pm News Downstate rep could help GOP defeat Durbin  Article ScottĀ³ 

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