2020 United States Senate election in Illinois facts for kids

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2020 United States Senate election in Illinois

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Turnout	71.36%
Nominee Dick Durbin Mark Curran Party Democrat Republican Popular vote 3,278,930 2,319,870 Percentage 54.93% 38.87%
County results Durbin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Curran:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%
U.S. Senator before election Dick Durbin Democrat Elected U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Democrat

An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Illinois. The main two people in the election were Dick Durbin (Democratic Party) and Mark Curran (Republican Party). Durbin won the election and stayed as Senator.

Primary elections happened on March 17, 2020. There was only one person in the Democratic Party primary, Dick Durbin, so he won. There were many people in the Republican Party primary, and Mark Curran won. The Libertarian Party chose Danny Malouf for the election. The Green Party chose David F. Black. Willie Wilson was also in the election from his party, the Willie Wilson Party.

Democratic Party primary

Republican Party primary

Results by county

Curran

     Curran—60–70%
     Curran—50–60%
     Curran—40–50%
     Curran—30–40%
     Curran—<30%

Hubbard

     Hubbard—40–50%
     Hubbard—30–40%
     Hubbard—<30

Tarter

     Tarter—30–40%
     Tarter—<30

Results

See also

In Spanish: Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Illinois de 2020 para niños