Elections / 2020 · Senate · IL
The Democratic candidate won Illinois's Senate seat D+16.1.
Illinois, 2020. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Illinois — 2020 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
3,278,930
54.9%
Republican (R)
2,319,870
38.9%
All others
370,101
6.2%
Margin
D+16.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2020 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Durbin | DDemocrat | 3,278,930 | 54.9% |
| Mark C. Curran JR. | RRepublican | 2,319,870 | 38.9% |
| Willie L. Wilson | OWillie Wilson Party | 237,699 | 4.0% |
| Danny Malouf | OLibertarian | 75,673 | 1.3% |
| David F. Black | OGreen | 56,711 | 1.0% |
| Kevin Keely | OOther | 10 | 0.0% |
| Lowell Martin Seida | OOther | 6 | 0.0% |
| Albert A. Schaal | OOther | 2 | 0.0% |
Illinois's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | −2.9% |
| 2002 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | +39.3% |
| 2010 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | +15.3% |