2008 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought a third term in office and faced minimal opposition from Republican Steve Sauerberg. As expected, Durbin overwhelmingly won re-election. On the same night, fellow Democratic Senator Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, defeating Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona.
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Turnout | 68.42% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Durbin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sauerberg: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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This is the last senate election in Illinois in which a candidate received above 60% of the vote.