1990 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon sought re-election to a second term in office. Simon was opposed by Republican nominee Lynn Morley Martin, a U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district, whom he easily defeated to win a second and final term in the Senate.
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Turnout | 53.90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Simon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Martin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primaries were held March 20, 1990.[1]
Election information edit
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for House, as well as those for state offices.
Turnout edit
For the primaries, turnout was 23.02%, with 1,384,324 votes cast.[1] For the general election, turnout was 53.90%, with 3,251,005 votes cast.[2]
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Simon (incumbent) | 811,329 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 811,329 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lynn Martin | 572,995 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 572,995 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Paul Simon (D), incumbent United States Senator
- Lynn Morley Martin (R), United States Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul Simon (incumbent) | 2,115,377 | 65.07% | +15.00% | |
Republican | Lynn Morley Martin | 1,135,628 | 34.93% | -13.28% | |
Total votes | 3,251,005 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ..." Illinois State Board of Elections. 1966. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election ." Illinois State Board of Elections. 1978. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).