Dick Durbin Democratic Dick Durbin Democratic The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002.

Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for House and those for state offices.

For the primary elections, turnout was 24.66%, with 1,743,698 votes cast.

[1][2] Durbin won re-election to a second term easily, carrying a majority of the state's 102 counties.