Electoral History
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lauren Beth Gash | 115,924 | 49% | Mark Kirk | 121,582 | 51% | |||
| 2002 | Henry H. Perritt, Jr. | 58,300 | 31% | Mark Kirk | 128,611 | 69% | |||
| 2004 | Lee Goodman | 99,218 | 36% | Mark Kirk | 177,493 | 64% | |||
| 2006 | Daniel J. Seals | 94,278 | 47% | Mark Kirk | 107,929 | 53% | * | ||
| 2008 | Daniel J. Seals | 138,176 | 47% | Mark Kirk | 153,082 | 53% | |||
| *Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2006, a write-in received 1 vote. | |||||||||
| Election 2010 Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Mark Kirk | 1,778,698 | 48.0% | |
| Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 1,719,478 | 46.4% | |
| Green | LeAlan Jones | 117,914 | 3.2% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Labno | 87,247 | 2.4% | |
| Totals | 3,703,337 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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