2016 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

See also: 2016 United States Senate elections

2016 United States Senate election in Illinois
November 8, 2016
Turnout68.39%
 
Nominee Tammy Duckworth Mark Kirk
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,012,940 2,184,693
Percentage 54.86% 39.78%
Duckworth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
Kirk:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
No Vote:            
U.S. senator before election

Mark Kirk
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Tammy Duckworth
Democratic

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Prior to the election, Mark Kirk was considered to be the most vulnerable senator from either party seeking re-election in 2016[1][2] due to Illinois's heavy Democratic partisan balance with news networks and analysts expecting a Democratic pickup.

Party primary elections in Illinois were held March 15, 2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk ran for re-election to a second full term,[3] but he was easily defeated by Democratic nominee Tammy Duckworth, the U.S. representative from Illinois's 8th congressional district and a decorated combat veteran of the Iraq War. Duckworth became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois since Carol Moseley Braun in 1992. Despite his loss, Kirk did manage to outperform Trump in the concurrent election by around 2 percent.

Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for United States President and House, as well as those for state offices.

Background

In 2010, Republican Mark Kirk was elected to the Senate for Illinois, defeating Democratic nominee Alexi Giannoulias by 59,220 votes out of more than 3.7 million votes cast.

Kirk suffered a severe stroke in January 2012 that kept him away from the Senate until January 2013.[4] In June 2013 he confirmed that he was "planning" to run for re-election,[5][6] but there was speculation that he might retire,[7] particularly in the wake of the departure of several of his senior staff.[8][9] Republican Bruce Rauner was elected Governor in 2014, and a possible scenario was that Kirk would resign early, allowing Rauner to appoint another Republican as the replacement.[10] Potential replacements included U.S. Representatives Bob Dold, Adam Kinzinger, Aaron Schock, and Peter Roskam, State Senators Jason Barickman and Christine Radogno, hedge fund manager and founder and CEO of Citadel LLC Kenneth C. Griffin, and businesswoman Beth Christie.[7][9] In November 2014, Kirk reiterated that he was going to run for re-election.[3]

Kirk was identified by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politico, The Huffington Post, Slate and Roll Call as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators up for re-election in 2016.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Turnout
See also: 2016 Illinois elections § Turnout

For the primary election, turnout was 41.94%, with 3,215,334 votes cast.[17][18] For the general election, turnout was 68.39%, with 5,491,878 votes cast.[19][18]

Republican primary

Declared

Removed from ballot

Withdrawn
  • Ron Wallace, investment advisor, conservative activist and economics professor[23][24]

Declined

Endorsements
Mark Kirk
State politicians
Newspapers
James Marter
Individuals
Organizations
  • ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration PAC)[40]
  • Chicago 11th Ward Republican Party[41]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Kirk		 James
Marter		 Undecided
Chicago Tribune March 2–6, 2016 600 ± 4.1% 65% 22% 12%
SIU Simon Institute February 15–20, 2016 306 ± 5.6% 53% 14% 33%

Results
Results by county
  Kirk—70–80%
  Kirk—60–70%
  Kirk—50–60%
Republican primary results[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Kirk (incumbent) 931,619 70.6
Republican James T. Marter 388,571 29.4
Total votes 1,320,190 100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements
Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Cabinet Members and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Andrea Zopp
U.S. Representatives
Notable individuals
Newspapers

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Tammy
Duckworth		 Andrea
Zopp		 Napoleon
Harris		 Undecided
SIU Simon Institute February 15–20, 2016 422 ± 4.7% 52% 6% 4% 37%
Public Policy Polling July 20–21, 2015 409 ± 4.9% 59% 10% — 31%

Results
Results by county
  Duckworth—80–90%
  Duckworth—70–80%
  Duckworth—60–70%
  Duckworth—50–60%
Democratic primary results[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 1,220,128 64.38%
Democratic Andrea Zopp 455,729 24.05%
Democratic Napoleon Harris 219,286 11.57%
Total votes 1,859,257 100.00%

Third party candidates

On July 6, the Green Party candidate and the Libertarian Party candidate were announced as having made the ballot for November after no objections were filed against their petitions. However, objections against two others were filed, namely: the Constitution Party candidate Chad Koppie, due to his name being on a petition slate with Constitution Party presidential candidate Darrell Castle who turned in fewer than the required petitions needed,[84] and against Independent candidate Eric Conklin. Neither Koppie nor Conklin are likely to receive ballot access after a review of their petitions.[85][86]

Constitution Party (C) (Write in)
  • Chad Koppie, farmer and vice president of Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees

Libertarian Party (L)

Green Party (G)

Independent (I)
  • Eric M. Conklin, law enforcement officer

General election
  • Mark Kirk (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Tammy Duckworth (D), U.S. Representative
  • Chad Koppie (C) (Write-in)
  • Kenton McMillen (L)
  • Scott Summers (G)

Debates
Dates Location Kirk Duckworth Link
October 3, 2016 Chicago, Illinois Participant Participant Full debate - C-SPAN
October 27, 2016 Springfield, Illinois Participant Participant Full debate - C-SPAN
November 4, 2016 Chicago, Illinois Participant Participant Full debate - C-SPAN

Campaign

Kirk had multiple factors working against him, as no Republican had won an Illinois US Senate race during a presidential election year since 1972, and he had made a number of gaffes during the campaign. He had exaggerated his Iraq War record on his campaign website,[88] and during a debate, Kirk made a racially charged remark about Duckworth's familial military background.[89] Additionally, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was unpopular in Chicago and its suburbs, and Kirk refused to endorse or vote for him, instead writing in former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.[90] Kirk also had a mostly liberal voting record in the Senate, favoring gay marriage, an assault weapons ban, and he had voted against defunding and repealing portions of Obamacare in 2015. Due to these factors, Kirk alienated the Democratic, Independent, and Republican voters whom he had previously won over in his 2010 campaign. Unusually, the normally Republican-leaning editorial board of the Chicago Tribune endorsed Duckworth, as they believed that the health problems that Kirk had suffered as a result of his stroke made him a less effective Senator.[91] This election had been cited as historic as both major party nominees had physical disabilities.[92]

Endorsements
Mark Kirk (R)
Governors
U.S. Representatives
U.S. Senators
State Representatives
Statewide officials
Mayors
Individuals
Newspapers
Organizations
Tammy Duckworth (D)
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Vice Presidents
U.S. Cabinet Members and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Labor unions
Newspapers
Organizations

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[117] Lean D (flip) November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[118] Likely D (flip) November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[119] Lean D (flip) November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[120] Safe D (flip) November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[121] Likely D (flip) November 7, 2016

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mark
Kirk (R)		 Tammy
Duckworth (D)		 Other Undecided
SurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 1,823 ± 4.6% 39% 56% — 5%
SurveyMonkey October 31 – November 6, 2016 1,505 ± 4.6% 39% 56% — 5%
SurveyMonkey October 28 – November 3, 2016 1,120 ± 4.6% 40% 54% — 6%
SurveyMonkey October 27 – November 2, 2016 997 ± 4.6% 40% 55% — 5%
SurveyMonkey October 26 – November 1, 2016 911 ± 4.6% 39% 55% — 6%
SurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 1,003 ± 4.6% 38% 57% — 5%
Emerson College October 27–30, 2016 500 ± 4.3% 36% 54% 5% 5%
Loras College Archived November 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine October 26–27, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 34% 42% 6% 18%
The Illinois Poll - Victory Research October 16–18, 2016 1,200 ± 2.8% 39% 50% 3% 8%
GS Strategy Group (R-Kirk) October 4–5, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 37% 41% 6% 16%
Southern Illinois University Sept 27–Oct 2, 2016 865 ± 3.3% 34% 48% 8% 10%
Normington, Petts and Associates (D) September 27–29, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 37% 46% — 17%
Emerson College September 19–20, 2016 700 ± 3.6% 39% 41% 11% 9%
Loras College Archived September 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine September 13–16, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 36% 41% — 22%
Normington, Petts and Associates (D) August 1–4, 2016 800 ± 3.5% 37% 44% — 19%
The Illinois Poll - Victory Research July 14–16, 2016 1,200 ± 2.8% 37% 46% 4% 12%
Normington, Petts and Associates (D) July 11–14, 2016 800 ± 3.5% 38% 40% — 22%
Basswood Research (R) July 11–12, 2016 800 ± 3.5% 42% 40% — 18%
GS Strategy Group (R-Kirk) March 30–31, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 40% 43% — 17%
End Citizens United September 10–14, 2015 948 ± 3.2% 41% 45% — 14%
Public Policy Polling July 20–21, 2015 931 ± 3.2% 36% 42% — 22%
Ogden & Fry June 23, 2015 598 ± 4.1% 27% 44% — 29%
We Ask America December 18, 2014 1,003 ± 3.0% 45% 46% — 9%
Hypothetical polling
with Andrea Zopp
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Kirk (R)		 Andrea
Zopp (D)		 Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling July 20–21, 2015 931 ± 3.2% 38% 29% — 32%
with Lisa Madigan
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Kirk (R)		 Lisa
Madigan (D)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 22–25, 2013 557 ± 4.2% 41% 41% 19%
with Michelle Obama
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Kirk (R)		 Michelle
Obama (D)		 Undecided
Gravis Marketing March 21–22, 2014 806 ± 3.0% 47% 42% 11%
Public Policy Polling November 26–28, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 40% 51% 9%
with Pat Quinn
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Kirk (R)		 Pat
Quinn (D)		 Undecided
We Ask America December 18, 2014 1,003 ± 3.0% 55% 36% 9%

Results

The result was a landslide victory for Tammy Duckworth. Pre-election polling showed Kirk would be easily defeated by Duckworth, and the polls were proven right when Duckworth was declared the winner quickly after polls closed in Illinois. Duckworth performed extremely well in the heavily populated and strongly Democratic Cook County, home of Chicago. Duckworth also did well in Champaign, East St. Louis and Carbondale. Kirk did do well in rural parts of the state, but it was nowhere near enough to offset his weakness in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago 'collar counties' — among them Kirk's home county of Lake County — previously voted for Kirk, but easily flipped to Duckworth. Duckworth was sworn in at 12:00 P.M. EST on January 3, 2017. The Libertarian and Green candidates polled well, winning three and two percent of the vote respectively.

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2016[122]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 3,012,940 54.86% +8.44%
Republican Mark Kirk (incumbent) 2,184,692 39.78% -8.23%
Libertarian Kenton McMillen 175,988 3.21% +0.85%
Green Scott Summers 117,619 2.14% -1.04%
Write-in 639 0.01% -0.02%
Total votes 5,491,878 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district
District Duckworth Kirk Representative
1st 74.4% 21% Bobby Rush
2nd 77.2% 18.7% Robin Kelly
3rd 55.6% 38% Dan Lipinski
4th 76.9% 14.6% Luis Gutierrez
5th 63.8% 30.9% Mike Quigley
6th 44.2% 50.2% Peter Roskam
7th 81.5% 14.6% Danny K. Davis
8th 55.9% 38.2% Tammy Duckworth
Raja Krishnamoorthi
9th 63% 32.5% Jan Schakowsky
10th 53.3% 42.2% Robert Dold
Brad Schneider
11th 56.6% 37.3% Bill Foster
12th 52% 43.2% Mike Bost
13th 46.7% 47.2% Rodney Davis
14th 42.5% 50.8% Randy Hultgren
15th 33% 61.7% John Shimkus
16th 39.3% 53.9% Adam Kinzinger
17th 47.7% 46.3% Cheri Bustos
18th 35% 59.8% Darin LaHood


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