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Illinois United States Senate election, 2010
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The Illinois United States Senate election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010, following a primary election on February 2, 2010. The deadline for submission of nominating signatures to qualify for the primary ballot was November 2, 2009.
General election
On November 2, 2010, Kirk won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias (D), LeAlan M. Jones (G), Mike Labno (L), Robert L. "Bob" Zadek (I), Will Boyd (I), Corey Dabney (I), Susanne Atanus (I), Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton (I), Avner Nager (I), Stan Jagla (I), Darren Raichart (I), and Lowell M. Seida (I) in the general election.[1]
| U.S. Senate, Illinois General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Kirk |
48% | 1,778,698 | |
| Democratic | Alexi Giannoulias | 46.4% | 1,719,478 | |
| Green | LeAlan M. Jones | 3.2% | 117,914 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Labno | 2.4% | 87,247 | |
| Independent | Robert L. "Bob" Zadek | 0% | 561 | |
| Independent | Will Boyd | 0% | 468 | |
| Independent | Corey Dabney | 0% | 33 | |
| Independent | Susanne Atanus | 0% | 19 | |
| Independent | Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton | 0% | 16 | |
| Independent | Avner Nager | 0% | 15 | |
| Independent | Stan Jagla | 0% | 12 | |
| Independent | Darren Raichart | 0% | 9 | |
| Independent | Lowell M. Seida | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 3,704,473 | |||
Candidates
Democratic
- Alexi Giannoulis, the state treasurer of Illinois
- David Hoffman
- Cheryle Jackson
Republican
- John Arrington: Arrington For Senate Campaign Website
- Patrick Hughes - patrickhughesforsenate.com
- Mark Kirk - kirkforsenate.com
- Tom Kuna - w-e-r-co.com
- Don Lowery - judgelowery4ussenate.com
- Andy Martin - andyforussenator.com
- Kathleen Thomas – kathleenthomasforsenate.org
- Ed Varga - e-varga.com
- Robert Zadek - robertzadek.com
Polling
GOP race
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Mark Kirk | Patrick Hughes | Don Lowery | Kathleen Thomas | John Arrington | Andy Martin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Tribune | December 14, 2009 | 41% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Magellan Data | October 8, 2009 | 61% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | - |
