Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Thomas Tarter
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Illinois
- Filing address
- Springfield, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- TARTER, THOMAS
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois
FEC candidate ID S0IL00527 · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR TOM TARTER
2019–2020 cycle totals through April 17, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$79,730.6748%
- PACs and other committees$1,550.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$85,094.3951%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$212.440%
Self-funding: $85,094.39 (51% of money raised): $5,094.39 given and $80,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
Illinois U.S. Senate, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Tarter (R) | $166,587.50 | $0.00 | 2020-04-17 |
| Richard J. Durbin (D) | $7,326,799.36 | $1,076,486.56 | 2020-12-31 |
| Willie Wilson (OTH) | $3,083,272.20 | $3,636.10 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mark Curran (R) | $376,608.19 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peggy Hubbard (R) | $200,781.77 | $5,199.66 | 2020-12-31 |
| Robert Marshall (R) | $75,030.00 | $29,400.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Casey Chlebek (R) | $37,726.20 | $1,160.46 | 2020-06-30 |
| Daniel Malouf (L) | $12,535.99 | $356.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Marilyn Jordan Lawlor (D) | $4,310.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Anne Michele Most Recen Stava-Murray (D) | $175.00 | $9.72 | 2019-07-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Dick Durbin 52% · Mark Curran 30% |
| Victory Research | October 26 – November 1, 2020 | 1,208 (LV) | ± 2.8% | Dick Durbin 51% · Mark Curran 26% · Willie Wilson 15% |
| Ogden & Fry/Citizens for Willie Wilson | September 4, 2019 | 449 (LV) | ± 4.31% | Dick Durbin 44% · Generic Republican 34% · Willie Wilson 4% |
| Ogden & Fry/Citizens for Willie Wilson | September 4, 2019 | 420 (LV) | ± 4.31% | Dick Durbin 44% · Willie Wilson 25% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR TOM TARTER.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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