Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Richard J. Durbin

Official portrait of Richard J. Durbin
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from Illinois (class 2)
Leadership
Senate Minority Whip
Party
Democrat
Born
1944
In Congress
House since 1983 · Senate since 1997 · 43 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the whole state highlighted

Illinois

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. Senate · IllinoisIncumbentWon the general election (54.93%)

FEC candidate ID S6IL00151 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Illinois$84,084.45Not running (declined to run)
2019–2020U.S. Senate · Illinois$7,326,799.36Won the general election (54.93%)
Total raised$7,326,799.36
Total spent$8,263,750.73
Cash on hand$1,076,486.56
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 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: $3,696,013.50PACs and other committees: $1,660,471.25Party committees: $750.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $1,941,534.93Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $28,029.68
  • Individual contributions$3,696,013.5050%
  • PACs and other committees$1,660,471.2523%
  • Party committees$750.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,941,534.9326%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$28,029.680%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

410 committees reported giving $1,651,182.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Richard J. Durbin$69.76
  • Independent expenditures opposing Richard J. Durbin$77,000.00
  • Company and union communications to members about Richard J. Durbin$64,524.50

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Illinois U.S. Senate, 2020 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Richard J. Durbin (D)$7,326,799.36$1,076,486.562020-12-31
Willie Wilson (OTH)$3,083,272.20$3,636.102020-12-31
Mark Curran (R)$376,608.19$0.002020-12-31
Peggy Hubbard (R)$200,781.77$5,199.662020-12-31
Thomas Tarter (R)$166,587.50$0.002020-04-17
Robert Marshall (R)$75,030.00$29,400.002020-12-31
Casey Chlebek (R)$37,726.20$1,160.462020-06-30
Daniel Malouf (L)$12,535.99$356.502020-12-31
Marilyn Jordan Lawlor (D)$4,310.00$0.002020-03-31
Anne Michele Most Recen Stava-Murray (D)$175.00$9.722019-07-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Research Co.October 31 – November 1, 2020450 (LV)± 4.6%Dick Durbin 52% · Mark Curran 30%
Victory ResearchOctober 26 – November 1, 20201,208 (LV)± 2.8%Dick Durbin 51% · Mark Curran 26% · Willie Wilson 15%
Ogden & Fry/Citizens for Willie WilsonSeptember 4, 2019449 (LV)± 4.31%Dick Durbin 44% · Generic Republican 34% · Willie Wilson 4%
Ogden & Fry/Citizens for Willie WilsonSeptember 4, 2019420 (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: FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE.
  • 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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