United States Senate election in Illinois, 1996
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon
decided to retire, instead of seeking a third term. Democratic nominee Dick Durbin won the open seat.
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
decided to retire, instead of seeking a third term. Democratic nominee Dick Durbin won the open seat.
Democratic
- Dick Durbin, U.S. Representative from the 20th districtIllinois's 20th congressional districtThe 20th Congressional District of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 Census. It was last represented by John Shimkus who was redistricted into the 19th District.-List of representatives:-...
(1983-1997)