Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin cruised to re-election Tuesday, handily winning over four lesser-known challengers.
The Associated Press called the race in his favor soon after polls closed at 7 p.m.
As expected, Durbin defeated Republican Mark Curran, Willie Wilson, Green Party nominee David Black, and Libertarian Danny Malouf.
As of 11:30 p.m., Durbin had won 52% of the vote vs. 41% for Curran, who came in a distant second.
Durbin, 75, is Illinois’ senior senator. The Democrat from Springfield was first elected to the Senate in 1996. He is the Democratic whip, the No. 2 position among Senate Democrats.
Durbin last won re-election in 2014 with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman Jim Oberweis.