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      Home/Elections/1932/US Senate/Illinois
      1932·US Senate·Illinois

      Illinois US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      William H. Dieterich
      52.2%1,670,466 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Otis F. Glenn
      46.0%1,471,841 votes
      Margin
      D+6.2
      3,198,135 total votes
      3 candidates3,198,135 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William H. DieterichDEM✓
      		DEM1,670,46652.2%
      Otis F. GlennREP
      		REP1,471,84146.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH55,8281.8%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Illinois(Class I)

      2022
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+15.3
      2020
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+16.1
      2016
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+15.1
      2014
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+10.8
      2010
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+1.6
      2008
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+39.3
      2004
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+42.9
      2002
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+22.3
      1998
      Peter G FitzgeraldREP
      R+2.9
      1996
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      D+15.4
      1992
      Carol Moseley-BraunDEM
      D+10.2
      1990
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+30.1
      1986
      Alan J. DixonDEM
      D+31.4
      1984
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+1.9
      1980
      Alan J. DixonDEM
      D+13.5
      View all US Senate history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Otis F. GlennREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+4.2
      Career1928-1936
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      William H. DieterichDEM
      Record1W-0L
      Avg MarginD+6.2
      Career1932-1932
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1932

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