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Illinois
Illinois US Senate
Winner
REP
Everett Dirksen
53.9%
1,951,984 votes
Runner-up
DEM
Scott W. Lucas
45.8%
1,657,630 votes
Margin
R+8.1
3,622,673
total votes
3 candidates
3,622,673 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Everett Dirksen
REP
✓
REP
1,951,984
53.9%
Scott W. Lucas
DEM
DEM
1,657,630
45.8%
Other
OTH
OTH
13,059
0.4%
Seat History
US Senate in Illinois
(Class I)
2022
Tammy Duckworth
DEM
D+15.3
2020
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+16.1
2016
Tammy Duckworth
DEM
D+15.1
2014
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+10.8
2010
Mark Steven Kirk
REP
R+1.6
2008
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+39.3
2004
Barack Obama
DEM
D+42.9
2002
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+22.3
1998
Peter G Fitzgerald
REP
R+2.9
1996
Richard J Durbin
DEM
D+15.4
1992
Carol Moseley-Braun
DEM
D+10.2
1990
Paul Simon
DEM
D+30.1
1986
Alan J. Dixon
DEM
D+31.4
1984
Paul Simon
DEM
D+1.9
1980
Alan J. Dixon
DEM
D+13.5
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Candidates
Everett Dirksen
REP
Record
4W-0L
Avg Margin
R+7.2
Career
1950-1968
US Senate
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Scott W. Lucas
DEM
Record
2W-1L
Avg Margin
D+0.1
Career
1938-1950
US Senate
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