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The United States Senate election in Illinois of 1954 took place on November 2, 1954. [1] Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a second term.
The primary (held on April 13) and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections. [1]
Turnout in the primaries was 27.07%, with a total of 1,431,554 votes cast. [1] [2] Despite a crowded field for the Republican nomination, the primaries experienced what The New York Times reporter Richard J. H. Johnston referred to as, "one of the lightest primary votes of recent years," in Illinois. [3]
Turnout during the general election was 63.69%, with 3,368,021 votes cast. [1] [4] This election saw fewer votes cast than were cast in either of the two coinciding races for statewide executive offices in Illinois. [1]
Incumbent Paul Douglas was renominated, running unopposed.
•Paul Douglas, incumbent U.S. Senator
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (incumbent) | 587,084 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 5 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 587,089 | 100 | ||
Joseph T. Meek won a crowded Republican primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph T. Meek | 283,843 | 33.61 | |
| Republican | Edward A. Hayes | 181,490 | 21.49 | |
| Republican | Austin L. Wyman | 103,202 | 12.22 | |
| Republican | Park Livingston | 74,965 | 8.48 | |
| Republican | John B. Crane | 56,086 | 6.64 | |
| Republican | Julius Klein | 48,764 | 5.78 | |
| Republican | Edgar M. Elbert | 31,420 | 3.72 | |
| Republican | Herbert F. Geisler | 27,563 | 3.26 | |
| Republican | Lar "America First" Daly | 18,585 | 2.20 | |
| Republican | Deenen A. Watson | 18,496 | 2.19 | |
| Write-in | Others | 51 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 844,465 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (incumbent) | 1,804,338 | 53.57 | |
| Republican | Joseph T. Meek | 1,563,683 | 46.43 | |
| Total votes | 3,368,021 | 100 | ||
The 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich won re-election to a second four-year term scheduled to have ended on January 10, 2011. However, Blagojevich did not complete his term, as he was impeached and removed from office in 2009. This was the first election since 1964 that a Democrat was re-elected governor.
The 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas, seeking a fourth term in the United States Senate, faced off against Republican Charles H. Percy, a businessman and the 1964 Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois. A competitive election ensued, featuring campaign appearances by former vice president Richard M. Nixon on behalf of Percy. Ultimately, Percy ended up defeating Senator Douglas by a fairly wide margin, allowing him to win what would be the first of three terms in the Senate.
The 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1986. The incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon won re-election to a second term. Until 2022, this was the most recent election in which an incumbent Senator won re-election to Illinois' Class 3 seat and was elected to more than one full term.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III decided to retire. Democrat Alan J. Dixon won the open seat.
The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.
The 1986 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Republican candidate James R. Thompson won a fourth term in office, defeating the Illinois Solidarity Party nominee, former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III, by around 400,000 votes.
The 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois. The incumbent Governor Jim Thompson chose to retire instead of seeking reelection to a fifth term. The Republican nominee, Secretary of State Jim Edgar, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Neil Hartigan, by about 80,000 votes out of the over 3.2 million cast.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House were held on this date.
The 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2010.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2004.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Primaries were held on March 15, 1994.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The primary elections were held on March 20, 1990.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1986.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2002.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1998.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 1996.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 1988.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1984.
