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The 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1960. [1] Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
The primary (held on April 12) and general election coincided with those for other federal offices (President and House) and those for state elections. [1]
Turnout in the primaries was 32.98%, with a total of 1,678,954 votes cast. [1] [2]
Turnout during the general election was 84.24%, with 4,632,796 votes cast. [1] [2]
Incumbent Paul Douglas was renominated, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (Incumbent) | 916,951 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 8 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 916,959 | 100 | ||
Samuel W. Witwer won a crowded Republican primary. Witwer was an attorney known for his work on both state and federal constitutional reforms. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel W. Witwer | 249,849 | 32.79 | |
| Republican | Warren E. Wright | 226,449 | 29.72 | |
| Republican | William H. Rentschler | 202,600 | 26.59 | |
| Republican | John W. Lewis, Jr. | 48,989 | 6.43 | |
| Republican | John R. Harrell | 34,106 | 4.48 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 761,995 | 100 | ||
The Socialist Labor Party of America nominated Louis Fisher.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (Incumbent) | 2,530,943 | 54.63% | |
| Republican | Samuel W. Witwer | 2,093,846 | 45.20% | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 8,007 | 0.17% | |
| Majority | 437,097 | 9.43% | ||
| Turnout | 4,632,796 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary, U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious, while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the election was initially anticipated to be close, Durbin ended up defeating Salvi by a comfortable double-digit margin of victory, allowing him to win what would be the first of several terms in the Senate.
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.
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 United States Senate election in Illinois of 1954 took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a second term.
The 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1970, to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III. This election was the third consecutive time in which a United States Senate election in Illinois took place two years after a previous United States Senate election in Illinois after 1966 and 1968.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 2016.
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.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1964.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1960.
The 1960 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 8, 1960.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 1996.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1990.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 1986.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1984.
