1962 United States Senate election in Illinois

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1962 United States Senate election in Illinois
Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg
  1956 November 6, 1962 1968  
Turnout72.66%
  EverettDirksen (1).jpg Sidney R. Yates (1).jpg
Nominee Everett M. Dirksen Sidney R. Yates
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,961,2021,748,007
Percentage52.87%47.13%

1962 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg
County results
Dirksen:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Yates:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Everett M. Dirksen
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Everett M. Dirksen
Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1962 [1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his third term.

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Election information

The primaries and general election coincided with those for congress and state elections.

Primaries were held on April 10. [1] [2]

Turnout

Turnout in the primary elections was 33.36%, with a total of 1,815,849 votes cast. [1] [3]

Turnout during the general election was 72.66%, with 3,709,209 votes cast. [1] [3]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sidney R. Yates 744,128 77.25
Democratic Lar "America First" Daly 219,16922.75
Write-in Others30.00
Total votes963,300 100

Republican primary

Republican primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) 742,973 87.15
Republican Harley D. Jones109,57412.85
Write-in Others20.00
Total votes852,549 100

General election

Dirksen carried 86 of the state's 102 counties. [1] Among the counties that Yates carried over Dirksen was the state's most populous county, Cook County, in which Yates won with 51.30% to Dirksen's 48.70%. [1] 52.97% of all votes cast in the election were from Cook County. [1] In the combined vote of the state's other 101 counties, Dirksen won 57.58% to Yates' 42.43%. [1]

General election [1] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) 1,961,202 52.87
Democratic Sidney R. Yates 1,748,00747.13
Majority213,1955.74
Total votes3,709,209 100
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1960 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1961–1962 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 10, 1962" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 911. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 979. Retrieved April 2, 2020.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)