United States Senate election in Illinois, 1980
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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.
Results
Illinois United States Senate election, 1980[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
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Democratic |
Alan Dixon |
2,565,302 |
56.0% |
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Republican |
Dave O'Neal |
1,946,296 |
42.5% |
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Libertarian |
Bruce Green |
29,328 |
0.6% |
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Independent |
Sidney Lens |
19,213 |
0.4% |
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Communist |
Charles F. Wilson |
5,671 |
0.2% |
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Workers World |
Michael Soriano |
5,626 |
0.1% |
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Socialist Workers |
Burton L. Artz |
2,715 |
0.1% |
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