1966 United States Senate election in Illinois
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.[1] 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.
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General election
Candidates
- Charles H. Percy (R), businessman and nominee for Governor in 1964
- Paul Douglas (D), incumbent United States Senator
- Robert Sabonjian (I), Mayor of Waukegan
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Charles H. Percy | 2,100,449 | 54.95% | +9.75% | |
Democratic | Paul H. Douglas (incumbent) | 1,678,147 | 43.90% | -10.73% | |
Independent | Robert Sabonjian | 41,965 | 1.10% | ||
Write-ins | 2,163 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 422,302 | 11.05% | +1.61% | ||
Turnout | 3,822,724 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1966
References
- Perlstein, Rick. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. New York: Scribner, 2008. Print.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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