1968 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 1968, 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 fourth term.
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Election information
The primaries and general election coincided with those for other federal (United States president and House) and those for state elections.
Primaries were held on June 11.[1]
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William G. Clark | 627,361 | 99.97 | |
Write-in | Others | 218 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 627,579 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) | 622,710 | 92.15 | |
Republican | Roy C. Johnson | 53,069 | 7.85 | |
Write-in | Others | 17 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 675,796 | 100 |
General election
Candidates
- William G. Clark (D), Illinois Attorney General
- Everett M. Dirksen (R), incumbent U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everett M. Dirksen (incumbent) | 2,358,947 | 53.01 | |
Democratic | William G. Clark | 2,073,242 | 46.59 | |
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 17,542 | 0.39 | |
Independent | Write-in candidates | 26 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 4,449,757 | 100.00 |
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1968
References
- Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 884. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "1968 Senatorial General Election Results - Illinois".
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