Election 1914 Results
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1914 US Senate election in Illinois
Lawrence Y. Sherman (Republican) beat Roger C. Sullivan (Democrat) in Illinois in 1914, 38.5% to 36.8%, a margin of 1.7 points and 17,258 votes.
Republicans led in 78 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18 and other candidates in 5. The largest, Cook, cast 375,732 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.8 points. The closest was Randolph, where 24 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Y. Sherman won | Republican | 390,661 | 38.5% |
| Roger C. Sullivan | Democratic | 373,403 | 36.8% |
| Raymond Robins | Progressive | 203,027 | 20.0% |
| All other candidates | 48,717 | 4.8% | |
| Total | 1,015,808 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 159,372 42.4% | 103,808 27.6% | 112,552 | 375,732 | D+14.8 |
| St. Clair | 8,428 37.3% | 9,704 42.9% | 4,486 | 22,618 | R+5.6 |
| Sangamon | 6,220 31.2% | 10,793 54.1% | 2,926 | 19,939 | R+22.9 |
| La Salle | 7,517 41.2% | 7,104 38.9% | 3,643 | 18,264 | D+2.3 |
| Peoria | 7,093 39.4% | 7,478 41.5% | 3,452 | 18,023 | R+2.1 |
| Vermilion | 5,388 32.1% | 7,783 46.3% | 3,639 | 16,810 | R+14.2 |
| Will | 4,868 29.1% | 6,805 40.6% | 5,075 | 16,748 | R+11.6 |
| Madison | 5,714 34.3% | 8,068 48.4% | 2,874 | 16,656 | R+14.1 |
| Kane | 3,744 23.9% | 4,854 31.0% | 7,039 | 15,637 | Others |
| Rock Island | 4,055 27.9% | 6,480 44.7% | 3,976 | 14,511 | R+16.7 |
| McLean | 4,262 33.4% | 6,114 48.0% | 2,372 | 12,748 | R+14.5 |
| Adams | 5,497 48.1% | 4,008 35.1% | 1,927 | 11,432 | D+13.0 |
| Macon | 3,075 28.0% | 5,668 51.6% | 2,250 | 10,993 | R+23.6 |
| Champaign | 3,017 27.5% | 5,282 48.1% | 2,691 | 10,990 | R+20.6 |
| Winnebago | 1,575 15.3% | 4,371 42.6% | 4,325 | 10,271 | R+27.2 |
| Macoupin | 3,599 36.7% | 4,411 45.0% | 1,800 | 9,810 | R+8.3 |
| Fulton | 3,055 32.0% | 3,867 40.5% | 2,628 | 9,550 | R+8.5 |
| Livingston | 2,762 31.7% | 4,298 49.3% | 1,662 | 8,722 | R+17.6 |
| Williamson | 2,848 32.8% | 4,081 46.9% | 1,766 | 8,695 | R+14.2 |
| Kankakee | 2,407 27.7% | 4,344 50.1% | 1,928 | 8,679 | R+22.3 |
| Knox | 1,972 23.8% | 3,980 48.0% | 2,348 | 8,300 | R+24.2 |
| Stephenson | 2,776 33.8% | 3,062 37.3% | 2,380 | 8,218 | R+3.5 |
| Henry | 1,640 21.0% | 2,861 36.7% | 3,295 | 7,796 | Others |
| Montgomery | 2,670 34.7% | 3,593 46.6% | 1,441 | 7,704 | R+12.0 |
| Coles | 2,719 36.3% | 3,174 42.4% | 1,590 | 7,483 | R+6.1 |
| Jackson | 2,637 35.4% | 3,420 45.9% | 1,386 | 7,443 | R+10.5 |
| Morgan | 2,608 35.6% | 3,503 47.8% | 1,213 | 7,324 | R+12.2 |
| Lake | 1,972 26.9% | 3,225 44.1% | 2,124 | 7,321 | R+17.1 |
| Edgar | 3,221 44.1% | 2,723 37.3% | 1,356 | 7,300 | D+6.8 |
| Christian | 2,896 40.2% | 2,958 41.1% | 1,350 | 7,204 | R+0.9 |
| Du Page | 1,620 22.6% | 2,131 29.7% | 3,421 | 7,172 | Others |
| Marion | 1,964 28.8% | 2,375 34.8% | 2,477 | 6,816 | Others |
| McDonough | 2,070 31.2% | 3,646 54.9% | 921 | 6,637 | R+23.7 |
| Tazewell | 2,739 41.6% | 2,647 40.2% | 1,199 | 6,585 | D+1.4 |
| Iroquois | 1,772 27.0% | 3,350 51.0% | 1,446 | 6,568 | R+24.0 |
| Hancock | 2,319 35.5% | 2,798 42.9% | 1,407 | 6,524 | R+7.3 |
| Bureau | 1,845 28.5% | 2,918 45.0% | 1,721 | 6,484 | R+16.5 |
| Saline | 2,010 31.4% | 2,951 46.1% | 1,443 | 6,404 | R+14.7 |
| Whiteside | 1,226 19.2% | 2,976 46.7% | 2,174 | 6,376 | R+27.4 |
| De Kalb | 1,013 15.9% | 2,659 41.8% | 2,688 | 6,360 | Others |
| Jefferson | 2,519 40.7% | 2,826 45.6% | 847 | 6,192 | R+5.0 |
| Franklin | 2,111 34.9% | 2,904 48.0% | 1,036 | 6,051 | R+13.1 |
| Pike | 2,570 42.6% | 2,810 46.5% | 659 | 6,039 | R+4.0 |
| Logan | 2,175 36.1% | 2,332 38.7% | 1,518 | 6,025 | R+2.6 |
| Lee | 1,573 26.8% | 2,944 50.1% | 1,356 | 5,873 | R+23.3 |
| Fayette | 2,157 36.8% | 2,641 45.1% | 1,064 | 5,862 | R+8.3 |
| Shelby | 1,942 33.2% | 2,390 40.8% | 1,521 | 5,853 | R+7.7 |
| McHenry | 1,359 23.5% | 3,254 56.2% | 1,178 | 5,791 | R+32.7 |
| Randolph | 2,278 40.8% | 2,254 40.4% | 1,047 | 5,579 | D+0.4 |
| Warren | 1,772 33.2% | 1,833 34.3% | 1,738 | 5,343 | R+1.1 |
| Ogle | 927 18.0% | 2,846 55.2% | 1,386 | 5,159 | R+37.2 |
| Wayne | 1,987 38.6% | 2,822 54.8% | 336 | 5,145 | R+16.2 |
| Clark | 2,084 40.7% | 2,314 45.2% | 717 | 5,115 | R+4.5 |
| Lawrence | 2,027 40.2% | 2,500 49.5% | 521 | 5,048 | R+9.4 |
| Crawford | 2,005 41.1% | 1,840 37.7% | 1,035 | 4,880 | D+3.4 |
| White | 2,143 45.3% | 2,143 45.3% | 440 | 4,726 | level |
| Jo Daviess | 1,693 36.1% | 2,094 44.6% | 905 | 4,692 | R+8.5 |
| Mercer | 1,371 29.3% | 2,274 48.6% | 1,038 | 4,683 | R+19.3 |
| Alexander | 1,778 38.6% | 2,497 54.2% | 334 | 4,609 | R+15.6 |
| Woodford | 1,826 40.3% | 2,000 44.1% | 705 | 4,531 | R+3.8 |
| De Witt | 1,461 32.6% | 2,061 46.0% | 958 | 4,480 | R+13.4 |
| Perry | 1,817 41.0% | 1,939 43.8% | 676 | 4,432 | R+2.8 |
| Douglas | 1,194 28.0% | 2,010 47.1% | 1,061 | 4,265 | R+19.1 |
| Clinton | 2,193 51.8% | 1,336 31.6% | 704 | 4,233 | D+20.2 |
| Clay | 1,611 38.6% | 2,174 52.1% | 386 | 4,171 | R+13.5 |
| Effingham | 2,080 51.5% | 1,517 37.5% | 444 | 4,041 | D+13.9 |
| Washington | 1,332 33.2% | 2,198 54.8% | 478 | 4,008 | R+21.6 |
| Grundy | 737 18.7% | 2,079 52.8% | 1,121 | 3,937 | R+34.1 |
| Mason | 1,846 47.7% | 1,546 39.9% | 482 | 3,874 | D+7.7 |
| Hamilton | 1,509 41.4% | 1,473 40.4% | 661 | 3,643 | D+1.0 |
| Cass | 1,416 39.0% | 1,242 34.2% | 970 | 3,628 | D+4.8 |
| Marshall | 1,463 40.6% | 1,578 43.7% | 566 | 3,607 | R+3.2 |
| Jasper | 1,540 42.9% | 1,623 45.3% | 423 | 3,586 | R+2.3 |
| Piatt | 944 26.5% | 1,739 48.9% | 873 | 3,556 | R+22.4 |
| Bond | 854 25.1% | 1,883 55.3% | 666 | 3,403 | R+30.2 |
| Union | 1,730 51.0% | 1,275 37.6% | 384 | 3,389 | D+13.4 |
| Monroe | 1,360 40.8% | 1,763 52.9% | 211 | 3,334 | R+12.1 |
| Ford | 803 25.1% | 1,276 39.9% | 1,117 | 3,196 | R+14.8 |
| Boone | 521 16.3% | 1,987 62.3% | 683 | 3,191 | R+45.9 |
| Richland | 1,186 37.2% | 1,295 40.6% | 706 | 3,187 | R+3.4 |
| Jersey | 1,461 46.0% | 1,546 48.7% | 170 | 3,177 | R+2.7 |
| Schuyler | 1,434 45.4% | 1,291 40.9% | 435 | 3,160 | D+4.5 |
| Moultrie | 1,192 38.2% | 1,307 41.9% | 622 | 3,121 | R+3.7 |
| Wabash | 1,224 39.4% | 1,462 47.1% | 420 | 3,106 | R+7.7 |
| Cumberland | 1,283 42.0% | 1,411 46.1% | 364 | 3,058 | R+4.2 |
| Greene | 1,571 51.9% | 1,009 33.3% | 449 | 3,029 | D+18.6 |
| Menard | 1,251 41.8% | 1,360 45.4% | 385 | 2,996 | R+3.6 |
| Carroll | 591 20.1% | 1,806 61.4% | 546 | 2,943 | R+41.3 |
| Pulaski | 727 26.9% | 1,742 64.5% | 232 | 2,701 | R+37.6 |
| Johnson | 635 23.8% | 1,527 57.3% | 504 | 2,666 | R+33.5 |
| Scott | 876 35.3% | 1,340 53.9% | 268 | 2,484 | R+18.7 |
| Gallatin | 1,335 53.9% | 923 37.2% | 220 | 2,478 | D+16.6 |
| Henderson | 595 25.2% | 1,087 46.1% | 678 | 2,360 | R+20.8 |
| Edwards | 551 24.7% | 1,447 65.0% | 229 | 2,227 | R+40.2 |
| Massac | 367 16.7% | 1,509 68.6% | 324 | 2,200 | R+51.9 |
| Pope | 450 21.0% | 1,344 62.7% | 349 | 2,143 | R+41.7 |
| Kendall | 250 11.9% | 1,176 55.9% | 678 | 2,104 | R+44.0 |
| Stark | 593 28.4% | 1,087 52.1% | 406 | 2,086 | R+23.7 |
| Brown | 1,004 48.2% | 548 26.3% | 531 | 2,083 | D+21.9 |
| Hardin | 635 39.0% | 875 53.7% | 119 | 1,629 | R+14.7 |
| Calhoun | 901 57.0% | 614 38.8% | 67 | 1,582 | D+18.1 |
| Putnam | 398 31.1% | 467 36.5% | 414 | 1,279 | R+5.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1914; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Illinois Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tammy Duckworth (D) | D+15.3 |
| 2020 | Richard J Durbin (D) | D+16.0 |
| 2016 | Tammy Duckworth (D) | D+15.1 |
| 2014 | Dick Durbin (D) | D+10.9 |
| 2010 | Mark Kirk (R) | R+1.6 |
| 2008 | Richard J. Durbin (D) | D+39.3 |
| 2004 | Barack Obama (D) | D+42.9 |
| 2002 | Richard J. Durbin (D) | D+22.3 |
| 1998 | Peter G. Fitzgerald (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1996 | Richard J. Durbin (D) | D+15.4 |
| 1992 | Carol Moseley-Braun (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1990 | Paul Simon (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1986 | Alan J. Dixon (D) | D+31.4 |
| 1984 | Paul Simon (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1980 | Alan J. Dixon (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1978 | Charles H. Percy (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1974 | Adlai Stevenson III (D) | D+24.9 |
| 1972 | Charles H. Percy (R) | R+24.9 |
| 1968 | Everett Dirksen (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1966 | Charles H. Percy (R) | R+11.0 |
| 1962 | Everett Dirksen (R) | R+5.7 |
| 1960 | Paul H. Douglas (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1956 | Everett Dirksen (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1954 | Paul H. Douglas (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1950 | Everett Dirksen (R) | R+8.1 |
| 1948 | Paul H. Douglas (D) | D+10.5 |
| 1944 | Scott W. Lucas (D) | D+5.6 |
| 1942 | C. Wayland Brooks (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1938 | Scott W. Lucas (D) | D+3.0 |
| 1936 | James H. Lewis (D) | D+15.8 |
| 1932 | William H. Dieterich (D) | D+6.2 |
| 1930 | James H. Lewis (D) | D+33.3 |
| 1926 | Frank L. Smith (R) | R+3.7 |
| 1924 | Charles S. Deneen (R) | R+28.2 |
| 1920 | William B. McKinley (R) | R+40.0 |
| 1918 | Medill McCormick (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1914 | Lawrence Y. Sherman (R) | R+1.7 |