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Election 1926 Results

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1926 US Senate election in Illinois

Frank L. Smith (Republican) beat George E. Brennan (Democrat) in Illinois in 1926, 46.9% to 43.1%, a margin of 3.7 points and 67,330 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1920, when William B. McKinley won.

Republicans led in 88 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, Cook, cast 842,800 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.8 points. The closest was White, where 20 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank L. Smith won Republican 842,273 46.9%
George E. Brennan Democratic 774,943 43.1%
Hugh S. Magill Independent 156,245 8.7%
All other candidates 23,898 1.3%
Total1,797,359

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 417,390 49.5% 335,184 39.8% 90,226 842,800 D+9.8
Sangamon 13,630 38.1% 17,053 47.7% 5,097 35,780 R+9.6
La Salle 14,277 47.2% 14,110 46.6% 1,861 30,248 D+0.6
St. Clair 15,263 51.3% 13,711 46.1% 797 29,771 D+5.2
Will 13,096 46.3% 14,264 50.4% 953 28,313 R+4.1
Peoria 11,936 44.0% 13,714 50.5% 1,493 27,143 R+6.6
Madison 11,977 44.6% 14,154 52.7% 752 26,883 R+8.1
Kane 7,737 31.8% 13,846 57.0% 2,721 24,304 R+25.1
Vermilion 8,771 36.9% 13,703 57.6% 1,301 23,775 R+20.7
Rock Island 7,920 36.7% 12,588 58.3% 1,081 21,589 R+21.6
Winnebago 3,933 20.0% 11,322 57.4% 4,458 19,713 R+37.5
McLean 4,868 25.3% 8,348 43.4% 6,027 19,243 R+18.1
Macon 5,612 31.6% 8,348 46.9% 3,823 17,783 R+15.4
Adams 8,276 46.8% 8,393 47.5% 996 17,665 R+0.7
Kankakee 4,967 29.6% 10,521 62.8% 1,269 16,757 R+33.1
Macoupin 7,350 45.0% 7,536 46.1% 1,457 16,343 R+1.1
Champaign 4,491 29.5% 7,781 51.1% 2,962 15,234 R+21.6
Lake 3,858 28.7% 6,876 51.2% 2,705 13,439 R+22.5
Bureau 4,039 30.2% 6,308 47.1% 3,042 13,389 R+16.9
Williamson 5,450 41.1% 7,403 55.9% 396 13,249 R+14.7
Christian 5,714 43.4% 6,222 47.3% 1,216 13,152 R+3.9
Franklin 5,797 44.5% 6,765 52.0% 458 13,020 R+7.4
Fulton 4,523 35.3% 7,372 57.6% 903 12,798 R+22.3
Morgan 4,535 36.5% 7,176 57.7% 727 12,438 R+21.2
Montgomery 5,429 43.8% 5,963 48.1% 1,008 12,400 R+4.3
Du Page 3,532 28.8% 4,861 39.7% 3,865 12,258 R+10.8
Henry 3,257 28.2% 7,093 61.3% 1,217 11,567 R+33.2
Stephenson 4,078 35.4% 6,607 57.3% 838 11,523 R+21.9
Tazewell 4,834 42.7% 5,335 47.1% 1,163 11,332 R+4.4
Coles 4,235 37.4% 6,073 53.6% 1,020 11,328 R+16.2
Knox 2,531 23.3% 7,654 70.5% 670 10,855 R+47.2
Edgar 4,961 46.3% 5,214 48.6% 545 10,720 R+2.4
Livingston 2,820 26.7% 6,586 62.3% 1,161 10,567 R+35.6
Logan 3,784 36.1% 4,554 43.5% 2,143 10,481 R+7.3
Jackson 3,408 33.4% 6,507 63.7% 293 10,208 R+30.4
Jefferson 4,518 44.3% 5,472 53.6% 215 10,205 R+9.3
Marion 3,780 38.9% 5,293 54.5% 642 9,715 R+15.6
Iroquois 3,042 31.5% 5,887 60.9% 742 9,671 R+29.4
De Kalb 2,189 22.7% 5,929 61.5% 1,523 9,641 R+38.8
Saline 3,819 41.7% 5,044 55.0% 305 9,168 R+13.4
Fayette 3,783 42.9% 4,714 53.5% 319 8,816 R+10.6
Randolph 4,221 48.2% 4,397 50.2% 146 8,764 R+2.0
Hancock 3,152 36.8% 4,040 47.2% 1,365 8,557 R+10.4
McDonough 2,314 27.7% 5,405 64.7% 640 8,359 R+37.0
Ogle 1,408 17.4% 5,671 70.1% 1,010 8,089 R+52.7
Shelby 2,816 36.6% 3,661 47.6% 1,219 7,696 R+11.0
Pike 3,073 41.2% 3,448 46.2% 939 7,460 R+5.0
Clark 3,177 42.7% 3,854 51.7% 418 7,449 R+9.1
Whiteside 1,483 20.0% 5,210 70.2% 730 7,423 R+50.2
Lee 2,085 28.2% 4,641 62.7% 671 7,397 R+34.6
Crawford 2,670 37.1% 3,891 54.1% 634 7,195 R+17.0
Lawrence 3,026 42.5% 3,701 52.0% 386 7,113 R+9.5
Wayne 2,840 40.2% 4,086 57.9% 137 7,063 R+17.6
De Witt 2,064 29.3% 3,019 42.9% 1,960 7,043 R+13.6
Clinton 4,331 62.0% 2,179 31.2% 470 6,980 D+30.8
Woodford 2,487 35.7% 3,814 54.7% 666 6,967 R+19.0
Warren 1,704 25.1% 4,343 64.0% 741 6,788 R+38.9
Perry 2,694 40.4% 3,626 54.4% 341 6,661 R+14.0
McHenry 2,062 31.0% 3,878 58.3% 711 6,651 R+27.3
Effingham 3,267 53.5% 2,526 41.3% 317 6,110 D+12.1
Alexander 2,354 39.0% 3,600 59.6% 89 6,043 R+20.6
Grundy 1,662 27.9% 3,958 66.5% 333 5,953 R+38.6
White 2,872 48.4% 2,852 48.1% 205 5,929 D+0.3
Jo Daviess 2,111 35.7% 3,442 58.2% 362 5,915 R+22.5
Marshall 2,463 41.8% 3,079 52.3% 344 5,886 R+10.5
Clay 2,168 37.8% 3,352 58.4% 218 5,738 R+20.6
Cass 2,544 45.8% 2,520 45.4% 487 5,551 D+0.4
Mercer 1,384 25.8% 3,499 65.2% 481 5,364 R+39.4
Jasper 2,477 46.8% 2,730 51.6% 84 5,291 R+4.8
Douglas 1,878 36.3% 2,677 51.7% 622 5,177 R+15.4
Mason 2,157 42.8% 2,342 46.5% 536 5,035 R+3.7
Schuyler 2,112 42.3% 2,444 48.9% 440 4,996 R+6.6
Richland 2,042 41.5% 2,711 55.1% 168 4,921 R+13.6
Greene 2,153 43.9% 2,021 41.2% 729 4,903 D+2.7
Bond 1,587 32.9% 3,129 64.9% 108 4,824 R+32.0
Hamilton 2,468 51.7% 2,172 45.5% 134 4,774 D+6.2
Ford 1,211 25.8% 2,687 57.2% 801 4,699 R+31.4
Jersey 2,394 51.2% 2,152 46.1% 127 4,673 D+5.2
Moultrie 1,660 37.1% 2,235 49.9% 584 4,479 R+12.8
Monroe 2,290 52.3% 2,064 47.1% 25 4,379 D+5.2
Wabash 1,909 44.0% 2,158 49.7% 273 4,340 R+5.7
Cumberland 1,696 39.6% 2,433 56.8% 156 4,285 R+17.2
Piatt 1,104 26.9% 2,231 54.3% 775 4,110 R+27.4
Union 2,233 56.6% 1,518 38.5% 193 3,944 D+18.1
Boone 726 18.9% 2,562 66.8% 550 3,838 R+47.8
Menard 1,184 31.3% 1,754 46.4% 844 3,782 R+15.1
Carroll 670 18.8% 2,435 68.2% 464 3,569 R+49.5
Washington 1,090 31.7% 2,210 64.2% 143 3,443 R+32.5
Gallatin 1,685 50.9% 1,520 45.9% 106 3,311 D+5.0
Scott 1,405 42.8% 1,612 49.2% 262 3,279 R+6.3
Henderson 760 24.6% 2,147 69.5% 184 3,091 R+44.9
Stark 903 30.4% 1,853 62.5% 211 2,967 R+32.0
Johnson 843 29.4% 1,986 69.2% 43 2,872 R+39.8
Pulaski 665 24.4% 1,985 72.8% 76 2,726 R+48.4
Brown 1,276 47.1% 1,108 40.9% 323 2,707 D+6.2
Edwards 434 17.5% 1,882 75.8% 166 2,482 R+58.3
Massac 542 22.9% 1,710 72.3% 114 2,366 R+49.4
Kendall 418 18.0% 1,647 71.1% 253 2,318 R+53.0
Pope 704 31.5% 1,459 65.3% 71 2,234 R+33.8
Hardin 950 43.3% 1,214 55.3% 30 2,194 R+12.0
Putnam 542 27.4% 1,322 66.8% 115 1,979 R+39.4
Calhoun 933 48.0% 987 50.8% 23 1,943 R+2.8

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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