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1932 US Senate election in Illinois
William H. Dieterich (Democrat) beat Otis F. Glenn (Republican) in Illinois in 1932, 52.2% to 46.0%, a margin of 6.2 points and 198,625 votes.
Illinois changed party: in 1926 it went Republican, for Frank L. Smith.
Democrats led in 74 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Cook, cast 1,577,980 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.3 points. The closest was Bond, where 6 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Dieterich won | Democratic | 1,670,466 | 52.2% |
| Otis F. Glenn | Republican | 1,471,841 | 46.0% |
| All other candidates | 55,828 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 3,198,135 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 813,915 51.6% | 731,009 46.3% | 33,056 | 1,577,980 | D+5.3 |
| St. Clair | 43,914 65.1% | 21,706 32.2% | 1,817 | 67,437 | D+32.9 |
| Peoria | 32,501 55.7% | 25,228 43.3% | 592 | 58,321 | D+12.5 |
| Sangamon | 29,678 52.2% | 26,454 46.5% | 753 | 56,885 | D+5.7 |
| Kane | 22,045 40.6% | 31,654 58.3% | 615 | 54,314 | R+17.7 |
| Madison | 32,459 60.6% | 19,408 36.3% | 1,652 | 53,519 | D+24.4 |
| Will | 23,625 48.2% | 24,603 50.2% | 761 | 48,989 | R+2.0 |
| Lake | 18,144 41.3% | 24,360 55.5% | 1,422 | 43,926 | R+14.2 |
| La Salle | 23,845 54.3% | 19,481 44.4% | 560 | 43,886 | D+9.9 |
| Rock Island | 22,516 51.3% | 20,903 47.6% | 462 | 43,881 | D+3.7 |
| Du Page | 16,259 38.1% | 25,572 59.9% | 840 | 42,671 | R+21.8 |
| Winnebago | 15,369 36.9% | 24,815 59.7% | 1,417 | 41,601 | R+22.7 |
| Vermilion | 21,437 56.8% | 15,641 41.4% | 658 | 37,736 | D+15.4 |
| Macon | 19,105 52.9% | 16,534 45.8% | 495 | 36,134 | D+7.1 |
| McLean | 16,875 50.7% | 16,042 48.2% | 389 | 33,306 | D+2.5 |
| Adams | 18,612 64.7% | 9,899 34.4% | 254 | 28,765 | D+30.3 |
| Champaign | 14,363 50.2% | 14,037 49.1% | 216 | 28,616 | D+1.1 |
| Knox | 11,179 48.4% | 11,734 50.8% | 195 | 23,108 | R+2.4 |
| Kankakee | 10,925 48.5% | 11,425 50.7% | 194 | 22,544 | R+2.2 |
| Macoupin | 13,525 60.8% | 7,233 32.5% | 1,475 | 22,233 | D+28.3 |
| Franklin | 12,924 60.0% | 7,940 36.9% | 664 | 21,528 | D+23.2 |
| Williamson | 11,722 56.3% | 8,736 42.0% | 358 | 20,816 | D+14.3 |
| Henry | 8,415 42.0% | 11,147 55.6% | 479 | 20,041 | R+13.6 |
| Tazewell | 11,662 60.8% | 7,411 38.6% | 105 | 19,178 | D+22.2 |
| Fulton | 10,706 55.9% | 7,882 41.2% | 565 | 19,153 | D+14.7 |
| Stephenson | 9,437 50.3% | 9,093 48.5% | 219 | 18,749 | D+1.8 |
| Bureau | 8,987 49.5% | 9,037 49.8% | 119 | 18,143 | R+0.3 |
| Coles | 9,868 57.2% | 7,323 42.5% | 59 | 17,250 | D+14.8 |
| Whiteside | 6,245 36.2% | 10,874 63.0% | 131 | 17,250 | R+26.8 |
| Livingston | 8,385 48.7% | 8,778 51.0% | 63 | 17,226 | R+2.3 |
| McHenry | 7,193 41.9% | 9,794 57.0% | 190 | 17,177 | R+15.1 |
| Morgan | 9,118 53.9% | 7,725 45.7% | 71 | 16,914 | D+8.2 |
| Jackson | 8,975 53.4% | 7,647 45.5% | 191 | 16,813 | D+7.9 |
| Christian | 9,883 59.5% | 6,280 37.8% | 440 | 16,603 | D+21.7 |
| Marion | 9,885 61.4% | 6,088 37.8% | 136 | 16,109 | D+23.6 |
| Montgomery | 9,517 59.4% | 6,002 37.4% | 514 | 16,033 | D+21.9 |
| De Kalb | 5,975 38.3% | 9,438 60.5% | 176 | 15,589 | R+22.2 |
| Saline | 8,886 57.2% | 6,391 41.1% | 259 | 15,536 | D+16.1 |
| Iroquois | 7,842 53.4% | 6,763 46.1% | 72 | 14,677 | D+7.4 |
| Jefferson | 8,806 62.4% | 5,238 37.1% | 64 | 14,108 | D+25.3 |
| Lee | 6,237 44.6% | 7,637 54.7% | 100 | 13,974 | R+10.0 |
| Logan | 7,211 54.2% | 6,005 45.2% | 77 | 13,293 | D+9.1 |
| Edgar | 7,078 53.7% | 6,039 45.8% | 72 | 13,189 | D+7.9 |
| McDonough | 6,791 51.5% | 6,310 47.9% | 77 | 13,178 | D+3.7 |
| Randolph | 7,821 61.0% | 4,829 37.7% | 162 | 12,812 | D+23.4 |
| Hancock | 7,776 60.8% | 4,988 39.0% | 35 | 12,799 | D+21.8 |
| Ogle | 4,458 35.7% | 7,922 63.5% | 104 | 12,484 | R+27.7 |
| Shelby | 7,403 60.8% | 4,696 38.6% | 71 | 12,170 | D+22.2 |
| Fayette | 6,373 55.3% | 5,122 44.4% | 32 | 11,527 | D+10.9 |
| Pike | 7,100 62.3% | 4,185 36.7% | 105 | 11,390 | D+25.6 |
| Perry | 6,851 63.5% | 3,775 35.0% | 161 | 10,787 | D+28.5 |
| Warren | 4,996 47.2% | 5,517 52.2% | 66 | 10,579 | R+4.9 |
| Crawford | 5,841 55.8% | 4,568 43.6% | 57 | 10,466 | D+12.2 |
| Lawrence | 5,714 57.6% | 4,159 41.9% | 47 | 9,920 | D+15.7 |
| Clinton | 6,913 70.8% | 2,729 27.9% | 125 | 9,767 | D+42.8 |
| Alexander | 4,771 49.9% | 4,709 49.2% | 89 | 9,569 | D+0.6 |
| Jo Daviess | 4,688 50.4% | 4,515 48.6% | 90 | 9,293 | D+1.9 |
| Clark | 5,101 55.6% | 4,038 44.0% | 36 | 9,175 | D+11.6 |
| De Witt | 4,816 53.1% | 4,193 46.2% | 67 | 9,076 | D+6.9 |
| Wayne | 5,000 55.2% | 4,023 44.4% | 42 | 9,065 | D+10.8 |
| White | 5,579 61.9% | 3,397 37.7% | 33 | 9,009 | D+24.2 |
| Effingham | 5,882 66.6% | 2,866 32.4% | 88 | 8,836 | D+34.1 |
| Grundy | 4,113 46.8% | 4,637 52.8% | 31 | 8,781 | R+6.0 |
| Union | 5,764 66.8% | 2,837 32.9% | 31 | 8,632 | D+33.9 |
| Woodford | 4,532 53.0% | 3,985 46.6% | 26 | 8,543 | D+6.4 |
| Greene | 5,626 66.8% | 2,749 32.6% | 49 | 8,424 | D+34.2 |
| Cass | 5,406 64.9% | 2,876 34.5% | 53 | 8,335 | D+30.4 |
| Mercer | 3,346 42.2% | 4,548 57.4% | 35 | 7,929 | R+15.2 |
| Douglas | 4,597 58.1% | 3,285 41.5% | 34 | 7,916 | D+16.6 |
| Mason | 5,101 65.0% | 2,715 34.6% | 36 | 7,852 | D+30.4 |
| Clay | 4,244 55.2% | 3,386 44.0% | 61 | 7,691 | D+11.2 |
| Carroll | 2,898 38.3% | 4,630 61.2% | 36 | 7,564 | R+22.9 |
| Washington | 4,089 55.2% | 3,246 43.8% | 69 | 7,404 | D+11.4 |
| Ford | 3,569 49.2% | 3,629 50.0% | 63 | 7,261 | R+0.8 |
| Marshall | 3,676 51.8% | 3,395 47.8% | 25 | 7,096 | D+4.0 |
| Boone | 1,766 25.2% | 5,177 74.0% | 54 | 6,997 | R+48.7 |
| Piatt | 3,667 52.8% | 3,253 46.8% | 28 | 6,948 | D+6.0 |
| Richland | 3,987 59.1% | 2,737 40.5% | 26 | 6,750 | D+18.5 |
| Jasper | 4,081 63.4% | 2,335 36.3% | 19 | 6,435 | D+27.1 |
| Bond | 3,151 49.3% | 3,145 49.2% | 98 | 6,394 | D+0.1 |
| Hamilton | 3,870 60.8% | 2,467 38.7% | 33 | 6,370 | D+22.0 |
| Wabash | 3,938 63.2% | 2,258 36.2% | 33 | 6,229 | D+27.0 |
| Pulaski | 3,105 50.1% | 3,062 49.4% | 32 | 6,199 | D+0.7 |
| Moultrie | 3,748 61.7% | 2,298 37.8% | 26 | 6,072 | D+23.9 |
| Monroe | 3,482 59.7% | 2,313 39.7% | 37 | 5,832 | D+20.0 |
| Schuyler | 3,494 61.8% | 2,143 37.9% | 18 | 5,655 | D+23.9 |
| Menard | 3,148 57.8% | 2,284 41.9% | 13 | 5,445 | D+15.9 |
| Jersey | 3,304 60.8% | 2,075 38.2% | 59 | 5,438 | D+22.6 |
| Cumberland | 2,862 56.0% | 2,232 43.7% | 16 | 5,110 | D+12.3 |
| Massac | 2,252 45.2% | 2,685 53.9% | 48 | 4,985 | R+8.7 |
| Kendall | 1,983 40.9% | 2,844 58.7% | 21 | 4,848 | R+17.8 |
| Johnson | 2,166 47.3% | 2,396 52.3% | 21 | 4,583 | R+5.0 |
| Scott | 2,724 60.0% | 1,791 39.4% | 27 | 4,542 | D+20.5 |
| Gallatin | 3,191 70.7% | 1,294 28.7% | 28 | 4,513 | D+42.0 |
| Stark | 1,985 46.7% | 2,247 52.9% | 14 | 4,246 | R+6.2 |
| Edwards | 1,635 41.4% | 2,281 57.8% | 32 | 3,948 | R+16.4 |
| Henderson | 1,887 48.2% | 1,983 50.6% | 49 | 3,919 | R+2.4 |
| Brown | 2,674 69.9% | 1,143 29.9% | 7 | 3,824 | D+40.0 |
| Pope | 1,464 42.0% | 2,012 57.7% | 12 | 3,488 | R+15.7 |
| Hardin | 1,594 49.7% | 1,573 49.0% | 42 | 3,209 | D+0.7 |
| Calhoun | 1,988 62.2% | 1,188 37.2% | 18 | 3,194 | D+25.0 |
| Putnam | 1,237 50.9% | 1,160 47.7% | 34 | 2,431 | D+3.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1932; 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 |