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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in Illinois

Scott W. Lucas (Democrat) beat Richard J. Lyons (Republican) in Illinois in 1938, 51.3% to 48.3%, a margin of 3.0 points and 95,594 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when William H. Dieterich won.

Republicans led in 61 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 41. The largest, Cook, cast 1,638,739 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.4 points. The closest was Randolph, where 24 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
Scott W. Lucas won Democratic 1,638,166 51.3%
Richard J. Lyons Republican 1,542,572 48.3%
All other candidates 10,707 0.3%
Total3,191,445

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 918,857 56.1% 715,072 43.6% 4,810 1,638,739 D+12.4
St. Clair 34,078 57.7% 24,863 42.1% 146 59,087 D+15.6
Sangamon 26,276 47.9% 28,406 51.8% 163 54,845 R+3.9
Madison 26,189 52.6% 23,334 46.9% 219 49,742 D+5.7
Peoria 23,161 46.9% 26,106 52.9% 103 49,370 R+6.0
Will 20,632 43.1% 27,028 56.5% 160 47,820 R+13.4
Lake 16,910 36.8% 28,953 63.1% 56 45,919 R+26.2
Kane 14,086 31.4% 30,649 68.4% 84 44,819 R+37.0
La Salle 19,112 44.4% 23,675 55.0% 250 43,037 R+10.6
Du Page 12,870 31.6% 27,769 68.1% 130 40,769 R+36.5
Winnebago 15,906 39.9% 23,820 59.8% 108 39,834 R+19.9
Rock Island 19,869 50.9% 19,096 48.9% 66 39,031 D+2.0
Vermilion 18,094 48.0% 19,473 51.6% 155 37,722 R+3.7
Macon 16,676 49.6% 16,852 50.1% 118 33,646 R+0.5
McLean 13,621 47.0% 15,255 52.7% 94 28,970 R+5.6
Champaign 12,319 45.0% 14,958 54.6% 106 27,383 R+9.6
Knox 10,056 41.5% 14,131 58.3% 64 24,251 R+16.8
Williamson 12,211 50.6% 11,804 48.9% 101 24,116 D+1.7
Adams 12,064 52.0% 11,067 47.7% 68 23,199 D+4.3
Kankakee 9,675 42.1% 13,226 57.6% 63 22,964 R+15.5
Franklin 12,006 53.9% 10,182 45.7% 85 22,273 D+8.2
Macoupin 11,735 55.1% 9,496 44.6% 83 21,314 D+10.5
Fulton 9,335 49.5% 9,459 50.1% 76 18,870 R+0.7
Livingston 7,540 40.7% 10,927 59.0% 40 18,507 R+18.3
Tazewell 9,729 52.9% 8,611 46.8% 55 18,395 D+6.1
Saline 9,843 53.8% 8,391 45.8% 67 18,301 D+7.9
Henry 7,399 40.5% 10,803 59.1% 75 18,277 R+18.6
Jackson 9,126 50.9% 8,725 48.7% 78 17,929 D+2.2
Stephenson 7,100 41.2% 10,086 58.6% 28 17,214 R+17.3
Coles 8,314 50.4% 8,136 49.3% 56 16,506 D+1.1
Bureau 6,637 40.6% 9,644 59.1% 47 16,328 R+18.4
Morgan 7,993 49.1% 8,250 50.7% 25 16,268 R+1.6
McHenry 4,675 28.9% 11,503 71.0% 24 16,202 R+42.1
Christian 8,312 52.4% 7,456 47.0% 81 15,849 D+5.4
Montgomery 8,170 51.9% 7,434 47.2% 131 15,735 D+4.7
Whiteside 4,460 29.7% 10,526 70.1% 24 15,010 R+40.4
Jefferson 7,891 54.1% 6,601 45.3% 90 14,582 D+8.8
Randolph 7,229 49.8% 7,253 50.0% 31 14,513 R+0.2
Iroquois 5,902 41.3% 8,326 58.3% 49 14,277 R+17.0
Logan 6,433 47.9% 6,935 51.7% 49 13,417 R+3.7
De Kalb 4,475 33.5% 8,830 66.2% 40 13,345 R+32.6
Hancock 6,251 47.3% 6,925 52.4% 44 13,220 R+5.1
Edgar 6,328 48.9% 6,601 51.0% 23 12,952 R+2.1
Lee 4,581 36.2% 8,068 63.7% 23 12,672 R+27.5
McDonough 5,245 41.8% 7,272 58.0% 24 12,541 R+16.2
Marion 6,716 54.3% 5,566 45.0% 75 12,357 D+9.3
Shelby 6,176 54.4% 5,075 44.7% 96 11,347 D+9.7
Ogle 3,027 26.8% 8,233 72.9% 26 11,286 R+46.1
Pike 6,548 59.2% 4,463 40.3% 56 11,067 D+18.8
Fayette 5,790 52.4% 5,171 46.8% 79 11,040 D+5.6
Alexander 5,519 50.1% 5,449 49.5% 48 11,016 D+0.6
Perry 5,786 55.2% 4,664 44.5% 35 10,485 D+10.7
Wayne 4,660 46.0% 5,426 53.5% 53 10,139 R+7.6
Crawford 4,849 47.9% 5,244 51.8% 39 10,132 R+3.9
Warren 3,999 40.9% 5,748 58.9% 20 9,767 R+17.9
Clark 4,839 50.3% 4,732 49.2% 53 9,624 D+1.1
Clinton 5,245 54.7% 4,307 44.9% 43 9,595 D+9.8
Lawrence 4,580 48.3% 4,819 50.8% 85 9,484 R+2.5
De Witt 4,207 48.1% 4,507 51.5% 31 8,745 R+3.4
Woodford 3,928 44.9% 4,776 54.6% 36 8,740 R+9.7
Douglas 4,072 46.7% 4,608 52.9% 37 8,717 R+6.1
Grundy 2,978 36.0% 5,281 63.8% 16 8,275 R+27.8
Effingham 4,885 59.2% 3,322 40.3% 39 8,246 D+19.0
White 5,159 62.7% 3,029 36.8% 37 8,225 D+25.9
Mercer 2,956 36.8% 5,059 63.0% 11 8,026 R+26.2
Clay 3,880 49.0% 3,990 50.4% 46 7,916 R+1.4
Union 4,606 58.4% 3,262 41.4% 18 7,886 D+17.0
Jo Daviess 3,147 40.6% 4,596 59.3% 13 7,756 R+18.7
Washington 2,959 38.5% 4,694 61.1% 27 7,680 R+22.6
Mason 4,065 54.4% 3,386 45.4% 15 7,466 D+9.1
Cass 4,198 56.7% 3,184 43.0% 27 7,409 D+13.7
Ford 2,589 37.0% 4,391 62.8% 10 6,990 R+25.8
Bond 2,966 42.5% 3,378 48.5% 628 6,972 R+5.9
Greene 4,326 62.6% 2,567 37.1% 18 6,911 D+25.5
Richland 3,342 49.0% 3,430 50.3% 44 6,816 R+1.3
Pulaski 3,187 47.2% 3,556 52.7% 11 6,754 R+5.5
Carroll 2,561 38.2% 4,133 61.6% 17 6,711 R+23.4
Hamilton 3,447 51.5% 3,217 48.1% 27 6,691 D+3.4
Jasper 3,596 54.9% 2,921 44.6% 29 6,546 D+10.3
Massac 2,574 40.9% 3,683 58.5% 43 6,300 R+17.6
Marshall 2,875 45.7% 3,412 54.3% 6,287 R+8.5
Monroe 3,070 49.1% 3,177 50.8% 1 6,248 R+1.7
Piatt 2,630 42.2% 3,592 57.7% 8 6,230 R+15.4
Wabash 3,346 54.1% 2,750 44.5% 84 6,180 D+9.6
Boone 1,619 26.4% 4,494 73.4% 13 6,126 R+46.9
Moultrie 3,218 53.5% 2,755 45.8% 38 6,011 D+7.7
Menard 2,791 49.3% 2,865 50.6% 10 5,666 R+1.3
Johnson 2,471 44.0% 3,135 55.8% 10 5,616 R+11.8
Schuyler 3,004 53.8% 2,558 45.8% 26 5,588 D+8.0
Cumberland 2,781 50.2% 2,739 49.5% 16 5,536 D+0.8
Jersey 2,941 55.2% 2,368 44.4% 19 5,328 D+10.8
Scott 2,476 53.5% 2,140 46.3% 10 4,626 D+7.3
Gallatin 2,986 64.6% 1,602 34.6% 37 4,625 D+29.9
Henderson 2,048 45.2% 2,464 54.4% 16 4,528 R+9.2
Kendall 1,471 32.5% 3,044 67.3% 10 4,525 R+34.8
Edwards 1,622 38.7% 2,542 60.7% 24 4,188 R+22.0
Pope 1,720 42.0% 2,360 57.6% 15 4,095 R+15.6
Hardin 2,038 51.3% 1,917 48.2% 20 3,975 D+3.0
Stark 1,335 35.5% 2,419 64.3% 6 3,760 R+28.8
Calhoun 1,819 52.6% 1,614 46.7% 24 3,457 D+5.9
Brown 2,034 61.2% 1,275 38.3% 17 3,326 D+22.8
Putnam 1,138 43.0% 1,506 56.9% 3 2,647 R+13.9

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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