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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in Illinois

Everett Dirksen (Republican) beat Scott W. Lucas (Democrat) in Illinois in 1950, 53.9% to 45.8%, a margin of 8.1 points and 294,354 votes.

Illinois changed party: in 1944 it went Democratic, for Scott W. Lucas.

Republicans led in 82 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20. The largest, Cook, cast 1,992,284 votes and went to the Republican by 0.4 points. The closest was Clinton, where 5 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
Everett Dirksen won Republican 1,951,984 53.9%
Scott W. Lucas Democratic 1,657,630 45.8%
All other candidates 13,059 0.4%
Total3,622,673

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 988,132 49.6% 996,257 50.0% 7,895 1,992,284 R+0.4
St. Clair 41,428 60.2% 27,162 39.4% 283 68,873 D+20.7
Du Page 14,091 22.3% 48,804 77.4% 173 63,068 R+55.0
Peoria 24,031 39.2% 37,201 60.7% 81 61,313 R+21.5
Sangamon 25,605 42.4% 34,650 57.4% 123 60,378 R+15.0
Lake 19,959 33.5% 39,501 66.3% 96 59,556 R+32.8
Kane 17,125 29.5% 40,899 70.4% 104 58,128 R+40.9
Will 22,666 41.9% 31,324 57.9% 93 54,083 R+16.0
Madison 31,115 58.1% 22,351 41.7% 120 53,586 D+16.4
Winnebago 22,050 41.8% 30,445 57.8% 196 52,691 R+15.9
La Salle 17,311 38.9% 27,104 60.9% 98 44,513 R+22.0
Rock Island 18,298 45.3% 21,944 54.3% 193 40,435 R+9.0
Vermilion 15,270 41.6% 21,261 57.9% 174 36,705 R+16.3
Macon 17,139 50.0% 17,026 49.6% 131 34,296 D+0.3
McLean 11,245 37.3% 18,841 62.5% 64 30,150 R+25.2
Champaign 9,798 33.3% 19,561 66.5% 62 29,421 R+33.2
Tazewell 13,214 45.8% 15,570 54.0% 40 28,824 R+8.2
Kankakee 9,740 38.3% 15,597 61.4% 78 25,415 R+23.0
Adams 11,170 44.0% 14,169 55.8% 74 25,413 R+11.8
Knox 8,208 36.0% 14,586 63.9% 34 22,828 R+27.9
Macoupin 10,968 52.3% 9,929 47.4% 64 20,961 D+5.0
McHenry 5,169 25.0% 15,497 74.8% 47 20,713 R+49.9
Williamson 10,050 48.7% 10,525 51.0% 80 20,655 R+2.3
Franklin 10,093 50.9% 9,628 48.6% 91 19,812 D+2.3
Fulton 7,701 41.8% 10,669 57.9% 67 18,437 R+16.1
Henry 6,255 34.2% 12,001 65.6% 49 18,305 R+31.4
Bureau 5,280 30.8% 11,834 69.0% 25 17,139 R+38.2
Whiteside 4,273 25.0% 12,740 74.7% 50 17,063 R+49.6
Coles 7,014 41.8% 9,749 58.1% 21 16,784 R+16.3
Livingston 5,313 31.7% 11,413 68.1% 23 16,749 R+36.4
Christian 7,482 46.7% 8,484 53.0% 42 16,008 R+6.3
Stephenson 5,175 33.0% 10,433 66.6% 52 15,660 R+33.6
Marion 7,794 50.6% 7,527 48.9% 70 15,391 D+1.7
Jefferson 8,017 52.3% 7,252 47.3% 53 15,322 D+5.0
Montgomery 7,578 50.0% 7,497 49.5% 82 15,157 D+0.5
De Kalb 3,917 26.6% 10,787 73.1% 44 14,748 R+46.6
Saline 7,523 51.1% 7,149 48.6% 51 14,723 D+2.5
Morgan 6,210 43.3% 8,132 56.7% 12 14,354 R+13.4
Jackson 6,439 45.8% 7,573 53.9% 42 14,054 R+8.1
Iroquois 4,242 31.1% 9,315 68.4% 66 13,623 R+37.2
Randolph 7,033 52.3% 6,400 47.6% 25 13,458 D+4.7
Lee 3,704 27.8% 9,599 71.9% 41 13,344 R+44.2
McDonough 4,167 34.0% 8,032 65.5% 62 12,261 R+31.5
Ogle 2,928 24.1% 9,194 75.6% 35 12,157 R+51.5
Hancock 5,032 41.7% 6,986 57.8% 59 12,077 R+16.2
Logan 4,219 35.9% 7,498 63.9% 24 11,741 R+27.9
Fayette 5,580 49.5% 5,614 49.8% 85 11,279 R+0.3
Edgar 4,460 39.9% 6,693 59.9% 26 11,179 R+20.0
Perry 4,920 47.8% 5,354 52.0% 21 10,295 R+4.2
Shelby 4,899 48.8% 5,040 50.2% 93 10,032 R+1.4
Pike 5,129 51.9% 4,700 47.5% 62 9,891 D+4.3
Effingham 3,728 38.7% 5,854 60.7% 57 9,639 R+22.1
Woodford 3,017 31.6% 6,518 68.2% 18 9,553 R+36.6
Warren 2,639 28.7% 6,528 71.1% 20 9,187 R+42.3
Crawford 3,759 41.3% 5,278 58.0% 62 9,099 R+16.7
Wayne 3,866 43.3% 5,016 56.2% 40 8,922 R+12.9
Clinton 4,393 49.9% 4,398 49.9% 19 8,810 R+0.1
Alexander 4,235 48.4% 4,499 51.4% 23 8,757 R+3.0
White 4,234 49.1% 4,337 50.3% 56 8,627 R+1.2
Grundy 2,478 28.8% 6,118 71.1% 10 8,606 R+42.3
Lawrence 3,733 44.5% 4,572 54.5% 81 8,386 R+10.0
Clark 3,620 43.8% 4,615 55.8% 36 8,271 R+12.0
Clay 3,446 44.1% 4,308 55.1% 66 7,820 R+11.0
Jo Daviess 2,799 35.9% 4,970 63.8% 20 7,789 R+27.9
Union 4,260 57.4% 3,141 42.3% 20 7,421 D+15.1
Washington 3,052 41.4% 4,298 58.3% 25 7,375 R+16.9
Mercer 2,536 34.5% 4,797 65.3% 14 7,347 R+30.8
Mason 3,807 52.3% 3,455 47.5% 12 7,274 D+4.8
Greene 3,872 53.8% 3,313 46.0% 10 7,195 D+7.8
Carroll 2,091 29.5% 4,977 70.3% 16 7,084 R+40.7
Ford 1,836 26.1% 5,181 73.7% 9 7,026 R+47.6
Richland 2,904 42.3% 3,918 57.1% 36 6,858 R+14.8
Douglas 2,420 35.7% 4,325 63.9% 25 6,770 R+28.1
De Witt 2,605 38.8% 4,087 60.9% 18 6,710 R+22.1
Marshall 2,357 35.8% 4,229 64.2% 6 6,592 R+28.4
Cass 3,330 51.6% 3,095 48.0% 23 6,448 D+3.6
Boone 1,598 25.0% 4,790 74.8% 13 6,401 R+49.9
Bond 2,678 44.9% 3,106 52.1% 177 5,961 R+7.2
Moultrie 2,695 46.2% 3,084 52.9% 50 5,829 R+6.7
Jersey 3,063 52.7% 2,744 47.2% 7 5,814 D+5.5
Jasper 2,882 50.1% 2,834 49.2% 39 5,755 D+0.8
Wabash 2,616 45.9% 3,003 52.7% 83 5,702 R+6.8
Hamilton 2,695 47.5% 2,956 52.1% 19 5,670 R+4.6
Piatt 2,034 37.2% 3,416 62.5% 17 5,467 R+25.3
Monroe 2,285 43.4% 2,984 56.6% 2 5,271 R+13.3
Kendall 1,158 22.7% 3,936 77.1% 14 5,108 R+54.4
Pulaski 2,320 46.1% 2,682 53.3% 28 5,030 R+7.2
Menard 1,988 39.7% 3,010 60.1% 14 5,012 R+20.4
Massac 1,925 38.4% 3,072 61.3% 14 5,011 R+22.9
Cumberland 2,246 46.0% 2,623 53.8% 9 4,878 R+7.7
Schuyler 2,148 44.1% 2,684 55.1% 39 4,871 R+11.0
Johnson 1,785 39.8% 2,696 60.1% 4 4,485 R+20.3
Gallatin 2,327 59.4% 1,577 40.2% 16 3,920 D+19.1
Edwards 1,089 28.2% 2,748 71.1% 28 3,865 R+42.9
Henderson 1,504 39.3% 2,310 60.4% 11 3,825 R+21.1
Stark 957 26.3% 2,678 73.6% 4 3,639 R+47.3
Scott 1,661 48.4% 1,760 51.3% 8 3,429 R+2.9
Brown 1,736 51.2% 1,637 48.3% 16 3,389 D+2.9
Hardin 1,650 49.9% 1,635 49.5% 19 3,304 D+0.5
Calhoun 1,488 49.6% 1,494 49.8% 18 3,000 R+0.2
Pope 1,014 37.9% 1,656 61.9% 6 2,676 R+24.0
Putnam 912 37.0% 1,545 62.7% 6 2,463 R+25.7

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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