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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Illinois

Everett Dirksen (Republican) beat William G. Clark (Democrat) in Illinois in 1968, 53.0% to 46.6%, a margin of 6.4 points and 285,705 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1962, when Everett Dirksen also won.

Republicans led in 99 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Cook, cast 2,253,784 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.5 points. The closest was Gallatin, 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
Everett Dirksen won Republican 2,358,947 53.0%
William G. Clark Democratic 2,073,242 46.6%
All other candidates 17,568 0.4%
Total4,449,757

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 1,218,593 54.1% 1,025,898 45.5% 9,293 2,253,784 D+8.5
Du Page 57,921 31.5% 125,387 68.3% 324 183,632 R+36.7
Lake 44,843 37.5% 73,500 61.4% 1,362 119,705 R+23.9
Madison 44,621 47.3% 49,574 52.5% 142 94,337 R+5.3
St. Clair 48,472 51.9% 44,071 47.2% 814 93,357 D+4.7
Winnebago 33,103 38.0% 53,818 61.8% 126 87,047 R+23.8
Will 34,491 40.3% 50,276 58.8% 778 85,545 R+18.5
Kane 27,669 32.7% 56,698 66.9% 351 84,718 R+34.3
Peoria 31,884 44.7% 38,837 54.4% 606 71,327 R+9.7
Sangamon 29,332 41.3% 41,157 58.0% 455 70,944 R+16.7
Rock Island 29,945 44.5% 37,044 55.0% 330 67,319 R+10.5
La Salle 22,285 44.4% 27,835 55.5% 45 50,165 R+11.1
Macon 22,096 46.0% 25,625 53.3% 351 48,072 R+7.3
Champaign 16,938 35.7% 30,273 63.8% 233 47,444 R+28.1
Tazewell 20,232 43.3% 26,435 56.6% 75 46,742 R+13.3
Vermilion 17,325 41.8% 24,003 57.9% 95 41,423 R+16.1
McHenry 11,803 29.0% 28,416 69.9% 449 40,668 R+40.9
Kankakee 14,975 40.7% 21,829 59.3% 34 36,838 R+18.6
McLean 12,270 33.7% 23,870 65.6% 239 36,379 R+31.9
Adams 10,122 33.2% 20,310 66.7% 30 30,462 R+33.4
Knox 9,563 37.5% 15,822 62.0% 117 25,502 R+24.5
Whiteside 7,754 32.3% 16,179 67.5% 45 23,978 R+35.1
Macoupin 10,720 47.7% 11,719 52.1% 36 22,475 R+4.4
Williamson 9,282 41.4% 13,119 58.5% 12 22,413 R+17.1
De Kalb 6,724 30.0% 15,436 69.0% 220 22,380 R+38.9
Henry 7,648 35.1% 14,093 64.7% 33 21,774 R+29.6
Fulton 9,328 46.7% 10,566 52.9% 70 19,964 R+6.2
Franklin 9,678 49.6% 9,833 50.4% 13 19,524 R+0.8
Stephenson 6,385 33.0% 12,927 66.9% 14 19,326 R+33.9
Coles 8,014 42.1% 11,018 57.8% 17 19,049 R+15.8
Jackson 8,063 42.8% 10,766 57.1% 19 18,848 R+14.3
Bureau 6,084 33.8% 11,891 66.1% 20 17,995 R+32.3
Marion 7,925 46.2% 9,108 53.1% 129 17,162 R+6.9
Ogle 4,051 23.8% 12,985 76.1% 16 17,052 R+52.4
Christian 8,158 48.1% 8,784 51.8% 27 16,969 R+3.7
Livingston 5,463 32.6% 11,265 67.3% 11 16,739 R+34.7
Morgan 5,900 37.2% 9,933 62.7% 11 15,844 R+25.5
Montgomery 7,267 46.7% 8,298 53.3% 9 15,574 R+6.6
Iroquois 4,307 27.7% 11,206 72.1% 29 15,542 R+44.4
Jefferson 6,480 43.9% 8,279 56.0% 15 14,774 R+12.2
Lee 4,571 31.0% 10,186 69.0% 8 14,765 R+38.0
Randolph 5,732 40.4% 8,447 59.5% 8 14,187 R+19.1
Logan 4,533 33.1% 9,135 66.8% 11 13,679 R+33.6
Saline 5,917 44.4% 7,407 55.5% 16 13,340 R+11.2
McDonough 3,478 27.6% 9,109 72.3% 12 12,599 R+44.7
Woodford 4,165 33.6% 8,212 66.2% 20 12,397 R+32.6
Effingham 4,413 39.0% 6,904 61.0% 4 11,321 R+22.0
Clinton 4,283 37.9% 7,019 62.1% 4 11,306 R+24.2
Hancock 3,514 31.9% 7,497 68.0% 9 11,020 R+36.1
Perry 4,737 44.5% 5,901 55.4% 10 10,648 R+10.9
Grundy 3,603 33.9% 7,010 66.0% 10 10,623 R+32.1
Edgar 3,829 36.1% 6,776 63.8% 14 10,619 R+27.8
Shelby 4,526 43.0% 5,988 56.9% 16 10,530 R+13.9
Fayette 4,306 43.1% 5,683 56.9% 6 9,995 R+13.8
Kendall 2,449 24.6% 7,518 75.4% 7 9,974 R+50.8
Crawford 3,444 35.3% 6,304 64.6% 8 9,756 R+29.3
Pike 3,987 41.5% 5,617 58.4% 9 9,613 R+17.0
White 3,902 40.7% 5,664 59.1% 10 9,576 R+18.4
Warren 3,039 31.8% 6,495 68.0% 13 9,547 R+36.2
Boone 2,581 28.0% 6,622 71.9% 11 9,214 R+43.9
Jo Daviess 2,713 29.9% 6,356 70.0% 10 9,079 R+40.1
Wayne 3,147 35.7% 5,655 64.2% 9 8,811 R+28.5
Monroe 3,167 36.5% 5,513 63.5% 7 8,687 R+27.0
Lawrence 3,269 38.2% 5,267 61.6% 11 8,547 R+23.4
Douglas 2,937 35.2% 5,390 64.7% 6 8,333 R+29.4
Mercer 2,651 32.0% 5,618 67.9% 7 8,276 R+35.9
Clark 2,975 36.3% 5,204 63.6% 7 8,186 R+27.2
Carroll 2,256 28.2% 5,747 71.7% 10 8,013 R+43.6
Union 3,748 46.8% 4,251 53.1% 13 8,012 R+6.3
Ford 2,278 29.3% 5,488 70.6% 12 7,778 R+41.3
Richland 2,500 32.4% 5,198 67.4% 14 7,712 R+35.0
Jersey 3,261 42.4% 4,424 57.5% 6 7,691 R+15.1
Mason 3,371 44.1% 4,238 55.5% 29 7,638 R+11.4
De Witt 2,884 37.8% 4,727 62.0% 9 7,620 R+24.2
Clay 2,873 37.9% 4,702 62.0% 4 7,579 R+24.1
Greene 2,825 38.8% 4,450 61.1% 9 7,284 R+22.3
Washington 2,217 30.5% 5,036 69.3% 10 7,263 R+38.8
Cass 3,232 46.8% 3,676 53.2% 5 6,913 R+6.4
Piatt 2,372 34.6% 4,485 65.4% 3 6,860 R+30.8
Bond 2,667 40.4% 3,923 59.4% 11 6,601 R+19.0
Marshall 2,410 37.3% 4,045 62.5% 12 6,467 R+25.3
Alexander 3,031 48.5% 3,200 51.2% 15 6,246 R+2.7
Wabash 2,234 36.5% 3,881 63.4% 7 6,122 R+26.9
Massac 1,925 32.6% 3,964 67.2% 14 5,903 R+34.5
Moultrie 2,397 41.0% 3,444 58.9% 9 5,850 R+17.9
Jasper 2,202 40.8% 3,191 59.1% 9 5,402 R+18.3
Hamilton 2,129 41.0% 3,059 58.9% 3 5,191 R+17.9
Menard 1,705 35.2% 3,136 64.7% 4 4,845 R+29.5
Cumberland 1,896 39.8% 2,849 59.8% 18 4,763 R+20.0
Schuyler 1,551 34.8% 2,884 64.8% 17 4,452 R+29.9
Pulaski 2,048 49.2% 2,107 50.7% 4 4,159 R+1.4
Henderson 1,517 37.4% 2,530 62.4% 7 4,054 R+25.0
Gallatin 1,982 50.2% 1,958 49.6% 6 3,946 D+0.6
Edwards 1,162 29.5% 2,767 70.3% 6 3,935 R+40.8
Johnson 1,199 31.9% 2,552 67.9% 6 3,757 R+36.0
Stark 1,096 31.0% 2,433 68.9% 2 3,531 R+37.9
Scott 1,261 37.1% 2,135 62.8% 1 3,397 R+25.7
Brown 1,217 40.2% 1,783 59.0% 24 3,024 R+18.7
Calhoun 1,260 42.4% 1,707 57.5% 2 2,969 R+15.1
Hardin 1,231 44.6% 1,525 55.2% 6 2,762 R+10.6
Putnam 984 40.6% 1,438 59.3% 3 2,425 R+18.7
Pope 739 34.0% 1,434 66.0% 2,173 R+32.0

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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