1968 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 1968 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his fourth term.
Election information
The primaries and general election coincided with those for other federal (United States president and House) and those for state elections.
Primaries were held on June 11.
Turnout
Turnout in the primary elections was 23.90%, with a total of 1,303,375 votes cast.
Turnout during the general election was 78.39%, with 4,449,757 votes cast.
Democratic primary
Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William G. Clark | 627,361 | 99.97 | |
| Write-in | Others | 218 | 0.04 | |
| Total votes | 627,579 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Incumbent U.S. Senator, and Senate Minority Leader, Everett M. Dirksen, won renomination over Roy C. Johnson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) | 622,710 | 92.15 | |
| Republican | Roy C. Johnson | 53,069 | 7.85 | |
| Write-in | Others | 17 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 675,796 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Dirksen carried 99 of the state's 102 counties. Clark, however, carried the state's most populous county, Cook County, taking 54.07% of the vote, to Dirksen's 45.52%. Since Cook County was home to 50.65% of the votes cast in the election, the final result of the election was close, despite Dirksen winning a landslide 60.70% of the vote to Clark's 38.92% in the other 101 counties of the state.
Additionally, in Cook County's principal city, Chicago (from which 31.02% of all statewide ballots were cast), Clark won 63.90% of the vote to Dirksen's 35.58%. Clark's majority in Chicago and Cook County was insufficient to roll back Dirksen's large majorities in the Chicago suburbs and Downstate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Everett M. Dirksen (incumbent) | 2,358,947 | 53.01 | |
| Democratic | William G. Clark | 2,073,242 | 46.59 | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 17,542 | 0.39 | |
| Write-in | Others | 26 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,449,757 | 100.00 | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1968 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 11, 1972" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 884. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020.[permanent dead link]