1950 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The United States Senate election in Illinois of 1950 was held on November 7, 1950[1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Republican Everett Dirksen defeated incumbent Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas, who had been seeking a third term.
This was the last time a Senate party leader lost re-election until 2004.
Election information[]
The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and state elections.
Primaries were held on April 11.[1]
Democratic primary[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 768,801 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 7 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 768,808 | 100 |
Republican primary[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everett McKinley Dirksen | 545,028 | 73.46 | |
Republican | William J. Baker | 149,286 | 20.12 | |
Republican | Lar Daly | 47,668 | 6.43 | |
Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 741,984 | 100 |
General election[]
Dirksen carried 82 of the state's 102 counties.[1] Among the 88 counties that Dirksen won was the state's most populous county, Cook County, in which Dirksen won with 50.01% to Lucas' 49.60%.[1] Despite losing in Cook County, Lucas performed better in the county than he did in the cumulative vote of the remaining 101 counties,[1] where Dirksen won 57.56% to Lucas' 42.13%.[1] 54.54% of the votes cast in the election were from Cook County.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everett McKinley Dirksen | 1,951,984 | 53.88 | |
Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 1,657,630 | 45.76 | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 13,050 | 0.36 | |
Write-in | Others | 9 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,622,673 | 100 |
See also[]
- 1950 United States Senate elections
References[]
- 1950 United States Senate elections
- 1950 Illinois elections
- United States Senate elections in Illinois