United States Senate election in Illinois, 1968

November 5, 1968



Nominee	Everett M. Dirksen	William G. Clark
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	2,358,947	2,073,242
Percentage	53.01%	46.59%

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Everett M. Dirksen
Republican

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Everett M. Dirksen
Republican

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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.

General election

Candidates

William G. Clark (D), Illinois Attorney General
Everett M. Dirksen (R), incumbent U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader

Results

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1968^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Independent	Write-in candidates	26	0.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			4,449,757	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "1968 Senatorial General Election Results - Illinois".

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United States Senate election in Illinois, 1968

General election

Candidates

Results

References

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