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1966 United States Senate election in Illinois
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| country | Illinois |
| flag_year | 1915 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| previous_year | 1960 |
| next_election | 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| next_year | 1972 |
| election_date | November 8, 1966 |
| image1 | File:Charles Percy (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1967-1968) (cropped).png |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | Charles Percy |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 2,100,449 |
| percentage1 | 54.95% |
| image2 | File:Paul Douglas (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1965-1966).png |
| nominee2 | Paul Douglas |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 1,678,147 |
| percentage2 | 43.90% |
| map_image | 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 160px |
| map_caption | County results |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Paul Douglas |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Charles H. Percy |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| turnout | 71.56% |
Percy:
Douglas:
The 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas, seeking a fourth term in the United States Senate, faced off against Republican Charles H. Percy, a businessman and the 1964 Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois. A competitive election ensued, featuring campaign appearances by former vice president Richard M. Nixon on behalf of Percy. Ultimately, Percy ended up defeating Senator Douglas by a fairly wide margin, allowing him to win what would be the first of three terms in the Senate.
Background
The primary (held on June 14) and general election coincided with those for House and state elections.
Turnout in the primaries was 27.13%, with 1,509,302 votes cast.
Turnout during the general election was 71.56%, with a total of 3,822,724 votes cast.
Democratic primary
Incumbent Paul Douglas was renominated, running unopposed.
Candidates
- Paul Douglas, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Businessman Charles H. Percy won the Republican primary by a large margin.
Candidates
- Howard J. Doyle
- Charles H. Percy, businessman and 1964 Illinois gubernatorial nominee
- Lar Daly, perennial candidate
Results
Write-in candidates
- Maxwell Primack
- Robert Sabonjian, Mayor of Waukegan
General election
Results
References
References
- (February 2021). "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- [[Rick Perlstein. Perlstein, Rick]]. ''[[Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America]]''. New York: Scribner, 2008. Print.
- "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966". Clerk.house.gov.
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