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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1962 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1962 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1962 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1963 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1969 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last Modifiedev December 19, 2009 01:30am
Data SourcesOfficial Vote Cast at the General Election of November 6, 1961
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameEverett M. Dirksen Votes2,307,352 (54.10%)
Term01/03/1957 - 01/03/1963 Margin357,469 (+8.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameEverett M. Dirksen Votes2,358,947 (53.01%)
Term01/03/1969 - 09/07/1969 Margin285,705 (+6.42%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 10, 1962 IL US Senate-R Primary
Everett M. Dirksen
R 852,547
Apr 10, 1962 IL US Senate-D Primary
Sidney R. Yates
D 963,297

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Name (I) Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen Rep. Sidney R. Yates Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 1,961,202 (52.87%) 1,748,007 (47.13%) 7 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -213,195 (-5.75%) -1,961,195 (-52.87%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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