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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1854 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 09, 1855 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 09, 1855 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1855 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last Modifiedev August 08, 2021 01:14pm
Data SourcesJournal of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1855
Description Trumbull was elected on the 10th ballot, 50 votes were needed to election.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/27/1849
NameJames Shields Votes72 (77.42%)
Term10/27/1849 - 03/03/1855 Margin51 (+54.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/09/1861
NameLyman Trumbull Votes54 (54.00%)
Term03/04/1861 - 03/04/1867 Margin8 (+8.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of State Lyman Trumbull Gov. Joel Aldrich Matteson Archibald Williams Rep. Abraham Lincoln (I) Sen. James Shields Lt. Gov. Gustavus Koerner Mayor William Butler Ogden
PartyAnti-Nebraska Democrat Democratic Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 51 (51.52%) 47 (47.48%) 1 (1.01%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4 (-4.04%) -50 (-50.51%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 8 35 (35.71%) 47 (47.96%) 1 (1.02%) 15 (15.31%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 7 18 (18.37%) 46 (46.94%) 0 (0.00%) 27 (27.55%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.02%) 6 (6.12%)  
Ballot Round 6 9 (9.18%) 44 (44.90%) 0 (0.00%) 38 (38.78%) 1 (1.02%) 1 (1.02%) 4 (4.08%)  
Ballot Round 5 8 (8.16%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 36 (36.74%) 41 (41.84%) 2 (2.04%) 5 (5.10%)  
Ballot Round 4 10 (10.20%) 1 (1.02%) 0 (0.00%) 34 (34.69%) 42 (42.86%) 2 (2.04%) 5 (5.10%)  
Ballot Round 3 11 (11.22%) 2 (2.04%) 1 (1.02%) 38 (38.78%) 41 (41.84%) 2 (2.04%) 1 (1.02%)  
Ballot Round 2 6 (6.12%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (2.04%) 41 (41.84%) 41 (41.84%) 2 (2.04%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 6 (6.06%) 1 (1.01%) 2 (2.02%) 43 (43.43%) 41 (41.41%) 2 (2.02%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 0 5 (5.05%) 1 (1.01%) 0 (0.00%) 45 (45.46%) 41 (41.41%) 2 (2.02%) 1 (1.01%)  
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Entry Date -- -- -- 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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IndP 6921
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name William Kellogg Cyrus Edwards Rep. Orlando Bell Ficklin William A. Denning John A. Logan Rep. John Alexander McClernand Orville Hickman Browning
PartyRepublican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican
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Certified Votes 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%) -51 (-51.52%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 8 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 7 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 6 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.02%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 5 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (3.06%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (3.06%)  
Ballot Round 4 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.02%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (2.04%)  
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.02%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (3.06%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.01%) 1 (1.01%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 0 1 (1.01%) 1 (1.01%) 1 (1.01%) 1 (1.01%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
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Entry Date 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854 06/01/1854
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