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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1980 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1980 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1980 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedCOSDem March 26, 2005 03:39pm
Data SourcesIL Board of Elections Vote Total Book, General 1980, P. 14
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameAdlai Stevenson III Votes1,811,496 (62.15%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1981 Margin726,612 (+24.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1986
NameAlan J. Dixon Votes2,033,783 (65.13%)
Term01/03/1987 - 01/03/1993 Margin980,049 (+31.38%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 18, 1980 IL US Senate - D Primary
Alan J. Dixon
D 1,004,374
Mar 18, 1980 IL US Senate - R Primary
David C. O'Neal
R 1,022,581

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon Lt. Gov. David C. O'Neal Bruce Green Sidney Lens Charles F. Wilson Michael Soriano Burton L. Artz
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Citizens Communist Workers World Socialist Workers
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Uncertified Votes 2,565,302 (56.01%) 1,946,296 (42.50%) 29,328 (0.64%) 19,213 (0.42%) 11,453 (0.25%) 5,626 (0.12%) 2,715 (0.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -619,006 (-13.52%) -2,535,974 (-55.37%) -2,546,089 (-55.59%) -2,553,849 (-55.76%) -2,559,676 (-55.89%) -2,562,587 (-55.95%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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PartyOther  
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Uncertified Votes 96 (0.00%)  
Margin-2,565,206 (-56.01%)  
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