1966 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois 1972 November 8, 1966 Charles Percy (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1967-1968) (cropped).png Charles Percy Republican Party (United States) 2,100,449 54.95% U.S. Senator Paul Douglas High Res (cropped).jpg Paul Douglas Democratic Party (United States) 1,678,147 43.90% 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsPercy: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Douglas: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Paul Douglas Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Percy Republican Party (United States) 71.56% The 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1966.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1966/1966%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 30 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.Perlstein, Rick. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. New York: Scribner, 2008. Print. 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.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220602085116/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF dead June 2, 2022 www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 10 April 2020 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 Democratic primary results Paul H. Douglas (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 840,936 100 3 0.00 840,939 100 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 Republican primary results Charles H. Percy Republican Party (United States) 605,815 90.64 Howard J. Doyle Republican Party (United States) 38,636 5.78 Lar "America First" Daly Republican Party (United States) 23,889 3.57 23 0.00 668,363 100 Write-in candidates Maxwell Primack Robert Sabonjian, Mayor of Waukegan General election Results United States Senate election in Illinois, 1966http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 Clerk.house.gov 2015-04-05 Republican Party (US) Charles H. Percy 2,100,449 54.95% +9.75% Democratic Party (US) Paul H. Douglas (incumbent) 1,678,147 43.90% -10.73% Write-in Robert Sabonjian 41,965 1.10% Write-in Maxwell Primack 1,693 0.04% Write-in Others 470 0.01% 422,302 11.05% +1.61% 3,822,724 71.56 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) See also United States Senate elections, 1966 References Illinois 1966 United States Senate