1962 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois 1956 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois 1968 November 6, 1962 x150px File:Senator Everett Dirksen (cropped).webp Everett M. Dirksen Republican Party (United States) 1,961,202 52.87% Sidney R. Yates (1).jpg Sidney R. Yates Democratic Party (United States) 1,748,007 47.13% 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County results Dirksen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Yates: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen Republican Party (US) Everett M. Dirksen Republican Party (US) 72.66% The 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1962 OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1960 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1961–1962 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 10, 1962 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1964/1964%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 1 July 2020 April 17, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260417004147/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2FArchived%2F1964%2F1964%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf dead to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his third term. Background The primaries and general election coincided with those for congress and state elections. Primaries were held on April 10. Turnout in the primary elections was 33.36%, with a total of 1,815,849 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 72.66%, with 3,709,209 votes cast. Democratic primary Democratic primaryIllinois Blue Book 1961-1962 Illinois Secretary of State 911 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/14562 2 April 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Sidney R. Yates 744,128 77.25 Democratic Party (United States) Lar "America First" Daly 219,169 22.75 3 0.00 963,300 100 Republican primary Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) 742,973 87.15 Republican Party (United States) Harley D. Jones 109,574 12.85 2 0.00 852,549 100 General election Dirksen carried 86 of the state's 102 counties. Among the counties that Yates carried over Dirksen was the state's most populous county, Cook County, in which Yates won with 51.30% to Dirksen's 48.70%. 52.97% of all votes cast in the election were from Cook County. In the combined vote of the state's other 101 counties, Dirksen won 57.58% to Yates' 42.43%. General electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1962election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 Clerk.house.gov April 5, 2015Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/15579 www.idaillinois.org 979 Illinois Secretary of State 2 April 2020 Republican Party (United States) Everett McKinley Dirksen (incumbent) 1,961,202 52.87 Democratic Party (United States) Sidney R. Yates 1,748,007 47.13 213,195 5.74 3,709,209 100 Republican Party (United States) See also 1962 United States Senate elections References Illinois United States Senate Category:United States Senate elections in Illinois