1950 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1950[1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Republican Everett Dirksen defeated incumbent Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas, who had been seeking a third term.

1950 United States Senate election in Illinois

November 7, 1950

Nominee Everett M. Dirksen Scott W. Lucas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,951,984 1,657,630 Percentage 53.88% 45.76%

Senator before election Scott W. Lucas Democratic Elected Senator Everett M. Dirksen Republican

Election information

The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and state elections.

Primaries were held on April 11.[1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott W. Lucas (incumbent)	768,801	100
	Write-in	Others	7	0.00
Total votes			768,808	100

Republican primary

Republican primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everett McKinley Dirksen	545,028	73.46
	Republican	William J. Baker	149,286	20.12
	Republican	Lar Daly	47,668	6.43
	Write-in	Others	2	0.00
Total votes			741,984	100

General election

Dirksen carried 82 of the state's 102 counties.[1] Among the 88 counties that Dirksen won was the state's most populous county, Cook County, in which Dirksen won with 50.01% to Lucas' 49.60%.[1] Despite losing in Cook County, Lucas performed better in the county than he did in the cumulative vote of the remaining 101 counties,[1] where Dirksen won 57.56% to Lucas' 42.13%.[1] 54.54% of the votes cast in the election were from Cook County.[1]

General election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everett McKinley Dirksen	1,951,984	53.88
	Democratic	Scott W. Lucas (incumbent)	1,657,630	45.76
	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	13,050	0.36
	Write-in	Others	9	0.00
Total votes			3,622,673	100

See also

• 1950 United States Senate elections

References

1. "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1950 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1950, PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1950" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 9 July 2020.