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The '''1986 United States Senate election in Illinois''' was held on November 4, 1986. The incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator [[Alan J. Dixon]] won re-election to a second term. This is also the last time as of {{CURRENTYEAR}} that a winning senate candidate was elected to this seat twice.
The '''1986 United States Senate election in Illinois''' was held on November 4, 1986. The incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator [[Alan J. Dixon]] won re-election to a second term. As of 2019, this is the last election in which an incumbent Senator won re-election to Illinois' Class 3 seat.


==Major candidates==
===Democratic===
===Democratic===
* [[Alan J. Dixon]], incumbent U.S. Senator
* [[Alan J. Dixon]], incumbent U.S. Senator

Revision as of 03:13, 25 May 2019

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1986

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Nominee Alan Dixon Judy Koehler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,033,783 1,053,734
Percentage 65.1% 33.7%

County Results
Dixon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Koehler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

The 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1986. The incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon won re-election to a second term. As of 2019, this is the last election in which an incumbent Senator won re-election to Illinois' Class 3 seat.

Democratic

Republican

Nominee:

Defeated in Primary:

Withdrew:

Results

Dixon easily won the senate race. Koehler fared poorly throughout most parts of the state, only winning 10 of the state's 102 counties.

Illinois United States Senate election, 1986[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alan J. Dixon (Incumbent) 2,033,783 65.1% +9.1%
Republican Judy Koehler 1,053,734 33.7% -8.8%
Independent Einar V. Dyhrkopp 15,804 0.5%
Libertarian Donald M. Parrish, Jr. 13,891 0.5%
Socialist Workers Omari Musa 5,671 0.2%

See also

References

  1. ^ Green, Paul M. "Party politics in Illinois: Republicans v. Democrats et al.", Illinois Issues, August & September 1986. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Dold, R. Bruce (January 7, 1986). "Corcoran Drops Out of Senate Race". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3673