1980 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1980
Alan J. Dixon DEM +13.5 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 4,580,029
- Margin
- 13.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in IL
- R+7.9same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan J. Dixon Won | DEM | 2,565,302 | 56.01% | |
| David C. O'Neal | REP | 1,946,296 | 42.50% | |
| Bruce Green | LIB | 29,328 | 0.64% | |
| Sidney Lens | CIT | 19,213 | 0.42% | |
| Charles F. Wilson | COM | 11,453 | 0.25% | |
| Michael Soriano | OTH | 5,626 | 0.12% | |
| Burton Lee Artz | SWP | 2,715 | 0.06% | |
| Write-in | — | 96 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,580,029 | |||
Official source: data
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Illinois Senate race?
Alan J. Dixon (DEM) won with 56.0% of the vote, ahead of David C. O'Neal (42.5%), a margin of 13.5 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Illinois Senate race?
4,580,029 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.