1984 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1984
Paul M. Simon DEM +1.9 gain · Class II seat · held 11/6/84
- Votes counted
- 4,787,335
- Margin
- 1.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in IL
- R+12.9same year
General election 11/6/84
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M. Simon Won | DEM | 2,397,165 | 50.07% | |
| Charles Percy | REP | 2,308,039 | 48.21% | |
| Steven I. Givot | LIB | 59,777 | 1.25% | |
| Marjorie H. Pries | CIT | 12,366 | 0.26% | |
| Nelson F. Gonzalez | SWP | 4,913 | 0.10% | |
| Ishmael Flory | COM | 4,802 | 0.10% | |
| Other | — | 273 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 4,787,335 | |||
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 1984 Illinois Senate race?
Paul M. Simon (DEM) won with 50.1% of the vote, ahead of Charles Percy (48.2%), a margin of 1.9 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1984?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1984 Illinois Senate race?
4,787,335 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.