Dirksen carried 88 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 51.13% to Stengel's 48.63%.[1] Despite losing in Cook County, Stengel performed better in the county than he did in the cumulative vote of the remaining 101 counties[1] In the cumulative vote of the state's other 101 counties, Dirksen won 57.32% to Stengel's 42.58%.[1] 51.97% of the votes cast in the election were from Cook County.[1]
While he lost the overall vote in Cook County as a whole, in Cook County's principal city, Chicago (where 37.79% of all votes cast in the election were from), Stengel won 54.33% of the vote to Dirksen's 45.37%[1]
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1956, united, states, senate, election, illinois, held, november, 1956, elect, illinois, members, united, states, senate, incumbent, republican, senator, everett, dirksen, reelection, second, term, 1950, november, 1956, 1962, turnout81, nominee, everett, dirks. The 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6 1956 1 to elect one of Illinois s members to the United States Senate Incumbent Republican U S Senator Everett Dirksen won reelection to a second term 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois 1950 November 6 1956 1962 Turnout81 74 Nominee Everett M Dirksen Richard Stengel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2 307 552 1 949 883 Percentage 54 11 45 72 County results Dirksen 50 60 60 70 70 80 Stengel 50 60 Senator before election Everett M Dirksen Republican Elected Senator Everett M Dirksen Republican Contents 1 Election information 1 1 Turnout 2 Democratic primary 3 Republican primary 4 General election 5 See also 6 ReferencesElection information editThe primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices President and House and state elections Primaries were held on April 10 1 Turnout edit Turnout in the primary elections was 26 26 with a total of 1 307 357 votes cast 1 2 Turnout during the general election was 81 74 with 4 264 830 votes cast 1 3 Democratic primary editDemocratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Stengel 621 005 99 99 Write in Others 50 0 01 Total votes 621 055 100Republican primary editRepublican primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Everett McKinley Dirksen incumbent 686 268 100 Write in Others 34 0 01 Total votes 686 302 100General election editDirksen carried 88 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 51 13 to Stengel s 48 63 1 Despite losing in Cook County Stengel performed better in the county than he did in the cumulative vote of the remaining 101 counties 1 In the cumulative vote of the state s other 101 counties Dirksen won 57 32 to Stengel s 42 58 1 51 97 of the votes cast in the election were from Cook County 1 While he lost the overall vote in Cook County as a whole in Cook County s principal city Chicago where 37 79 of all votes cast in the election were from Stengel won 54 33 of the vote to Dirksen s 45 37 1 General election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Everett McKinley Dirksen incumbent 2 307 552 54 11 Democratic Richard Stengel 1 949 883 45 72 Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 7 587 0 18 Write in Others 8 0 00 Total votes 4 264 830 100See also edit1956 United States Senate electionsReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6 1956 JUDICIAL ELECTION 1955 1956 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY APRIL 10 1958 PDF Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved July 4 2020 permanent dead link OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 16 1982 PDF www elections il gov Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved July 4 2020 permanent dead link OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2 1982 PDF www elections il gov Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved July 4 2020 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois amp oldid 1221770968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
