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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Illinois: U.S. Senators</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Thomas</a> 1818-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#216.74.58">John McLean</a> 1824-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kane.html#999.86.93">Elias K. Kane</a> 1825-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#216.74.58">John McLean</a> 1829-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker2.html#977.87.07">David J. Baker</a> 1830 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#391.07.35">John M. Robinson</a> 1830-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#897.01.27">William L. D. Ewing</a> 1835-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young7.html#337.18.04">Richard M. Young</a> 1837-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#820.58.64">Samuel McRoberts</a> 1841-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breen-brenizer.html#730.62.25">Sidney Breese</a> 1843-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#598.12.32">James Semple</a> 1843-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#784.08.08">Stephen A. Douglas</a> 1847-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shields.html#173.93.82">James Shields</a> 1849 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shields.html#173.93.82">James Shields</a> 1849-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trumbull.html#679.80.55">Lyman Trumbull</a> 1855-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/browning.html#316.54.60">Orville H. Browning</a> 1861-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#017.24.21">William A. Richardson</a> 1863-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yates.html#526.01.21">Richard Yates</a> 1865-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#318.99.97">John A. Logan</a> 1871-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ogg-ohanlon.html#692.16.62">Richard J. Oglesby</a> 1873-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#609.32.89">David Davis</a> 1877-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#318.99.97">John A. Logan</a> 1879-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culler-culpepper.html#098.38.64">Shelby M. Cullom</a> 1883-1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farron-faulkland.html#479.47.30">Charles B. Farwell</a> 1887-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#639.68.63">John M. Palmer</a> 1891-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#157.89.18">William E. Mason</a> 1897-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkins.html#379.25.40">Albert J. Hopkins</a> 1903-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#323.91.16">William Lorimer</a> 1909-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a> 1913-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sherman.html#377.42.19">Lawrence Y. Sherman</a> 1913-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#489.81.62">Medill McCormick</a> 1919-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#891.67.24">William B. McKinley</a> 1921-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#654.10.62">Charles S. Deneen</a> 1925-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#216.03.13">Frank L. Smith</a> 1926-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#126.40.55">Otis F. Glenn</a> 1928-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a> 1931-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#051.05.78">William H. Dieterich</a> 1933-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#201.41.93">Scott W. Lucas</a> 1939-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/slate-slattery.html#540.66.23">James M. Slattery</a> 1939-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#743.21.78">C. Wayland Brooks</a> 1940-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#686.36.38">Paul H. Douglas</a> 1949-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a> 1951-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#302.04.86">Charles H. Percy</a> 1967-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#010.61.74">Ralph T. Smith</a> 1969-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#909.04.44">Adlai E. Stevenson III</a> 1970-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#799.32.68">Alan J. Dixon</a> 1981-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#882.16.67">Paul Simon</a> 1985-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#624.25.82">Carol Moseley=Braun</a> 1993-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#834.72.99">Richard J. Durbin</a> 1997- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#366.19.00">Peter G. Fitzgerald</a> 1999-2005 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#539.70.25">Barack Obama</a> 2005-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burrage-burrowes.html#999.03.95">Roland W. Burris</a> 2009-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#086.62.50">Mark Kirk</a> 2010- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1823: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#063.77.34">John Reynolds</a>, defeated. <li> 1830 Oct 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#216.74.58">John McLean</a>, died in office. <li> 1835 Dec 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kane.html#999.86.93">Elias K. Kane</a>, died in office. <li> 1843 Mar 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#820.58.64">Samuel McRoberts</a>, died in office. <li> 1858: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lincoln.html#848.31.47">Abraham Lincoln</a>, defeated. <li> 1861 Jun 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#784.08.08">Stephen A. Douglas</a>, died in office. <li> 1886 Dec 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#318.99.97">John A. Logan</a>, died in office. <li> 1908: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickler-strom.html#445.63.09">Lawrence Beaumont Stringer</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1914: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickler-strom.html#445.63.09">Lawrence Beaumont Stringer</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1914 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sherman.html#377.42.19">Lawrence Y. Sherman</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan7.html#400.19.84">Roger C. Sullivan</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robeson-robins.html#306.11.05">Raymond Robins</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gerard-gerrity.html#712.70.44">Adolph Germer</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#567.54.68">George W. Woolsey</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/francis.html#282.92.23">John M. Francis</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1915: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ohara.html#841.04.18">Barratt O'Hara</a>, defeated. <li> 1918: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson9.html#039.21.52">William Hale Thompson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#538.35.62">George E. Foss</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#489.81.62">Medill McCormick</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#305.11.57">William B. Lloyd</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/francis.html#282.92.23">John M. Francis</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/venables-vermillion.html#018.33.59">Frank B. Vennum</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1920: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#216.03.13">Frank L. Smith</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#891.67.24">William B. McKinley</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#532.09.57">Peter A. Waller</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#640.20.14">Gustave T. Fraenckel</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#516.57.44">John Fitzpatrick</a> (Farmer-Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/venables-vermillion.html#018.33.59">Frank B. Vennum</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moody.html#818.51.82">Joseph B. Moody</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carrington.html#835.45.37">George Dodd Carrington, Jr.</a> (Single Tax), defeated. <li> 1924: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#349.45.37">Newton Jenkins</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#654.10.62">Charles S. Deneen</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html#093.58.01">Albert A. Sprague</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#389.08.58">George Koop</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#634.37.53">Albert Wirth</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#229.18.55">J. Louis Engdahl</a> (Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#227.82.38">Lewis D. Spaulding</a> (Commonwealth Land), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#433.75.65">Parke Longworth</a>, defeated. <li> 1925 Feb 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#489.81.62">Medill McCormick</a>, died in office. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#216.03.13">Frank L. Smith</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brennan.html#563.09.00">George E. Brennan</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/magician-magruder.html#338.78.12">Hugh S. Magill</a> (Independent Republican), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christensen.html#342.95.53">Parley P. Christensen</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/okeefe.html#417.34.03">Raymond T. O'Keefe</a> (Light Wines and Beer), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirby.html#585.04.45">James H. Kirby</a> (Independent Democratic), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitla-whitlow.html#163.32.78">John T. Whitlock</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkinson-jenning.html#326.60.18">Gus A. Jenning</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#229.18.55">J. Louis Engdahl</a> (Workers Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#138.47.92">James A. Logan</a> (High Life), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvine-irving.html#543.38.47">Samuel C. Irving</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynchburg-lynwood.html#577.75.82">Morris Lynchenheim</a> (Commonwealth Land), defeated. <li> 1926 Dec 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#891.67.24">William B. McKinley</a>, died in office. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#126.40.55">Otis F. Glenn</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#956.93.06">Anton J. Cermak</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirkpatrick.html#308.77.90">George R. Kirkpatrick</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#693.91.46">Max Bedacht</a> (Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkinson-jenning.html#326.60.18">Gus A. Jenning</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1930: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#349.45.37">Newton Jenkins</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1930 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#696.33.86">Ruth Hanna McCormick</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneill.html#309.73.50">Lottie Holman O'Neill</a> (Independent Republican), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#389.08.58">George Koop</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson3.html#481.94.20">Freeman Thompson</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#204.60.45">Lewis Warner</a> (Peace and Prosperity), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stout.html#289.48.71">Ernest Stout</a> (American National), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#422.98.13">C. Emmet Smith</a> (Anti-League World Court and Anti-Foreign Entanglements), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgrail-mcgreal.html#790.30.70">James J. McGrath</a> (Liberty), defeated. <li> 1932: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#349.45.37">Newton Jenkins</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#051.05.78">William H. Dieterich</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#126.40.55">Otis F. Glenn</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#996.41.78">Charles Pogorelec</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brouillard-browman.html#742.06.34">William E. Browder</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkinson-jenning.html#326.60.18">Gus A. Jenning</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#663.46.34">William J. Baker</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1936: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#104.97.35">Orville Taylor</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#126.40.55">Otis F. Glenn</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#349.45.37">Newton Jenkins</a> (Union Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#420.21.88">Arthur G. McDowell</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haggett-hagy.html#091.65.53">Adah M. Hagler</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#076.63.66">Frank Schnur</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1938 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#201.41.93">Scott W. Lucas</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#555.33.28">Michael L. Igoe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#349.45.37">Newton Jenkins</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#337.24.26">John J. Sullivan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#366.76.14">Albert Lagerstedt</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1938 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#299.21.94">Richard J. Lyons</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#663.46.34">William J. Baker</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker2.html#838.92.30">Clarence P. Parker</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1938 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#201.41.93">Scott W. Lucas</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#299.21.94">Richard J. Lyons</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1939 Apr 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#154.42.74">J. Hamilton Lewis</a>, died in office. <li> 1940: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/church.html#734.64.88">Ralph E. Church</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#743.21.78">C. Wayland Brooks</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/slate-slattery.html#540.66.23">James M. Slattery</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayall-maynadier.html#599.80.38">Clarence H. Mayer</a>, defeated. <li> 1942 Apr 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#829.79.42">Raymond S. McKeough</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#686.36.38">Paul H. Douglas</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daly.html#317.58.66">Lar Daly</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1942 Apr 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#743.21.78">C. Wayland Brooks</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#008.13.11">Warren Wright</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#663.46.34">William J. Baker</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1942 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#743.21.78">C. Wayland Brooks</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#829.79.42">Raymond S. McKeough</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#201.41.93">Scott W. Lucas</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#299.21.94">Richard J. Lyons</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#076.63.66">Frank Schnur</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#686.36.38">Paul H. Douglas</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#743.21.78">C. Wayland Brooks</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#076.63.66">Frank Schnur</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#201.41.93">Scott W. Lucas</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klein.html#706.33.46">Julius Klein</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1954 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#686.36.38">Paul H. Douglas</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#845.52.96">Joseph T. Meek</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#611.15.66">Richard Stengel</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#137.30.73">Louis Fisher</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1962: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daly.html#317.58.66">Lar Daly</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1962 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yates.html#436.11.30">Sidney R. Yates</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1966: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daly.html#317.58.66">Lar Daly</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1966 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#302.04.86">Charles H. Percy</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#686.36.38">Paul H. Douglas</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saal-sacket.html#365.01.43">Robert V. Sabonjian</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#564.88.15">Maxwell Primack</a>, defeated. <li> 1968 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#886.62.81">William G. Clark</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#137.30.73">Louis Fisher</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1969 Sep 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#125.36.02">Everett M. Dirksen</a>, died in office. <li> 1970: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daly.html#317.58.66">Lar Daly</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1970 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#909.04.44">Adlai E. Stevenson III</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#010.61.74">Ralph T. Smith</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#994.47.93">Lynn Henderson</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#137.30.73">Louis Fisher</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1972: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halstad-hamill.html#469.91.53">Fred Halstead</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1972 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#302.04.86">Charles H. Percy</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pryse-puffer.html#515.16.73">Roman C. Pucinski</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gross.html#933.12.06">Edward C. Gross</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#023.67.55">Arnold Becchetti</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1974 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#909.04.44">Adlai E. Stevenson III</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burditt-burges.html#881.67.74">George M. Burditt</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heisel-hellyer.html#718.24.84">Edward Thomas Heisler</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#012.85.22">Ishmael Flory</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daly.html#317.58.66">Lar Daly</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1978 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#302.04.86">Charles H. Percy</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#663.44.74">Alex R. Smith</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green1.html#129.55.59">Bruce Green</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#925.21.69">Patricia Grogan</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rose.html#346.71.19">Gerald M. Rose</a> (U.S. Labor), defeated. <li> 1980 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#799.32.68">Alan J. Dixon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneal.html#157.14.58">Dave O'Neal</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green1.html#129.55.59">Bruce Green</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#730.40.65">Sidney Lens</a> (Citizens), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#691.01.95">Charles F. Wilson</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#366.13.51">Michael Soriano</a> (Workers World), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnoldus-arzeno.html#748.35.30">Burton Lee Artz</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burrage-burrowes.html#999.03.95">Roland W. Burris</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1984 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#882.16.67">Paul Simon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#302.04.86">Charles H. Percy</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#389.44.72">Steven I. Givot</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#933.77.45">Marjorie H. Pries</a> (Citizens), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#954.65.84">Nelson Gonzalez</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#012.85.22">Ishmael Flory</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1986 Mar 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html#928.45.43">Sheila A. Jones</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1986 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#799.32.68">Alan J. Dixon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#200.65.63">Judy Koehler</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#527.23.71">Einar V. Dyhrkopp</a> (Illinois Solidarity), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#400.26.04">Donald M. Parrish, Jr.</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murrell-myer.html#298.54.21">Omari Musa</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1990 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#882.16.67">Paul Simon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin6.html#583.66.34">Lynn Martin</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1992 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#624.25.82">Carol Moseley=Braun</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#320.18.16">Richard S. Williamson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#720.13.71">Chad Koppie</a> (Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/speranza-sprafka.html#244.07.45">Andrew B. Spiegel</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winter.html#292.08.84">Charles A. Winter</a> (Natural Law), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/popiel-porteous.html#184.43.32">Alan J. Port</a> (New Alliance), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#614.94.75">Kathleen Kaku</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#204.35.01">John Justice</a> (Populist), defeated. <li> 1996 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#834.72.99">Richard J. Durbin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#512.33.66">Al Salvi</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#700.45.96">Steven H. Perry</a> (Reform), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller7.html#081.56.43">Robin J. Miller</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#720.13.71">Chad Koppie</a> (U.S. Taxpayers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#243.28.12">James E. Davis</a> (Natural Law), defeated. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#366.19.00">Peter G. Fitzgerald</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#624.25.82">Carol Moseley=Braun</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tooley-tossy.html#372.02.07">Don A. Torgersen</a> (Reform), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#413.30.60">Raymond W. Stalker</a> (U.S. Taxpayers), defeated. <li> 2002 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#834.72.99">Richard J. Durbin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#345.09.15">Jim Durkin</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burditt-burges.html#601.53.75">Steven Burgauer</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2004: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chertov-childers.html#005.27.39">Gery Chico</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2004 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#539.70.25">Barack Obama</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#410.29.75">Alan L. Keyes</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html#890.92.21">Albert J. 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