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1956 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election
Illinois · 2 candidates
Dawson +28.8 pts · won by 29,857 votes
William DawsonDemocraticWINNER64.42%
66,704 votes
L L LawrenceRepublican35.58%
36,847 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).