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1956 Illinois U.S. Senate Election
Illinois · 2 candidates
Dirksen +8.4 pts · won by 357,669 votes
Everett M. DirksenRepublicanWINNER54.11%
2,307,552 votes
Richard StengelDemocratic45.72%
1,949,883 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).