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1980 Illinois U.S. Senate Election
Illinois · 7 candidates
Alan J. DixonDemocraticWINNER56.01%
2,565,302 votes
David C. O'NealRepublican42.5%
1,946,296 votes
Bruce Lee GreenLibertarian0.64%
29,328 votes
Sidney LensCitizens0.42%
19,213 votes
Charles F. WilsonCommunist0.25%
11,453 votes
Michael SorianoWorkers World0.12%
5,626 votes
Burton Lee ArtzSocialist Workers0.06%
2,715 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).