1980 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 7 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Alan J. Dixon won the 1980 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Alan J. Dixon received 2,565,302 popular votes (56.01%). The main challenger was David C. O'Neal (42.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Dixon and O'Neal

Dixon +13.5 pts · won by 619,006 votes
2,565,302 votes
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).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.