1986 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 5 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Alan J. Dixon won the 1986 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Alan J. Dixon received 2,033,783 popular votes (65.13%). The main challenger was Judy Koehler (33.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Dixon and Koehler

Dixon +31.4 pts · won by 980,049 votes
2,033,783 votes
1,053,734 votes
Elinar V DyhrkoppIllinois Solidarity0.51%
15,804 votes
Donald M. Parrish Jr.Libertarian0.44%
13,891 votes
Omari MusaSocialist Workers0.18%
5,671 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.