4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dirksen8.6M
Opponents7.5M
4
Elections run
Between 1950 and 1966, Everett M. Dirksen ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Dirksen's biggest single-election total was 2,358,947 votes, in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Illinois. Dirksen's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Illinois, decided by 213,195 votes.
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How many votes has Everett M. Dirksen received?
Everett M. Dirksen has received 8,579,485 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,358,94753.01% | William G. Clark Louis Fisher (head-to-head) |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 1,961,20252.87% | Sidney R. Yates |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,307,35254.1% | Richard Stengel Louis Fisher (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 1,951,98453.88% | Scott W. Lucas Enoch A. Holtwich |
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