Illinois — 1978 U.S. Senate election

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state1978 Senate electionIllinois · U.S. SenatePereyR+7.9

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How it voted

Share of the 1978 vote

Charles H. Perey ✓Republican	53.3%	1,698,711
Alex SmithDemocrat	45.5%	1,448,187
Bruce Lee GreenLibertarian	0.5%	16,320

1978Senate margin

D+60

D+30TieR+30

R+60

102 counties, each filled by 1978 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

County-level results (102 counties) — table

1978 Senate result by county for Illinois — 1978 US Senate election — winner and D-vs-R margin.

County	Winner	Margin
ADAMS, IL	Republican	R+3.2
ALEXANDER, IL	Democratic	D+17.3
BOND, IL	Democratic	D+0.1
BOONE, IL	Republican	R+14.7
BROWN, IL	Democratic	D+15.2
BUREAU, IL	Republican	R+10.0
CALHOUN, IL	Democratic	D+5.1
CARROLL, IL	Republican	R+13.9
CASS, IL	Democratic	D+7.4
CHAMPAIGN, IL	Republican	R+34.5
CHRISTIAN, IL	Democratic	D+19.4
CLARK, IL	Republican	R+3.8
CLAY, IL	Republican	R+2.3
CLINTON, IL	Democratic	D+9.4
COLES, IL	Democratic	D+1.6
COOK, IL	Republican	R+4.7
CRAWFORD, IL	Republican	R+19.3
CUMBERLAND, IL	Democratic	D+6.6
DE WITT, IL	Republican	R+8.8
DEKALB, IL	Republican	R+35.9
DOUGLAS, IL	Republican	R+2.9
DU PAGE, IL	Republican	R+39.2
EDGAR, IL	Republican	R+9.0
EDWARDS, IL	Republican	R+23.7
EFFINGHAM, IL	Democratic	D+8.5
FAYETTE, IL	Democratic	D+10.3
FORD, IL	Republican	R+20.4
FRANKLIN, IL	Democratic	D+18.2
FULTON, IL	Republican	R+2.3
GALLATIN, IL	Democratic	D+11.2
GREENE, IL	Democratic	D+1.5
GRUNDY, IL	Republican	R+9.8
HAMILTON, IL	Democratic	D+5.4
HANCOCK, IL	Republican	R+7.0
HARDIN, IL	Democratic	D+6.1
HENDERSON, IL	Republican	R+2.5
HENRY, IL	Republican	R+14.0
IROQUOIS, IL	Republican	R+11.8
JACKSON, IL	Republican	R+14.2
JASPER, IL	Democratic	D+10.8
JEFFERSON, IL	Democratic	D+2.9
JERSEY, IL	Democratic	D+2.0
JO DAVIESS, IL	Republican	R+17.7
JOHNSON, IL	Democratic	D+1.2
KANE, IL	Republican	R+20.5
KANKAKEE, IL	Republican	R+11.0
KENDALL, IL	Republican	R+14.8
KNOX, IL	Republican	R+9.7
LA SALLE, IL	Republican	R+3.8
LAKE, IL	Republican	R+31.3
LAWRENCE, IL	Republican	R+23.1
LEE, IL	Democratic	D+5.1
LIVINGSTON, IL	Republican	R+27.8
LOGAN, IL	Republican	R+8.6
MACON, IL	Republican	R+3.6
MACOUPIN, IL	Democratic	D+16.7
MADISON, IL	Democratic	D+11.6
MARION, IL	Democratic	D+10.3
MARSHALL, IL	Republican	R+11.5
MASON, IL	Republican	R+0.4
MASSAC, IL	Democratic	D+16.7
MCDONOUGH, IL	Republican	R+24.1
MCHENRY, IL	Republican	R+33.3
MCLEAN, IL	Republican	R+23.9
MENARD, IL	Republican	R+2.3
MERCER, IL	Republican	R+10.0
MONROE, IL	Republican	R+3.4
MONTGOMERY, IL	Democratic	D+14.8
MORGAN, IL	Republican	R+6.5
MOULTRIE, IL	Democratic	D+10.7
OGLE, IL	Republican	R+10.9
PEORIA, IL	Republican	R+14.3
PERRY, IL	Republican	R+4.7
PIATT, IL	Republican	R+10.4
PIKE, IL	Democratic	D+9.8
POPE, IL	Republican	R+0.2
PULASKI, IL	Democratic	D+0.8
PUTNAM, IL	Democratic	D+4.0
RANDOLPH, IL	Democratic	D+14.4
RICHLAND, IL	Republican	R+15.7
ROCK ISLAND, IL	Republican	R+10.3
SALINE, IL	Democratic	D+3.5
SANGAMON, IL	Democratic	D+1.4
SCHUYLER, IL	Democratic	D+2.7
SCOTT, IL	Republican	R+2.7
SHELBY, IL	Democratic	D+14.5
ST. CLAIR, IL	Democratic	D+22.9
STARK, IL	Republican	R+18.5
STEPHENSON, IL	Republican	R+22.2
TAZEWELL, IL	Republican	R+10.1
UNION, IL	Democratic	D+12.0
VERMILION, IL	Democratic	D+6.7
WABASH, IL	Republican	R+26.1
WARREN, IL	Republican	R+23.3
WASHINGTON, IL	Republican	R+9.9
WAYNE, IL	Republican	R+1.4
WHITE, IL	Republican	R+4.5
WHITESIDE, IL	Republican	R+8.5
WILL, IL	Republican	R+10.5
WILLIAMSON, IL	Democratic	D+1.8
WINNEBAGO, IL	Republican	R+9.3
WOODFORD, IL	Republican	R+17.6

Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.