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1962 United States Congressional Elections – Illinois

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Everett M. Dirksen (R-inc) – 1,961,20252.87%

Sidney R. Yates (D) – 1,748,00747.13%

Total Votes – 3,709,209100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

William L. Dawson (D-inc) – 98,30574.09%

Benjamin C. Duster (R) – 34,37925.91%

Total Votes – 132,684100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Barratt O’Hara (D-inc) – 78,11962.26%

Philip G. Bixler (R) – 47,33637.73%

Scattering – 160.01%

Total Votes – 125,471100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

William T. Murphy (D-inc) – 82,86651.57%

Ernest E. Michaels (R) – 77,81448.43%

Total Votes – 160,680100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Edward J. Derwinski (R-inc) – 114,95464.89%

Richard E. Friedman (D) – 62,18935.11%

Total Votes – 177,143100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John C. Kluczynski (D-inc) – 84,45563.37%

Joseph Potempa (R) – 48,82536.63%

Total Votes – 133,280100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Thomas J. O’Brien (D-inc) – 72,18377.72%

Adolph Herda (R) – 20,69022.28%

Total Votes – 92,873100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Roland V. Libonati (D-inc) – 86,67778.82%

Joseph D. Day (R) – 23,28521.18%

Total Votes – 109,962100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Dan Rostenkowski (D-inc) – 112,77860.80%

Irvin R. Techon (R) – 72,72639.20%

Total Votes – 185,504100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold/DEM Loss

Edward Rowan Finnegan (D-inc) – 80,37854.82%

Thomas E. Ward (R) – 66,19645.15%

Scattering – 350.02%

Total Votes – 146,609100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Harold R. Collier (R-inc) – 149,76166.64%

Joseph A. Salerno (D) – 74,98633.36%

Total Votes – 224,747100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Roman C. Pucinski (D-inc) – 103,67752.74%

Henry J. Hyde (R) – 92,91047.26%

Total Votes – 196,587100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Win (new district)

Robert McClory (R) – 76,33563.85%

John C. Kimball (D) – 43,20036.14%

Scattering – 120.01%

Total Votes – 119,547100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Donald Rumsfeld (R) – 139,23063.52%

John A. Kennedy (D) – 79,41936.23%

Scattering – 5420.25%

Total Votes – 219,191100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

Elmer J. Hoffman (R-inc) – 107,28559.71%

Jerome M. Ziegler (D) – 72,39040.29%

Total Votes – 179,675100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Mrs. Frank R. Reid, Jr. (R) – 77,71860.26%

Stanley H. Cowan (D) – 49,44438.34%

Scattering – 1,8111.40%

Total Votes – 128,973100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

John B. Anderson (R-inc) – 78,59466.92%

Walter S. Busky (D) – 38,85333.08%

Total Votes – 117,447100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

Leslie C. Arends (R-inc) – 87,61262.49%

Donald M. Laughlin (D) – 52,59237.51%

Total Votes – 140,204100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Robert H. Michel (R-inc) – 75,95761.19%

Francis D. Nash (D) – 48,17738.81%

Total Votes – 124,134100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

Robert T. McLoskey (R) – 66,54755.91%

David DeDoncker (D) – 52,48244.09%

Total Votes – 119,029100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold/DEM Loss

Paul Findley (R-inc) – 100,58852.91%

Peter F. Mack, Jr. (D-inc) – 89,52247.09%

Total Votes – 190,110100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Kenneth J. Gray (D-inc) – 96,97159.99%

Frank H. Walker (R) – 64,68740.01%

Total Votes – 161,658100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

William L. Springer (R-inc) – 70,87059.75%

Bob Wilson (D) – 47,74540.25%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 118,616100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

George E. Shipley (D-inc) – 99,13351.71%

Edward H. Jenison (R) – 92,56248.29%

Total Votes – 191,695100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Melvin Price (D-inc) – 95,52273.75%

Kurt Glaser (R) – 33,99326.25%

Total Votes – 129,515100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives