Lawrence County, IL

Designated Market Area: Terre Haute, IN-IL
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

Places in Lawrence County, IL     [Sort places by name]

Lawrence township (pop. 6,198) Lawrenceville city (pop. 4,210) Christy township (pop. 3,172) Sumner city (pop. 2,411) Bridgeport township (pop. 2,152) Bridgeport city (pop. 2,030) Denison township (pop. 1,227) Bond township (pop. 915) St. Francisville city (pop. 669) Petty township (pop. 663) Lukin township (pop. 560) Russell township (pop. 239) Allison township (pop. 176) Russellville village (pop. 74)  

Tracts in Lawrence County, IL

Census Tract 8807, Lawrence County, Illinois     Census Tract 8808, Lawrence County, Illinois     Census Tract 8809, Lawrence County, Illinois     Census Tract 8810, Lawrence County, Illinois     Census Tract 8811, Lawrence County, Illinois        

2022 population: 14,914   ( 1,919 from 2010 , 369 from 2020)
Land area: 372.2 square miles
Population density: 40.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,579	84.34%	13.2%
Black:	1,449	9.72%	8.5%
Indian:	47	0.32%	56.7%
Asian:	74	0.50%	89.7%
2+ races:	160	1.07%	24.0%
Hispanic:	605	4.06%	9.4%
Total non-White:	2,335	15.66%	0.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	315	10.3
Deaths:	455	14.9
Net Migration:	-249	-8.1
Net Immigration:	6	0.2

Change in White population:	-1,912	-11.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-0.0

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,886	76.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,419	22.1%	117 [+]	1.8%	6,422	36	29	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 82 (1.3%);
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	4,521	74.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,290	21.3%	247 [+]	4.1%	6,058	36	29	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 194 (3.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 41 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,857	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,011	33.6%	121 [+]	2.0%	5,989	24	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 88 (1.5%);
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	3,403	51.9%	Barack Obama (D)	3,016	46.0%	139 [+]	2.1%	6,558	15	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 60 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 25 (0.4%);
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,162	61.9%	John Kerry (D)	2,518	37.4%	49 [+]	0.7%	6,729	17	11	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	3,594	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,822	42.9%	162 [+]	2.5%	6,578	12	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 101 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 39 (0.6%);
1996	53%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,871	44.9%	Robert Dole (R)	2,568	40.2%	953 [+]	14.9%	6,392	3	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 916 (14.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 23 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,270	43.7%	George Bush* (R)	2,681	35.8%	1,537 [+]	20.5%	7,488	1	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,498 (20.0%);
1988	55%	George Bush (R)	3,655	53.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,140	46.0%	28 [+]	0.4%	6,823	3	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9 (0.1%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,686	61.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,924	38.3%	28	0.4%	7,638	5	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,453	56.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,030	38.6%	373 [+]	4.7%	7,856	7	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 293 (3.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 70 (0.9%);
1976	69%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,345	51.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,044	47.9%	53 [+]	0.6%	8,442	1	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 42 (0.5%);
1972	68%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,347	65.4%	George McGovern (D)	2,818	34.4%	16 [+]	0.2%	8,181	6	5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,883	54.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,075	34.4%	988 [+]	11.0%	8,946	8	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 972 (10.9%);
1964	81%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,136	55.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,176	44.8%	0	0.0%	9,312	4	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,120	62.4%	John Kennedy (D)	3,667	37.4%	13	0.1%	9,800	13	13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,104	61.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,751	38.0%	7	0.1%	9,862	2	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	72%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,207	61.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,875	38.4%	4	0.0%	10,086	7	6	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,472	49.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,391	48.5%	194 [+]	2.1%	9,057	0	4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,191	55.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,003	43.0%	111	1.2%	9,305	8	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	81%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,061	51.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,625	47.5%	147	1.2%	11,833	3	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,168	54.1%	Alf Landon (R)	5,060	44.4%	170 [+]	1.5%	11,398	5	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 87 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%);
1932	75%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,100	58.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,194	40.2%	147 [+]	1.4%	10,441	-2	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 48 (0.5%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,851	60.2%	Al Smith (D)	3,806	39.1%	69 [+]	0.7%	9,726	3	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 53 (0.5%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,607	51.5%	John Davis (D)	4,103	45.9%	235 [+]	2.6%	8,945	-7	-2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 167 (1.9%);
1920	66%	Warren Harding (R)	4,720	54.2%	James Cox (D)	3,707	42.5%	287 [+]	3.3%	8,714	-14	-6	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 177 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 100 (1.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 7 (0.1%);
1916	76%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,052	50.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,481	44.5%	543 [+]	5.4%	10,076	-8	-2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 353 (3.5%); Allan Benson (Soc) 190 (1.9%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,550	47.9%	William Taft* (R)	1,617	30.4%	1,153 [+]	21.7%	5,320	8	7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 774 (14.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 194 (3.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 170 (3.2%);
1908	38%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,253	48.4%	William Taft (R)	2,197	47.2%	209 [+]	4.5%	4,659	-7	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 192 (4.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 14 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,969	50.6%	Alton Parker (D)	1,712	44.0%	207 [+]	5.3%	3,888	-8	-6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 193 (5.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 6 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4 (0.1%);
1900	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,021	49.5%	William McKinley* (R)	1,961	48.0%	101 [+]	2.5%	4,083	-5	-4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 86 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,419	22.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,886	76.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	82	1.3%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	6,422
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 36 Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,290	21.3%
Donald Trump (R)	4,521	74.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	194	3.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	41	0.7%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,058
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 36 Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,011	33.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,857	64.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	88	1.5%
Other	33	0.6%
TOTAL	5,989
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,016	46.0%
John McCain (R)	3,403	51.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	60	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	54	0.8%
TOTAL	6,558
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,162	61.9%
John Kerry (D)	2,518	37.4%
Other	49	0.7%
TOTAL	6,729
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,594	54.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,822	42.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	101	1.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	39	0.6%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	6,578
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,871	44.9%
Robert Dole (R)	2,568	40.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	916	14.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	23	0.4%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,392
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1992 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,270	43.7%
George Bush* (R)	2,681	35.8%
Ross Perot (I)	1,498	20.0%
Other	39	0.5%
TOTAL	7,488
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,655	53.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,140	46.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,823
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,686	61.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,924	38.3%
Other	28	0.4%
TOTAL	7,638
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,453	56.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,030	38.6%
John Anderson (I)	293	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	70	0.9%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,856
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,044	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,345	51.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	42	0.5%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,442
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,347	65.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,818	34.4%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,181
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,883	54.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,075	34.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	972	10.9%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,946
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1964 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,136	55.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,176	44.8%
TOTAL	9,312
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,667	37.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,120	62.4%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,800
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1956 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,104	61.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,751	38.0%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,862
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,207	61.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,875	38.4%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,086
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,391	48.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,472	49.4%
Other	194	2.1%
TOTAL	9,057
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,003	43.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,191	55.8%
Other	111	1.2%
TOTAL	9,305
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,625	47.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,061	51.2%
Other	147	1.2%
TOTAL	11,833
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,168	54.1%
Alf Landon (R)	5,060	44.4%
William Lemke (Union)	87	0.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.0%
Other	79	0.7%
TOTAL	11,398
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,100	58.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,194	40.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	48	0.5%
Other	99	0.9%
TOTAL	10,441
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,851	60.2%
Al Smith (D)	3,806	39.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	53	0.5%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	9,726
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,607	51.5%
John Davis (D)	4,103	45.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	167	1.9%
Other	68	0.8%
TOTAL	8,945
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,720	54.2%
James Cox (D)	3,707	42.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	100	1.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	7	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	177	2.0%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,714
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,052	50.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,481	44.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	190	1.9%
James Hanly (Proh)	353	3.5%
TOTAL	10,076
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,550	47.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	774	14.5%
William Taft* (R)	1,617	30.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	170	3.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	194	3.6%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,320
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1908 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,197	47.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,253	48.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	14	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	192	4.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,659
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,969	50.6%
Alton Parker (D)	1,712	44.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	4	0.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	193	5.0%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	6	0.2%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,888
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Lawrence County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,961	48.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,021	49.5%
John Woolley (Proh)	86	2.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,083
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence County, IL

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	41%	Kathy Salvi (R)	3,745	74.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,178	23.4%	102 [+]	2.0%	5,025	33	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 102 (2.0%);
2022	G	42%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,094	80.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	909	17.8%	110 [+]	2.2%	5,113	38	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 110 (2.2%);
2020	S2	51%	Mark Curran (R)	4,500	72.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,571	25.1%	180 [+]	2.9%	6,251	33	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 92 (1.5%); Willie Wilson (I) 49 (0.8%); David Black (Green) 39 (0.6%);
2018	G	34%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	2,589	60.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,380	32.3%	299 [+]	7.0%	4,268	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 198 (4.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 101 (2.4%);
2016	S3	46%	Mark Kirk* (R)	3,701	62.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,938	32.9%	247 [+]	4.2%	5,886	23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 174 (3.0%); Scott Summers (Green) 70 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	S2	31%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,400	58.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,456	35.6%	239 [+]	5.8%	4,095	16	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 239 (5.8%);
2014	G	32%	Bruce Rauner (R)	2,670	64.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,216	29.4%	246 [+]	6.0%	4,132	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 246 (6.0%);
2010	S3	37%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,198	64.0%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,535	30.7%	261 [+]	5.2%	4,994	16	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 150 (3.0%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 110 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	38%	Bill Brady (R)	3,229	63.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,642	32.0%	257 [+]	5.0%	5,128	17	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 156 (3.0%); Rich Whitney (Green) 59 (1.2%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 42 (0.8%);
2008	S2	47%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,247	52.4%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	2,576	41.6%	372 [+]	6.0%	6,195	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 252 (4.1%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 66 (1.1%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 54 (0.9%);
2006	G	40%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,790	54.4%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	2,052	40.0%	287 [+]	5.6%	5,129	15	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 203 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 84 (1.6%);
2004	S3	51%	Barack Obama (D)	3,255	50.5%	Alan Keyes (R)	2,956	45.9%	235 [+]	3.6%	6,446	19	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 147 (2.3%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 88 (1.4%);
2002	S2	42%	Jim Durkin (R)	2,569	49.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,509	48.1%	137 [+]	2.6%	5,215	11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 137 (2.6%);
2002	G	44%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,678	49.7%	Jim Ryan (R)	2,591	48.1%	118 [+]	2.2%	5,387	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 74 (1.4%); Marisellis Brown (I) 44 (0.8%);
1998	S3	44%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	2,598	49.1%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	2,567	48.5%	125 [+]	2.4%	5,290	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 125 (2.4%);
1998	G	45%	Glenn Poshard (D)	3,630	66.9%	George Ryan (R)	1,759	32.4%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,422	-19	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 33 (0.6%);
1996	S2	51%	Al Salvi (R)	3,024	48.8%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,809	45.3%	363 [+]	5.9%	6,196	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 201 (3.2%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 81 (1.3%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 48 (0.8%); James Davis (Natural Law) 33 (0.5%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	44%	Jim Edgar* (R)	3,561	66.5%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,707	31.9%	89 [+]	1.7%	5,357	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 89 (1.7%);
1992	S3	59%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,612	50.6%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,286	46.0%	244 [+]	3.4%	7,142	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 123 (1.7%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 33 (0.5%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 25 (0.4%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 24 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 22 (0.3%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.2%);
1990	S2	45%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,227	58.8%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,265	41.2%	0	0.0%	5,492	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	46%	Neil Hartigan (D)	3,027	54.4%	Jim Edgar (R)	2,509	45.1%	29 [+]	0.5%	5,565	-6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 29 (0.5%);
1986	S3	47%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,875	66.1%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,943	33.1%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,863	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 24 (0.4%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 16 (0.3%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1986	G	47%	James Thompson* (R)	3,099	52.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	2,036	34.4%	782 [+]	13.2%	5,917	0	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 746 (12.6%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 21 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.3%);
1984	S2	59%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,374	58.1%	Paul Simon (D)	3,093	41.1%	56 [+]	0.7%	7,523	10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 34 (0.5%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 12 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 7 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
1982	G	48%	James Thompson* (R)	3,199	52.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,864	46.9%	46 [+]	0.8%	6,109	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 26 (0.4%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 20 (0.3%);
1980	S3	59%	Alan Dixon (D)	4,082	53.5%	David O'Neal (R)	3,461	45.4%	87 [+]	1.1%	7,630	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 57 (0.7%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 13 (0.2%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 11 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 3 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
1978	S2	45%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,405	61.4%	Alex Seith (D)	2,122	38.3%	19 [+]	0.3%	5,546	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1978	G	46%	James Thompson* (R)	3,563	63.6%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,027	36.2%	8 [+]	0.1%	5,598	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	68%	James Thompson (R)	5,272	63.4%	Michael Howlitt (D)	3,043	36.6%	7 [+]	0.1%	8,322	-1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	52%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	3,393	53.6%	George Burditt (R)	2,936	46.3%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,335	9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	67%	Charles Percy* (R)	5,092	62.9%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,988	36.9%	10 [+]	0.1%	8,090	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 9 (0.1%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	69%	Daniel Walker (D)	4,468	53.5%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,868	46.3%	19 [+]	0.2%	8,355	-3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	65%	Ralph Smith* (R)	3,862	52.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,452	47.1%	11 [+]	0.2%	7,325	11	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.1%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1968	S3	76%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,267	61.6%	William Clark (D)	3,269	38.2%	11 [+]	0.1%	8,547	9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%);
1968	G	77%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	5,066	58.5%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	3,576	41.3%	14 [+]	0.2%	8,656	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 14 (0.2%);
1966	S2	64%	Charles Percy (R)	4,330	59.4%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,963	40.6%	0	0.0%	7,293	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	79%	Charles Percy (R)	4,656	51.0%	Otto Kerner* (D)	4,469	49.0%	0	0.0%	9,125	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	67%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,487	57.3%	Sidney Yates (D)	3,345	42.7%	0	0.0%	7,832	4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	81%	Samuel Witwer (R)	4,992	52.7%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,477	47.3%	6 [+]	0.1%	9,475	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1960	G	83%	William Stratton* (R)	4,928	50.7%	Otto Kerner (D)	4,794	49.3%	7 [+]	0.1%	9,729	6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lawrence County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Lawrence County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lawrence County, IL were estimated to be 48% Republican and 15% Democrat.