1984 United States Senate election in Illinois
Results

1984 United States Senate election in Illinois

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Paul Simon	2,397,165	50.07%	+4.60%

Republican	Charles H. Percy (Incumbent)	2,308,039	48.21%	5.13%

Libertarian	Steve I. Givot	59,777	1.25%	+0.74%

Independent	Marjorie H. Pries	12,366	0.26%

Socialist Workers	Nelson Gonzalez	4,913	0.10%	0.40%

Communist	Ishmael Flory	4,802	0.10%

Write-ins	273	0.01%

Majority	89,126	1.86%	6.00%

Turnout	4,787,335

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

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Simon prevailed by 89,126 votes, or 1.86%.

final_sentence: Simon prevailed by 89,126 votes, or 1.86%.