1974 United States Senate election in Illinois
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 County results Stevenson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Burditt: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1974.[1] Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who was first elected in a special election in 1970, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican George Burditt by a landslide margin of nearly 800,000 votes (62%-37%).
Background
[edit]The primaries (held March 19) and general elections coincided with those for House and those for state offices.[1]
Turnout in the primary elections was 24.88%, with a total of 1,502,852 votes cast.[1] Turnout during the general election was 49.35%, with 2,914,666 votes cast.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Adlai Stevenson III, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1970
- Walter Dakin Williams, candidate for Senate in 1972 and brother of playwright Tennessee Williams
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III (incumbent) | 822,248 | 82.90% | |
| Democratic | W. Dakin Williams | 169,662 | 17.11% | |
| Total votes | 991,910 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- George Burditt, attorney and former State Representative
- Lar "America First" Daly, perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Burditt | 432,796 | 84.71% | |
| Republican | Lawrence Daly | 78,146 | 15.29% | |
| Total votes | 510,942 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III (Incumbent) | 1,811,496 | 62.15% |  4.77
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| Republican | George Burditt | 1,084,884 | 37.22% |  5.00
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| Socialist Workers | Edward Heisler | 12,413 | 0.43% | 0.18
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| Communist | Ishmael Flory | 5,873 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,914,666 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1974 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 19, 1974" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2015.