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1 Election information  



1.1  Turnout  







2 Democratic primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 Republican primary  



3.1  Candidates  





3.2  Results  







4 General election  



4.1  Results  







5 See also  





6 References  














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1974 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1970 (special) November 5, 1974 1980 →
Turnout49.35%
 
Nominee Adlai Stevenson III George Burditt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,811,496 1,084,884
Percentage 62.15% 37.22%

County results
Stevenson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Burditt:      50–60%      60–70%


U.S. senator before election

Adlai Stevenson III
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Adlai Stevenson III
Democratic

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%).

Election information

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The primaries (held March 19) and general elections coincided with those for House and those for state offices.[1]

Turnout

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
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

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
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

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Results

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1974 United States Senate election in Illinois[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson III (Incumbent) 1,811,496 62.15% Increase4.77
Republican George Burditt 1,084,884 37.22% Decrease5.00
Socialist Workers Edward Heisler 12,413 0.43% Increase0.18
Communist Ishmael Flory 5,873 0.20% N/A
Total votes 2,914,666 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.

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