1969 Illinois elections

Elections were held in Illinois in 1969. These included the election of members of Illinois Constitutional Convention and special elections for a number of offices.[1]

1969 Illinois elections

Election information

1969 was an off-year election.

Federal elections

Illinois's 13th congressional district special election

A special election was held to fill the remainder of the unexpired term for Illinois's 13th congressional district, which had vacated by Republican Donald Rumsfeld when he had been appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Primaries were held October 7, and the general election was held November 25.[1]

Democratic primary

Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward A. Warman 6,638 99.52
Write-in Others 32 0.48
Total votes 6,670 100

Republican primary

Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip M. Crane 17,919 22.77
Republican Samuel H. Young 15,801 20.08
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 12,910 16.41
Republican Alan R. Johnston 10,520 13.37
Republican Eugene F. Schlickman 9,247 11.75
Republican Gerald M. Marks 6,606 8.40
Republican John J. Nimrod 5,552 7.06
Republican Lar "America First" Daly 48 0.06
Republican David A. Roe 27 0.03
Republican Alan Weber 27 0.03
Republican Yale Roe 26 0.03
Write-in Others 1 0.00
Total votes 78,684 100

General election

Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip M. Crane 68,418 58.39
Democratic Edward A. Warman 48,759 41.61
Total votes 117,177 100

State elections

Members of the Constitutional Convention

In 1968, Illinois voters approved a call for a constitutional convention. In 1969, elections were held to elect the members of the constitutional convention by Illinois Senate district.

Primaries were held to elect members to the Illinois Constitutional Convention on September 23, and general elections were held to elect these members on November 18, 1969.[1] The elections were nonpartisan, and primaries were only held in districts where enough candidates were running that a primary was required to be held to narrow them down for the general.[1]

Illinois House of Representatives special election

A special election was held 33rd district seat of the Illinois House of Representatives left vacant after the death of John "Jack" B. Hill.[1] Primaries were held May 6, and the general election was held June 24.[1]

Illinois State Senate special election

A special election election was held for the 53rd district seat of the Illinois Senate left vacant after Paul Simon resigned to assume the office of Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.[1] Primaries were held March 11, and the general election was held April 29.[1]

Local elections

Local elections were held.

References

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