1974 United States Senate election in Illinois

1974 United States Senate election in Illinois
	November 5, 1974
	November 5, 1974
Turnout	49.35%
	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 large margin of nearly 800,000 votes.

Election information

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

Turnout

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

Candidates

Adlai Stevenson III, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1970
Walter Dakin Williams, candidate for Senate in 1972 and brother of playwright Tennessee Williams

Results

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

Candidates

George Burditt, attorney and former State Representative
Lar "America First" Daly, perennial candidate

Results

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

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Illinois[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson III	1,811,496	62.15%	4.77
	Republican	George Burditt	1,084,884	37.22%	5.00
	Socialist Workers	Edward Heisler	12,413	0.43%	0.18
	Communist	Ismael Flory	5,873	0.20%	N/A
Total votes			2,914,666	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

"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 26 June 2020.
"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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[results-1] "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 26 June 2020.

[2] "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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1974 United States Senate election in Illinois

Election information

Turnout

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References