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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 large margin of nearly 800,000 votes. This election was the fifth consecutive time in which a United States Senate election in Illinois took place two years after a previous United States Senate election in Illinois after 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1972.
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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ 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.