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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]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward A. Warman | 6,638 | 99.52 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.48 | ||
| Total votes | 6,670 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philip M. Crane | 68,418 | 58.39 | |
| Democratic | Edward A. Warman | 48,759 | 41.61 | |
| Total votes | 117,177 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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 Senate 53rd district special election
A special 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry A. Briggs | 3,133 | 46.91 | |
| Democratic | Patrick W. Riddleberger | 1,786 | 26.74 | |
| Democratic | Robert L. Ford | 1,012 | 15.15 | |
| Democratic | Sam P. Drenovac | 391 | 5.85 | |
| Democratic | Walter T. (Buck) Simmons | 353 | 5.29 | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 6,679 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Merrill Ottwein | 3,520 | 76.06 | |
| Republican | Raymond O. Rogers | 1,017 | 21.97 | |
| Republican | David F. Mallett | 91 | 1.97 | |
| Total votes | 4,628 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Merrill Ottwein | 12,741 | 51.57 | |
| Democratic | Harry A. Briggs | 11,962 | 48.42 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 24,705 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Illinois House of Representatives 33rd district 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Wineland | 3,012 | 99.21 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.79 | ||
| Total votes | 3,036 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Bruce Waddell | 5,688 | 29.88 | |
| Republican | Thomas R. "Tom" Davis | 4,911 | 25.80 | |
| Republican | Charles F. Whitfield | 4,473 | 23.50 | |
| Republican | Frederic E. Doederlein | 3,963 | 20.82 | |
| Total votes | 19,035 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Bruce Waddell | 15,815 | 55.03 | |
| Democratic | John L. Wineland | 12,914 | 44.93 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 28,741 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1970 JUDICIAL • MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PRIMARY AND GENERAL • PROPOSED 1970 CONSTITUTION • SPECIAL ELECTIONS • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 17, 1970" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2020.