1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois
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The 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1970[1] to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III.
Election information
The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and state elections.
Primaries were held on March 17.[1][2]
Turnout
Turnout in the primary elections was 26.28%, with a total of 1,381,147 votes cast.[1]
Turnout during the general election was 67.43%, with 3,599,272 votes cast.[1]
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson, III | 676,689 | 99.99 | |
| Write-in | Others | 61 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 676,750 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ralph Tyler Smith (incumbent) | 414,489 | 58.84 | |
| Republican | William H. Rentschler | 271,648 | 38.57 | |
| Republican | Lar "America First" Daly | 18,244 | 2.59 | |
| Write-in | Others | 16 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 704,397 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III | 2,065,054 | 57.37% | |
| Republican | Ralph Tyler Smith (incumbent) | 1,519,718 | 42.22% | |
| Socialist Workers | Lynn Henderson | 8,859 | 0.25% | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 5,564 | 0.15% | |
| None | Scattering | 77 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 545,336 | 15.15% | ||
| Turnout | 3,599,272 | |||
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g "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 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Illinois Blue Book 1969-1970. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 854. Retrieved 2 April 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.