1974 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1974.
Election information
1970 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
In the general election, 3,047,822 ballots were cast.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was reelected.
United States House
All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1974.
State elections
Treasurer
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Incumbent Treasurer was Alan J. Dixon, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Alan J. Dixon | 1,796,144 | 64.65 | |
| Republican | Harry Page | 953,928 | 34.33 | |
| Socialist Workers | Suzanne Haig | 20,240 | 0.73 | |
| Communist | Lorraine M. Ashby | 8,070 | 0.29 | |
| Total votes | 2,778,382 | 100 | ||
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Bakalis, a Democrat, was reelected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael Bakalis (incumbent) | |||
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| Total votes | 100 | |||
State Senate
Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1974. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1974. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.
The election saw the election of new members Robert J. Lenz, Nina T. Shepherd, and Arthur R. Velasquez.[2]
Ballot measures
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1974.[3] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[3]
This marked the first time that Illinois voters voted on a proposed amendment to the 1970 Constitution of Illinois following its adoption.[3]
Governor's Amendatory Veto
A measure which would have amended Amends Article IV, Section 9, Paragraph (e) of the Constitution of Illinois failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution.[3] It would have restricted the amendatory veto power given to the governor, which allows the governor to return bills to the legislature with suggested changes.[4]
| Governor's Amendatory Veto, Amends Article IV, Section 9, Paragraph (e)[3] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
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| Yes | 1,302,313 | 49.48 | 42.73 |
| No | 1,329,719 | 50.52 | 43.63 |
| Total votes | 2,632,032 | 100 | 86.36 |
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- ^ "1974 State Treasurer General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Illinois Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power, Amendment 1 (1974)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.