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  IL District 15 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 15
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1971 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 04, 1972 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 04, 1972 - 07:00pm
Term Start April 05, 1972 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev February 22, 2015 08:12pm
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DescriptionSpecial Election to fill the seat of Charlotte Reid, who became a member of the FCC.

57,573 people voted in the special election with about 223,631 registered voters having a turnout of 26% district wide.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/03/1970
NameCharlotte T. Reid Votes95,222 (68.88%)
Term01/03/1971 - 10/07/1971 Margin52,208 (+37.77%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Cliffard D. Carlson Tim L. Hall
PartyRepublican Democratic
Votes31,543 (54.79%) 26,030 (45.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,513 (-9.58%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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