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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1970 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 03, 1970 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 03, 1970 - 11:00pm
Term Start November 17, 1970 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1975 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last Modifiedev July 08, 2020 12:23pm
Data Sources
DescriptionDue to death of previous Senator.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameEverett M. Dirksen Votes2,358,947 (53.01%)
Term01/03/1969 - 09/07/1969 Margin285,705 (+6.42%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Treasurer Adlai Stevenson III (I) Sen. Ralph Tyler Smith Lynn Henderson Louis Fisher (W) Write-In
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Workers Socialist Labor Nonpartisan
Votes2,065,054 (57.37%) 1,519,718 (42.22%) 8,859 (0.25%) 5,564 (0.16%) 77 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -545,336 (-15.15%) -2,056,195 (-57.13%) -2,059,490 (-57.22%) -2,064,977 (-57.37%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I E Pluribus Unum
IndP 6921
D Dan Walker [L]

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