1974 United States Senate election in Illinois
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| Turnout | 49.35% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Stevenson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Burditt: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who was first elected in a special election in 1970, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican George Burditt by a landslide margin of 62% to 37%.