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1974 Illinois elections

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1974 Illinois elections

← 1972 November 5, 1974 1976 ⊟
Turnout52.23%

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1974.[1]

Primaries were held on March 19, 1974.[1]

Election information

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1974 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout

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Turnout in the primary election was 30.09%, with a total of 1,817,804 ballots cast. 1,174,231 Democratic and 643,573 Republican primary ballots were cast.[1]

Turnout during the general election was 52.23%, with 3,084,675 ballots cast.[1]

Federal elections

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United States Senate

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Incumbent Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was reelected.

United States House

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All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1974.

The Democratic Party flipped three seats, leaving the party composition of Illinois' House delegation as 13 Democratic and 11 Republican.

State elections

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Treasurer

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1974 Illinois State Treasurer election

← 1970 November 5, 1974 1978 ⊟
Turnout47.05%[1]
 
Nominee Alan J. Dixon Harry Page
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,796,144 953,928
Percentage 64.65% 34.33%

County results
Dixon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Page:      40–50%      50–60%

Treasurer before election

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

Incumbent Treasurer Alan J. Dixon, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

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Incumbent Alan J. Dixon won renomination, running unopposed.

Treasurer Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan J. Dixon (incumbent) 721,536 100
Total votes 721,536 100

Republican primary

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Harry Page defeated Jeannette H. Mullen in the Republican primary.

Treasurer Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Page 267,307 53.06
Republican Jeannette H. Mullen 236,441 46.94
Total votes 503,748 100

General election

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Treasurer election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan J. Dixon (incumbent) 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

State Senate

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Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1974. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

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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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1974 Trustees of University of Illinois election
← 1972 November 5, 1974 1976 ⊟

An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.

The election saw the election of new members, Democrats Robert J. Lenz, Nina T. Shepherd, and Arthur R. Velasquez.[1][2]

First-term Republican Russel W. Steger, and fellow Republican Timothy W. Swain (who had been appointed in 1955, and had been elected to three full terms since) both lost reelection.[1][2] Third-term Republican Earl M. Hughes was not renominated.[1][2]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nina T. Shepherd 1,535,875 19.68
Democratic Robert J. Lenz 1,409,944 18.06
Democratic Arthur R. Velasquez 1,378,577 17.66
Republican Timothy W. Swain (incumbent) 1,151,284 14.75
Republican Russell W. Steger (incumbent) 1,107,032 14.18
Republican Gardner W. Heidrick 1,042,875 13.36
Socialist Workers Mary R. Wismer 50,752 0.65
Socialist Workers Brian Williams 34,376 0.44
Socialist Workers Antonio DeLeon 34,165 0.44
Communist Valerie Witzkowski 27,006 0.35
Communist John R. Lumpkin 17,256 0.22
Communist Jay Schaffner 17,099 0.22
Total votes 7,806,241 100

Judicial elections

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Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1974.[1]

Ballot measure

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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]

Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power Amendment

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Voters rejected the Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power Amendment, 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]

Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power Amendment[1][3][4]
Option Votes % of votes
on referendum
% of all ballots
cast
Yes 1,302,313 49.48 42.73
No 1,329,719 50.52 43.63
Total votes 2,632,032 100 85.33
Voter turnout 44.57%

Local elections

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Local elections were held.

Among the local elections was a referendum in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties which created Regional Transportation Authority.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1974 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 19, 1974" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Illinois Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power, Amendment 1 (1974)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.