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Elections were held in Illinois in 1969. These included the election of members of Illinois Constitutional Convention and special elections for a number of offices.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1970 JUDICIAL • MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PRIMARY AND GENERAL • PROPOSED 1970 CONSTITUTION • SPECIAL ELECTIONS • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 17, 1970 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1970/1970%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20211122104829/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1970/1970%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf dead November 22, 2021 Illinois State Board of Elections 28 June 2020
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Election information
1969 was an off-year election.
Federal elections
Illinois's 13th congressional district special election
1969 United States House of Representatives elections
A special election was held to fill the remainder of the unexpired term for Illinois's 13th congressional district, which had vacated by Republican Donald Rumsfeld when he had been appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Primaries were held October 7, and the general election was held November 25.
Democratic primary
Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward A. Warman
6,638
99.52
32
0.48
6,670
100
Republican primary
Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
Philip M. Crane
17,919
22.77
Republican Party (United States)
Samuel H. Young
15,801
20.08
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph D. Mathewson
12,910
16.41
Republican Party (United States)
Alan R. Johnston
10,520
13.37
Republican Party (United States)
Eugene F. Schlickman
9,247
11.75
Republican Party (United States)
Gerald M. Marks
6,606
8.40
Republican Party (United States)
John J. Nimrod
5,552
7.06
Republican Party (United States)
Lar "America First" Daly
48
0.06
Republican Party (United States)
David A. Roe
27
0.03
Republican Party (United States)
Alan Weber
27
0.03
Republican Party (United States)
Yale Roe
26
0.03
Write-in
Others
1
0.00
78,684
100
General election
Illinois's 13th Congressional district special election
Republican Party (United States)
Philip M. Crane
68,418
58.39
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward A. Warman
48,759
41.61
117,177
100
Republican Party (United States)
State elections
Members of the Constitutional Convention
In 1968, Illinois voters approved a call for a constitutional convention. In 1969, elections were held to elect the members of the constitutional convention by Illinois Senate district.
Primaries were held to elect members to the Illinois Constitutional Convention on September 23, and general elections were held to elect these members on November 18, 1969. The elections were nonpartisan, and primaries were only held in districts where enough candidates were running that a primary was required to be held to narrow them down for the general.
Illinois Senate 53rd district special election
A special election was held for the 53rd district seat of the Illinois Senate left vacant after Paul Simon resigned to assume the office of lieutenant governor of Illinois. Primaries were held March 11, and the general election was held April 29.
Illinois's 53rd Legislative District special election Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States) Harry A. Briggs 3133 46.91
Democratic Party (United States) Patrick W. Riddleberger 1786 26.74
Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Ford 1012 15.15
Democratic Party (United States) Sam P. Drenovac 391 5.85
Democratic Party (United States) Walter T. (Buck) Simmons 353 5.29
4 0.06
6679 100.0
Illinois's 53rd Legislative District special election Republican primary
Republican Party (United States) Merrill Ottwein 3520 76.06
Republican Party (United States) Raymond O. Rogers 1017 21.97
Republican Party (United States) David F. Mallett 91 1.97
4628 100.0
Illinois's 53rd Legislative District special election
Republican Party (United States) Merrill Ottwein 12741 51.57
Democratic Party (United States) Harry A. Briggs 11962 48.42
2 0.01
24705 100.0
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
Illinois House of Representatives 33rd district special election
A special election was held 33rd district seat of the Illinois House of Representatives left vacant after the death of John "Jack" B. Hill. Primaries were held May 6, and the general election was held June 24.
Illinois's 33rd Representative District special election Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States) John L. Wineland 3012 99.21
24 0.79
3036 100.0
Illinois's 33rd Representative District special election Republican primary
Republican Party (United States) R. Bruce Waddell 5688 29.88
Republican Party (United States) Thomas R. "Tom" Davis 4911 25.80
Republican Party (United States) Charles F. Whitfield 4473 23.50
Republican Party (United States) Frederic E. Doederlein 3963 20.82
19035 100.0
Illinois's 33rd Representative District special election
Republican Party (United States) R. Bruce Waddell 15815 55.03
Democratic Party (United States) John L. Wineland 12914 44.93
12 0.04
28741 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
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