1972 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1972 Illinois elections Illinois presidential no 1970 Illinois elections 1970 1974 Illinois elections 1974 November 7, 1972 78.52% Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 7, 1972.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1972/1972%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 26 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Primaries were held on March 21, 1972. 3 Election information Turnout Turnout in the primary election was 39.90%, with a total of 2,228,605 ballots cast. 1,563,193 Democratic and 665,412 Republican primary ballots were cast. Turnout during the general election was 78.52%, with 4,880,213 ballots cast. Federal elections United States President 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois 1972 United States presidential election Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. United States Senate 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois 1972 United States Senate elections Incumbent Charles H. Percy, a Republican, won reelection. United States House 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1972 United States House of Representatives elections All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1972. Seats had seen redistricting due to the results of the 1970 United States census. Illinois did not lose any congressional seats during reapportionment. 2020, this is the last time that Illinois has not lost any congressional districts during a post-census reapportionment. Before the election, both the Democratic and Republican parties held 12 seats from Illinois. In 1972, Republicans won 14 seats, while Democrats won 10 seats. State elections Governor and Lieutenant Governor 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential no 1968 (Gov)1968 (Lt. Gov) 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election 1976 November 7, 1972 x140px Dan Walker Democratic Party (United States) Neil Hartigan 2,371,303 50.7% x140px Richard B. Ogilvie Republican Party (United States) James D. Nowlan 2,293,809 49.0% 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County ResultsWalker: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Ogilvie: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Republican Party (United States) Dan Walker Democratic Party (United States) 75.28% Incumbent Republican Richard B. Ogilvie lost to Democrat Dan Walker. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to (ultimately unsuccessfully) seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Democrat Neil Hartigan was elected to succeed him. This was the first gubernatorial elections in which gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates were elected on a ticket in the general election, per the 1970 Constitution of Illinois. 1972 gubernatorial election, Illinois Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Walker/Neil F. Hartigan 2,371,303 50.68 Republican Party (United States) Richard B. Ogilvie (incumbent)/James D. Nowlan 2,293,809 49.02 -2.19 Socialist Labor Party George LaForest/Stanley L. Prorok 7,966 0.17 Communist Party USA Ishmael Flory/Theodore Pearson 4,592 0.10 Write-in Others 1,373 0.03 4,679,043 Attorney General 1972 Illinois Attorney General election Illinois presidential no 1968 Illinois Attorney General election 1968 1976 Illinois Attorney General election 1976 November 7, 1972 x150px William J. Scott, circa 1976 (3x4).jpg William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) 2,898,198 63.99% Thomas G. Lyons circa 1971 (1).jpg Thomas G. Lyons Democratic Party (United States) 1,613,103 35.62% 1972 Illinois attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsScott: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Lyons: #7996e2 50–60% Attorney General William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) 72.87% Incumbent Attorney General William J. Scott, a Republican, was elected to a second term. Democratic primary Illinois State Senator Thomas G. Lyons won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Attorney General Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Lyons 954,194 100 Write-in Others 33 0.00 954,227 100 Republican primary Incumbent William J. Scott won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Attorney General Republican primary Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott (incumbent) 546,308 100 Write-in Others 7 0.00 546,315 100 General election Attorney General election Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott (incumbent) 2,898,198 63.99 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Lyons 1,613,103 35.62 Socialist Labor Party (United States) George P. Milonas 10,509 0.23 Communist Party USA Nancy J. Cohen 6,624 0.15 Write-in Others 402 0.01 4,528,836 100 Secretary of State 1972 Illinois Secretary of State election Illinois presidential no 1968 Illinois elections#Secretary of State 1968 1976 Illinois elections#Secretary of State 1976 November 7, 1972 x150px Michael J. Howlett (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1971-1972) (cropped).png Michael Howlett Democratic Party (United States) 2,360,327 51.69% 3x4.svg Edmund J. Kucharski Republican Party (United States) 2,187,554 47.90% 1972 Illinois Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHowlett: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Kucharski: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Secretary of State John W. Lewis Jr. Republican Party (United States) Michael Howlett Democratic Party (United States) 73.47% Incumbent Secretary of State John W. Lewis Jr., a Republican, had been appointed in 1970. He did not seek reelection. Democrat Michael Howlett was elected to succeed him in office. Democratic primary Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts Michael J. Howlett won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Secretary of State Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Michael J. Howlett 1,039,947 100 Write-in Others 20 0.00 1,039,967 100 Republican primary Edmund J. Kucharski won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Secretary of State Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Edmund J. Kucharski 503,473 100 Write-in Others 16 0.00 503,489 100 General election Secretary of State election Democratic Party (United States) Michael Howlett 2,360,327 51.69 Republican Party (United States) Edmund J. Kucharski 2,187,554 47.90 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Elizabeth Schnur 12,419 0.27 Communist Party USA Frances Gabow 6,079 0.13 Write-in Others 281 0.01 4,566,660 100 Comptroller 1972 Illinois State Comptroller election Illinois presidential no 1968 Illinois elections#Auditor of Public Accounts 1968 (Auditor of Public Accounts) 1976 Illinois elections#Comptroller 1976 November 7, 1972 x150px George W. Lindberg circa 1976 (3x4).jpg George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) 2,217,440 51.15% 3x4.svg Dean Barringer Democratic Party (United States) 2,094,798 48.33% 1972 Illinois state comptroller election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLindberg: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Barringer: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Auditor of Public Accounts State Comptroller Michael Howlett Democratic Party (United States) George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) 69.74% Comptroller was a newly formed office, created by the 1970 Constitution of Illinois to replace the office of Auditor of Public Accounts, of which the outgoing incumbent was Democrat Michael Howlett, who instead opted to run for Secretary of State. Republican George W. Lindberg was elected the inaugural Illinois Comptroller. Democratic primary Dean Barringer won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Comptroller Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Dean Barringer 913,221 71.82 Write-in Others 11 0.00 913,232 100 Republican primary George W. Lindberg won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Comptroller Republican primary Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg 480,769 100 Write-in Others 3 0.00 480,772 100 General election Comptroller election Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg 2,217,440 51.16 Democratic Party (United States) Dean Barringer 2,094,798 48.33 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Clarys L. Essex 12,797 0.30 Communist Party USA Nathan Sharpe 9,325 0.22 Write-in Others 287 0.01 4,334,647 100 State Senate Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1972. Republicans flipped control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1972. Republicans retained control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1972 Trustees of University of Illinois election presidential no 1970 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1970 1974 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1974 November 7, 1972 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system. The election saw the reelection of three-term former member Republican Park Livingston and first-term Republican incumbent Ralph Crane Hahn, as well as the election of new Republican member Jane S. Hayes Rader. Democratic incumbent Robert B. Pogue (elected in a special election two years earlier) lost reelection. Trustees of the University of Illinois electionTrustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf University of Illinois 1 April 2020 Republican Party (United States) Ralph C. Hahn (incumbent) 2,204,218 17.47 Republican Party (United States) Jane S. Hayes Rader 2,199,006 17.42 Republican Party (United States) Park Livingston 2,168,248 17.18 Ellen Augustyn Democratic Party (United States) 2,014,589 15.96 Nicholas J. Bosen Democratic Party (United States) 1,974,000 15.64 Roger B. Pogue (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,938,476 15.36 Edwin L. Williams Socialist Labor Party of America 28,855 0.23 Henry Schilling Socialist Labor Party of America 23,168 0.18 Gregory P. Lyngas Socialist Labor Party of America 19,838 0.16 John Robert Lumpkin Communist Party USA 17,865 0.14 Jack Kling Communist Party USA 15,880 0.13 William R. Fugate Communist Party USA 15,699 0.12 Others Write-in 553 0.00 12,620,395 100 Judicial elections Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1972. Local elections Local elections were held. References Illinois