1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois 1968 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois 1974 November 3, 1970 150x150px Treasurer Adlai Stevenson (3x4).jpg Adlai Stevenson III Democratic Party (United States) 2,065,054 57.37% Ralph Tyler Smith (3x4).jpg Ralph Tyler Smith Republican Party (United States) 1,519,718 42.22% 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsStevenson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Smith: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Ralph Tyler Smith Republican Party (US) Adlai Stevenson III Democratic Party (US) 67.43% The 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1970,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 to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III. This election was the third consecutive time in which a United States Senate election in Illinois took place two years after a previous United States Senate election in Illinois after 1966 and 1968. Background The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and state elections. Primaries were held on March 17. Turnout in the primary elections was 26.28%, with a total of 1,381,147 votes cast. Turnout during the general election was 67.43%, with 3,599,272 votes cast. Republican primary Candidates Lar "America First" Daly, perennial candidate William H. Rentschler, chair of the Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign in Illinois Ralph Tyler Smith, interim Senator since 1969 and former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Campaign Rentschler accused Smith of acquiring the Senate seat through a corrupt deal with Governor Richard Ogilvie. Smith himself denied the charge, pointing out that Ogilvie declined to support him in the primary.Stegeman Richard L. Cox Bill 9 Mar 1970 Stevenson, Rentschler, Smith: Senate Hopefuls Sound Off 3 The Edwardsville Intelligencer https://www.newspapers.com/image/26432600/ 18 May 2023 Rentschler also criticized Vice President Spiro Agnew and Senator Charles Percy for endorsing Smith, arguing that party leaders should stay out of the primary race. Rentschler had previously worked on campaigns for Percy and Agnew in 1964 and 1968, respectively.Percy Rapped by Rentschler for Giving Support to Smith 25 Jan 1970 20 The Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/image/377337129/ 18 May 2023 Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Ralph Tyler Smith (incumbent) 414,489 58.84 Republican Party (United States) William H. Rentschler 271,648 38.57 Republican Party (United States) Lar "America First" Daly 18,244 2.59 16 0.00 704,397 100 Democratic primary Candidates Adlai Stevenson III, Illinois Treasurer and son of Adlai Stevenson II Democratic primaryIllinois Blue Book 1969-1970 Illinois Secretary of State 854 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/33365 2 April 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Adlai E. Stevenson, III 676,689 99.99 61 0.01 676,750 100 General election General electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives March 13, 2015 7 Democratic Party (United States) Adlai Stevenson III 2,065,054 57.37% Republican Party (United States) Ralph Tyler Smith (incumbent) 1,519,718 42.22% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Lynn Henderson 8,859 0.25% Socialist Labor Party of America Louis Fisher 5,564 0.15% None Scattering 77 0.00% 545,336 15.15% 3,599,272 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1970 Illinois United States Senate Illinois 1970 Illinois 1970 United States Senate 1970