1972 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 7, 1972.
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Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew.
United States Senate
Incumbent Charles H. Percy, a Republican, won reelection.
United States House
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. As of 2020, this is the last time that Illinois has not lost any congressional districts during a post-census reapportionment.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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County Results Walker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Ogilvie: 50-60% 60-70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Walker | 2,372,313 | 50.68 | |
Republican | Richard B. Ogilvie (incumbent) | 2,293,809 | 49.02 | |
Socialist Labor | George LaForest | 7,966 | 0.17 | |
Communist | Ishmael Flory | 4,592 | 0.10 | |
Write-in | Others | 1,373 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 4,679,043 |
Attorney General
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Incumbent Attorney General William J. Scott, a Republican, was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Scott (incumbent) | 2,898,198 | 63.99 | |
Democratic | Thomas G. Lyons | 1,613,103 | 35.62 | |
Socialist Labor | George P. Milonas | 10,509 | 0.23 | |
Communist | Nancy J. Cohen | 6,624 | 0.15 | |
Write-in | Others | 402 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 4,528,836 | 100 |
Secretary of State
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Incumbent Secretary of State John W. Lewis Jr., a Republican, had been appointed in 1970. Democrat Michael Howlett was elected to succeed him in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Howlett | 2,360,327 | 47.90 | |
Republican | Edmund J. Kucharski | 1,562,028 | 34.69 | |
Socialist Labor | Elizabeth Schnur | 12,419 | 0.27 | |
Communist | Frances Gabow | 6,079 | 0.13 | |
Write-in | Others | 281 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 4,566,650 | 100 |
Comptroller
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Lindberg | 2,217,440 | 51.16 | |
Democratic | Dean Barringer | 2,094,798 | 48.33 | |
Socialist Labor | Clarys L. Essex | 12,797 | 0.30 | |
Communist | Nathan Sharpe | 9,325 | 0.22 | |
Write-in | Others | 287 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 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.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1970. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.
The election saw the reelection of incumbents Park C. Livingston and Ralph Crane Hahn, as well as the election of new member Jane Hayes Rader.[5]
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- "1972 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "1972 Attorney General General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "1972 Secretary of State General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "1976 Comptroller General General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.