1974 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who was first elected in a special election in 1970, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican George Burditt by a large margin of nearly 800,000 votes. This election was the fifth 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, 1968, 1970 and 1972.

1974 United States Senate election in Illinois

November 5, 1974
Turnout49.35%
 
Nominee Adlai Stevenson III George Burditt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,811,496 1,084,884
Percentage 62.15% 37.22%

County results
Stevenson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Burditt:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Adlai Stevenson III
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Adlai Stevenson III
Democratic

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