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1972 United States Senate election in Illinois

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Field	Value
election_name	1972 United States Senate election in Illinois
country	Illinois
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1966 United States Senate election in Illinois
previous_year	1966
next_election	1978 United States Senate election in Illinois
next_year	1978
election_date	November 7, 1972
image_size	x150px
image1	Charles Percy (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1971-1972).png
nominee1	Charles Percy
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	2,867,078
percentage1	62.21%
image2	RomanPucinski (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Roman Pucinski
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	1,721,031
percentage2	37.35%
map_image	1972 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg
map_size	160px
map_caption	County results
Percy:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Charles H. Percy
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Charles H. Percy
after_party	Republican Party (United States)
turnout	51.24%

Percy:

The 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Charles H. Percy sought re-election to the United States Senate. Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Roman Pucinski, a United States Representative from the Northwest Side of Chicago, whom he was able to defeat handily to win a second term. , this was the last time a Republican was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois during a presidential election year, the last time an Illinois Republican won a Senate election by double digits, and the last time any candidate has swept every county in the state.

Background

The primary (held on March 21) and general election coincided with those for House and state elections.

Turnout in the primaries was 31.40%, with a total of 1,753,727 votes cast. Turnout during the general election was 51.24%, with 3,184,764 votes cast. Turnout in both the primary and general election was significantly less than those for coinciding statewide races.

Democratic primary

Congressman Roman Pucinski defeated Dakin Williams in the Democratic primary. Williams was a prosecutor who was the younger brother of playwright Tennessee Williams.

Candidates

Roman Pucinski, U.S. Representative from the Northwest Side of Chicago
Dakin Williams, prosecutor

Results

Republican primary

Incumbent Charles H. Percy was renominated without opposition in the Republican primary.

Candidates

Charles H. Percy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1967

Results

General election

Candidates

Arnold Becchetti (Communist)
Edward C. Gross, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
Roman Pucinski, U.S. Representative from the Northwest Side of Chicago (Democratic)
Charles H. Percy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1967 (Republican)

References

(February 2021). "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972". Illinois State Board of Elections.
(22 May 2008). "Tennessee Williams' brother dead at 89".
"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972". Clerk.house.gov.

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