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  IL District 15 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 15
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1971 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1972 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1972 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start April 05, 1972 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev February 22, 2015 08:12pm
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Description Special Election to fill the seat of Charlotte Reid, who became a member of the FCC.

57,573 people voted in the special election with about 223,631 registered voters having a turnout of 26% district wide.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1970
NameCharlotte T. Reid Votes95,222 (68.88%)
Term01/03/1971 - 10/07/1971 Margin52,208 (+37.77%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameLeslie C. Arends Votes111,022 (57.24%)
Term01/05/1973 - 01/05/1975 Margin28,097 (+14.49%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 15, 1972 IL District 15 - Special D Primary
Tim L. Hall
D 4,502
Feb 15, 1972 IL District 15 - Special R Primary
Cliffard D. Carlson
R 19,166
Mar 21, 1972 IL District 15 - R Primary
Leslie C. Arends
R 46,119
Mar 21, 1972 IL District 15 - D Primary
Tim L. Hall
D 28,538

CANDIDATES
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Name Cliffard D. Carlson Tim L. Hall  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Certified Votes 31,543 (54.79%) 26,030 (45.21%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,513 (-9.58%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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