1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Illinois (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Adlai Stevenson III (D)		Ralph Smith* (R)		Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers)		Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	47%	11,268	53.3%	9,736	46.1%	78	0.4%	47	0.2%	1	0.0%	1,532	21,130
Alexander	70%	2,415	46.1%	2,808	53.7%	4	0.1%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	-393	5,233
Bond	65%	2,915	49.7%	2,950	50.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-35	5,869
Boone	48%	3,068	42.0%	4,230	57.8%	9	0.1%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,162	7,313
Brown	82%	1,528	52.2%	1,393	47.6%	5	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	135	2,927
Bureau	59%	6,939	48.5%	7,365	51.4%	8	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-426	14,315
Calhoun	73%	1,396	53.5%	1,203	46.1%	5	0.2%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	193	2,609
Carroll	56%	3,009	43.9%	3,839	56.0%	4	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-830	6,854
Cass	71%	3,682	57.9%	2,670	42.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,012	6,355
Champaign	34%	20,215	54.2%	16,854	45.2%	130	0.3%	96	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,361	37,295
Christian	63%	8,261	58.2%	5,918	41.7%	14	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,343	14,197
Clark	70%	3,497	48.2%	3,755	51.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-258	7,252
Clay	70%	3,044	46.4%	3,517	53.6%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-473	6,567
Clinton	59%	5,144	51.3%	4,863	48.5%	7	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	281	10,018
Coles	48%	8,525	54.1%	7,213	45.8%	12	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,312	15,753
Cook	53%	1,181,065	64.3%	648,319	35.3%	4,792	0.3%	3,409	0.2%	67	0.0%	532,746	1,837,652
Crawford	71%	4,606	50.5%	4,504	49.4%	9	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	102	9,120
Cumberland	77%	2,521	54.7%	2,086	45.3%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	435	4,609
De Witt	57%	2,980	49.5%	3,041	50.5%	3	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-61	6,025
DeKalb	34%	7,445	44.8%	9,100	54.7%	52	0.3%	28	0.2%	0	0.0%	-1,655	16,625
Douglas	58%	3,340	47.9%	3,628	52.0%	6	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-288	6,976
DuPage	49%	63,826	42.7%	85,296	57.1%	201	0.1%	96	0.1%	0	0.0%	-21,470	149,419
Edgar	69%	4,273	45.3%	5,148	54.6%	3	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-875	9,426
Edwards	77%	1,331	37.6%	2,207	62.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-876	3,540
Effingham	71%	5,059	48.1%	5,458	51.9%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-399	10,526
Fayette	69%	4,581	49.9%	4,583	50.0%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2	9,173
Ford	57%	2,477	41.3%	3,523	58.7%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,046	6,003
Franklin	71%	10,105	57.8%	7,353	42.1%	19	0.1%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,752	17,484
Fulton	61%	9,264	57.9%	6,713	42.0%	12	0.1%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,551	15,999
Gallatin	81%	2,243	58.8%	1,571	41.2%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	672	3,817
Greene	60%	3,329	51.5%	3,131	48.4%	8	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	198	6,470
Grundy	64%	5,160	49.9%	5,159	49.9%	16	0.2%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	10,343
Hamilton	82%	2,272	48.3%	2,430	51.6%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-158	4,708
Hancock	58%	3,848	44.4%	4,813	55.5%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-965	8,670
Hardin	79%	1,146	45.9%	1,346	53.9%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	-200	2,496
Henderson	71%	1,812	48.7%	1,907	51.2%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-95	3,722
Henry	49%	7,655	47.9%	8,306	52.0%	17	0.1%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	-651	15,985
Iroquois	57%	4,336	35.8%	7,747	64.0%	12	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,411	12,100
Jackson	42%	8,205	51.0%	7,858	48.8%	24	0.1%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	347	16,098
Jasper	79%	2,654	50.6%	2,579	49.2%	3	0.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	75	5,241
Jefferson	65%	6,628	51.5%	6,223	48.3%	13	0.1%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	405	12,873
Jersey	59%	3,760	55.4%	3,027	44.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	733	6,791
Jo Daviess	56%	3,559	48.2%	3,809	51.6%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-250	7,377
Johnson	72%	1,330	37.3%	2,231	62.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-901	3,561
Kane	43%	28,191	43.4%	36,327	55.9%	167	0.3%	257	0.4%	0	0.0%	-8,136	64,942
Kankakee	50%	15,071	50.7%	14,607	49.2%	22	0.1%	18	0.1%	0	0.0%	464	29,718
Kendall	52%	2,812	35.1%	5,189	64.7%	14	0.2%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,377	8,018
Knox	49%	9,047	46.5%	10,348	53.2%	28	0.1%	23	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,301	19,446
La Salle	56%	21,464	54.1%	18,159	45.8%	35	0.1%	15	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,305	39,673
Lake	40%	46,371	49.3%	46,927	49.9%	494	0.5%	237	0.3%	5	0.0%	-556	94,034
Lawrence	65%	3,452	47.1%	3,862	52.7%	8	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-410	7,325
Lee	50%	4,855	41.2%	6,919	58.7%	12	0.1%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	-2,064	11,794
Livingston	50%	4,867	37.6%	8,079	62.4%	9	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,212	12,956
Logan	56%	5,814	47.4%	6,457	52.6%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-643	12,277
Macon	44%	19,367	56.1%	14,914	43.2%	169	0.5%	59	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,453	34,509
Macoupin	71%	11,677	57.9%	8,461	42.0%	17	0.1%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,216	20,166
Madison	46%	42,274	58.1%	30,415	41.8%	59	0.1%	71	0.1%	1	0.0%	11,859	72,820
Marion	57%	7,751	55.6%	5,993	43.0%	148	1.1%	53	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,758	13,945
Marshall	62%	2,522	49.5%	2,560	50.3%	5	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	-38	5,090
Mason	68%	3,660	54.7%	3,033	45.3%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	627	6,696
Massac	61%	2,234	40.7%	3,246	59.1%	7	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,012	5,490
McDonough	37%	3,884	41.0%	5,569	58.9%	7	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,685	9,463
McHenry	51%	14,468	42.1%	19,681	57.3%	134	0.4%	49	0.1%	0	0.0%	-5,213	34,332
McLean	42%	13,315	46.0%	15,448	53.4%	134	0.5%	58	0.2%	0	0.0%	-2,133	28,955
Menard	76%	1,972	43.4%	2,561	56.4%	4	0.1%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	-589	4,541
Mercer	67%	3,503	49.8%	3,521	50.1%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-18	7,029
Monroe	68%	3,473	43.4%	4,529	56.5%	2	0.0%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,056	8,009
Montgomery	71%	7,789	56.8%	5,918	43.1%	7	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,871	13,718
Morgan	57%	6,204	46.7%	7,068	53.2%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-864	13,281
Moultrie	63%	2,890	54.6%	2,396	45.3%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	494	5,295
Ogle	50%	4,960	37.6%	8,204	62.2%	16	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,244	13,185
Peoria	40%	25,551	51.7%	23,488	47.5%	266	0.5%	157	0.3%	3	0.0%	2,063	49,465
Perry	73%	4,703	51.8%	4,372	48.1%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	331	9,080
Piatt	60%	2,795	48.4%	2,973	51.5%	8	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-178	5,777
Pike	67%	4,499	54.6%	3,733	45.3%	5	0.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	766	8,242
Pope	69%	620	37.3%	1,042	62.7%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-422	1,663
Pulaski	70%	1,878	49.9%	1,879	49.9%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1	3,762
Putnam	75%	1,246	54.0%	1,060	45.9%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	186	2,308
Randolph	67%	6,952	51.1%	6,635	48.8%	12	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	317	13,604
Richland	67%	3,248	45.2%	3,929	54.7%	5	0.1%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	-681	7,186
Rock Island	47%	29,777	60.6%	19,191	39.1%	132	0.3%	37	0.1%	0	0.0%	10,586	49,137
Saline	65%	5,727	52.1%	5,251	47.8%	9	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	476	10,989
Sangamon	58%	31,213	52.5%	27,872	46.9%	166	0.3%	151	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,341	59,402
Schuyler	76%	1,719	43.6%	2,220	56.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	-501	3,941
Scott	75%	1,382	46.8%	1,569	53.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-187	2,954
Shelby	68%	5,225	54.3%	4,361	45.3%	25	0.3%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	864	9,620
St. Clair	43%	44,025	59.8%	29,043	39.5%	457	0.6%	82	0.1%	0	0.0%	14,982	73,607
Stark	62%	1,180	40.7%	1,717	59.2%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-537	2,899
Stephenson	47%	6,931	48.1%	7,465	51.8%	10	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-534	14,411
Tazewell	48%	19,579	56.5%	14,872	42.9%	128	0.4%	50	0.1%	0	0.0%	4,707	34,629
Union	68%	4,196	57.1%	3,149	42.9%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,047	7,348
Vermilion	56%	18,110	52.7%	16,192	47.1%	39	0.1%	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,918	34,360
Wabash	68%	2,586	46.9%	2,913	52.9%	9	0.2%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	-327	5,511
Warren	58%	3,367	42.6%	4,513	57.1%	18	0.2%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,146	7,901
Washington	70%	2,367	38.4%	3,798	61.5%	3	0.0%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,431	6,172
Wayne	70%	3,260	42.9%	4,333	57.0%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,073	7,602
White	75%	4,319	49.6%	4,339	49.9%	35	0.4%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	-20	8,704
Whiteside	45%	7,335	42.3%	9,984	57.6%	14	0.1%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,649	17,340
Will	44%	32,357	49.8%	31,986	49.2%	374	0.6%	240	0.4%	0	0.0%	371	64,957
Williamson	61%	9,691	50.4%	9,529	49.5%	15	0.1%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	162	19,242
Winnebago	42%	35,209	54.7%	29,018	45.1%	58	0.1%	40	0.1%	0	0.0%	6,191	64,325
Woodford	59%	4,404	44.4%	5,491	55.4%	10	0.1%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,087	9,911
TOTAL	51%	2,065,054	57.4%	1,519,718	42.2%	8,859	0.2%	5,564	0.2%	77	0.0%	545,336	3,599,272
Total R vote: 1,519,718 (42.2%)      Total D vote: 2,065,054 (57.4%)      Total Other vote: 14,500 (0.4%)
* incumbent

1970 Senate class 3, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	11,268	53.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	9,736	46.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	78	0.4%
Louis Fisher (SL)	47	0.2%
TOTAL	21,130
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 3, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,415	46.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,808	53.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,233
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, Bond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,915	49.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,950	50.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,869
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 3, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,068	42.0%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,230	57.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,313
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 3, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,528	52.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,393	47.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,927
Turnout: 82%

1970 Senate class 3, Bureau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	6,939	48.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,365	51.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	8	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	14,315
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,396	53.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,203	46.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,609
Turnout: 73%

1970 Senate class 3, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,009	43.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,839	56.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,854
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 3, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,682	57.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,670	42.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,355
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	20,215	54.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	16,854	45.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	130	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	96	0.3%
TOTAL	37,295
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 3, Christian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	8,261	58.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,918	41.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	14	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	14,197
Turnout: 63%

1970 Senate class 3, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,497	48.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,755	51.8%
TOTAL	7,252
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,044	46.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,517	53.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,567
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,144	51.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,863	48.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,018
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 3, Coles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	8,525	54.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,213	45.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	12	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,753
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 3, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,181,065	64.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	648,319	35.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4,792	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3,409	0.2%
TOTAL	1,837,652
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 3, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,606	50.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,504	49.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,120
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,521	54.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,086	45.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,609
Turnout: 77%

1970 Senate class 3, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,980	49.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,041	50.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,025
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 3, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	7,445	44.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	9,100	54.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	52	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	28	0.2%
TOTAL	16,625
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 3, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,340	47.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,628	52.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	6	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,976
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 3, DuPage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	63,826	42.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	85,296	57.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	201	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	96	0.1%
TOTAL	149,419
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 3, Edgar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,273	45.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,148	54.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,426
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 3, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,331	37.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,207	62.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,540
Turnout: 77%

1970 Senate class 3, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,059	48.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,458	51.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	10,526
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,581	49.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,583	50.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,173
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 3, Ford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,477	41.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,523	58.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	1	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,003
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	10,105	57.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,353	42.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	19	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	17,484
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	9,264	57.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	6,713	42.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	12	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	15,999
Turnout: 61%

1970 Senate class 3, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,243	58.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,571	41.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,817
Turnout: 81%

1970 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,329	51.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,131	48.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	8	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,470
Turnout: 60%

1970 Senate class 3, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,160	49.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,159	49.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	16	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,343
Turnout: 64%

1970 Senate class 3, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,272	48.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,430	51.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,708
Turnout: 82%

1970 Senate class 3, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,848	44.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,813	55.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	6	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,670
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 3, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,146	45.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,346	53.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,496
Turnout: 79%

1970 Senate class 3, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,812	48.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,907	51.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,722
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	7,655	47.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	8,306	52.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	17	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	15,985
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 3, Iroquois County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,336	35.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,747	64.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	12	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,100
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	8,205	51.0%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,858	48.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	24	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	16,098
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 3, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,654	50.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,579	49.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,241
Turnout: 79%

1970 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	6,628	51.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	6,223	48.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	13	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	12,873
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 3, Jersey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,760	55.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,027	44.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,791
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 3, Jo Daviess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,559	48.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,809	51.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	6	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,377
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 3, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,330	37.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,231	62.7%
TOTAL	3,561
Turnout: 72%

1970 Senate class 3, Kane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	28,191	43.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	36,327	55.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	167	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	257	0.4%
TOTAL	64,942
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 3, Kankakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	15,071	50.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	14,607	49.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	22	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	29,718
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 3, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,812	35.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,189	64.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	14	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,018
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 3, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	9,047	46.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	10,348	53.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	28	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	23	0.1%
TOTAL	19,446
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 3, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	21,464	54.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	18,159	45.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	35	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	15	0.0%
TOTAL	39,673
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 3, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	46,371	49.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	46,927	49.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	494	0.5%
Louis Fisher (SL)	237	0.3%
TOTAL	94,034
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,452	47.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,862	52.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	8	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,325
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,855	41.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	6,919	58.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	12	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,794
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 3, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,867	37.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	8,079	62.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	12,956
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 3, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,814	47.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	6,457	52.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	12,277
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	19,367	56.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	14,914	43.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	169	0.5%
Louis Fisher (SL)	59	0.2%
TOTAL	34,509
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 3, Macoupin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	11,677	57.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	8,461	42.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	17	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	20,166
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	42,274	58.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	30,415	41.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	59	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	71	0.1%
TOTAL	72,820
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	7,751	55.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,993	43.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	148	1.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	13,945
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,522	49.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,560	50.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,090
Turnout: 62%

1970 Senate class 3, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,660	54.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,033	45.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,696
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 3, Massac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,234	40.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,246	59.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,490
Turnout: 61%

1970 Senate class 3, McDonough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,884	41.0%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,569	58.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,463
Turnout: 37%

1970 Senate class 3, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	14,468	42.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	19,681	57.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	134	0.4%
Louis Fisher (SL)	49	0.1%
TOTAL	34,332
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 3, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	13,315	46.0%
Ralph Smith* (R)	15,448	53.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	134	0.5%
Louis Fisher (SL)	58	0.2%
TOTAL	28,955
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 3, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,972	43.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,561	56.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,541
Turnout: 76%

1970 Senate class 3, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,503	49.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,521	50.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,029
Turnout: 67%

1970 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,473	43.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,529	56.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,009
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	7,789	56.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,918	43.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	13,718
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	6,204	46.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,068	53.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	13,281
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 3, Moultrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,890	54.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,396	45.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	7	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,295
Turnout: 63%

1970 Senate class 3, Ogle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,960	37.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	8,204	62.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	16	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	13,185
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 3, Peoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	25,551	51.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	23,488	47.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	266	0.5%
Louis Fisher (SL)	157	0.3%
TOTAL	49,465
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,703	51.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,372	48.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,080
Turnout: 73%

1970 Senate class 3, Piatt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,795	48.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,973	51.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	8	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,777
Turnout: 60%

1970 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,499	54.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,733	45.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,242
Turnout: 67%

1970 Senate class 3, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	620	37.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,042	62.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,663
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 3, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,878	49.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,879	49.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	4	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,762
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,246	54.0%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,060	45.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,308
Turnout: 75%

1970 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	6,952	51.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	6,635	48.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	12	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	13,604
Turnout: 67%

1970 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,248	45.2%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,929	54.7%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	5	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,186
Turnout: 67%

1970 Senate class 3, Rock Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	29,777	60.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	19,191	39.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	132	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	37	0.1%
TOTAL	49,137
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 3, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,727	52.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,251	47.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,989
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 3, Sangamon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	31,213	52.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	27,872	46.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	166	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	151	0.3%
TOTAL	59,402
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 3, Schuyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,719	43.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,220	56.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,941
Turnout: 76%

1970 Senate class 3, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,382	46.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,569	53.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,954
Turnout: 75%

1970 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	5,225	54.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,361	45.3%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	25	0.3%
Louis Fisher (SL)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	9,620
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 3, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	44,025	59.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	29,043	39.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	457	0.6%
Louis Fisher (SL)	82	0.1%
TOTAL	73,607
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 3, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,180	40.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	1,717	59.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	1	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,899
Turnout: 62%

1970 Senate class 3, Stephenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	6,931	48.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	7,465	51.8%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	10	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	14,411
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 3, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	19,579	56.5%
Ralph Smith* (R)	14,872	42.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	128	0.4%
Louis Fisher (SL)	50	0.1%
TOTAL	34,629
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,196	57.1%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,149	42.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	2	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,348
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 3, Vermilion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	18,110	52.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	16,192	47.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	39	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	34,360
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 3, Wabash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,586	46.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	2,913	52.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	9	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,511
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,367	42.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,513	57.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	18	0.2%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,901
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,367	38.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	3,798	61.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	3	0.0%
Louis Fisher (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,172
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,260	42.9%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,333	57.0%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	6	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,602
Turnout: 70%

1970 Senate class 3, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,319	49.6%
Ralph Smith* (R)	4,339	49.9%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	35	0.4%
Louis Fisher (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,704
Turnout: 75%

1970 Senate class 3, Whiteside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	7,335	42.3%
Ralph Smith* (R)	9,984	57.6%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	14	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	17,340
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 3, Will County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	32,357	49.8%
Ralph Smith* (R)	31,986	49.2%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	374	0.6%
Louis Fisher (SL)	240	0.4%
TOTAL	64,957
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 3, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	9,691	50.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	9,529	49.5%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	15	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	19,242
Turnout: 61%

1970 Senate class 3, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	35,209	54.7%
Ralph Smith* (R)	29,018	45.1%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	58	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	40	0.1%
TOTAL	64,325
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 3, Woodford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,404	44.4%
Ralph Smith* (R)	5,491	55.4%
Lynn Henderson (SW)	10	0.1%
Louis Fisher (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,911
Turnout: 59%