Adlai Stevenson III
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 10, 1930
- Died
- September 6, 2021
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Solidarity Party
- On the ballot
- 1968–1986
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
III9.0M
Opponents7.8M
5
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1986, Adlai Stevenson III ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 3 and losing 2. III's biggest single-election total was 2,065,054 votes, in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.
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How many votes has Adlai Stevenson III received?
Adlai Stevenson III has received 9,009,257 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | GovernorIllinois | Lost | 1,256,62639.97% | Jim Thompson (head-to-head) No nominee |
| 1982 | GovernorIllinois | Lost | 1,811,02749.3% | Jim Thompson (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 1,811,49662.15% | George M. Burditt Edward T. Heisler Ishmael Flory |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateIllinois · Special | Won | 2,065,05457.37% | Ralph Tyler Smith (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,065,05457.38% | Ralph Tyler Smith (head-to-head) Lynn Henderson Louis Fisher |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000890) and Wikidata (Q122841). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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