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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | Charles H. Percy | Republican |
2,867,078 |
62.21% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | Roman Pucinski | Democratic |
1,721,031 |
37.35% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Edward C. Gross | Socialist Labor |
13,384 |
0.29% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Arnold F. Becchetti | Communist |
6,103 |
0.13% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Dakin Williams | Write-in |
396 |
0.01% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Write-ins | - |
388 |
0.01% |
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| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto0.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](pie.php?mode=d&d=1721031&r=2867078&i=0&l=20271) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,427,409 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 79.4 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 11,258,111 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 78.2 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,110,285 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 77.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois Secretary of State. State of Illinois Official Vote Cast at the General Election, November 7, 1972, Illinois Secretary of State (https://ia700303.us.archive.org/31/items/officialvote72illi/officialvote72illi.pdf) (accessed 21 Nov 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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