The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (
Senate and
House) and
those for state offices. Turnout in the general election was 75.99%, with a total of 4,723,236 votes cast. State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 21.
Democratic The
1972 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972 in the U.S. state of
Illinois as one of the
Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election. The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates, who had either pledged to support a candidate or been uncommitted.
Republican The
1972 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972 in the U.S. state of
Illinois as one of the
Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election. In this election, all candidates were write-ins. The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional district on delegate candidates, who had either pledged their support to a candidate or indicated their intent to enter the convention uncommitted to any candidate. ==Results==