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  IL Governor
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1948 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 10, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 12, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last Modifiedev June 24, 2010 12:34pm
Data SourcesOfficial returns, America Votes, vol. 1, p. 78.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1944
NameDwight H. Green Votes2,013,270 (50.75%)
Term01/08/1945 - 01/10/1949 Margin72,271 (+1.82%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameWilliam G. Stratton Votes2,317,363 (52.48%)
Term01/12/1953 - 01/14/1957 Margin227,642 (+5.16%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 13, 1948 IL Governor-D Primary
Adlai E. Stevenson II
D 578,390
Apr 13, 1948 IL Governor-R Primary
Dwight H. Green
R 744,360

CANDIDATES
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Name Adlai E. Stevenson II (I) Gov. Dwight H. Green Willis R. Wilson Louis Fisher (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Socialist Labor Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 2,250,074 (57.11%) 1,678,007 (42.59%) 9,491 (0.24%) 2,673 (0.07%) 12 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -572,067 (-14.52%) -2,240,583 (-56.86%) -2,247,401 (-57.04%) -2,250,062 (-57.10%)  
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