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Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1976 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1976 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 10, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 08, 1979 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last Modifiedev July 28, 2010 04:33pm
Data SourcesIllinois Secretary of State "Official Vote 1976" P. 19
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1972
NameDan Walker Votes2,371,303 (50.68%)
Term01/08/1973 - 01/10/1977 Margin77,494 (+1.66%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameJames R. Thompson Votes1,859,864 (59.04%)
Term01/08/1979 - 01/10/1983 Margin596,730 (+18.94%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 16, 1976 IL Governor- D Primary
Michael J. Howlett
D 1,508,346
Mar 16, 1976 IL Governor-R Primary
James R. Thompson
R 723,564

CANDIDATES
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Name US Attorney James R. Thompson Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett Ishmael Flory F. Joseph McCaffrey Suzanne Haig George LaForest Edward Waffle
PartyRepublican Democratic Communist Libertarian Socialist Workers Socialist Labor U.S. Labor
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Certified Votes 3,000,395 (64.68%) 1,610,258 (34.71%) 10,091 (0.22%) 7,552 (0.16%) 4,926 (0.11%) 3,147 (0.07%) 2,302 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,390,137 (-29.97%) -2,990,304 (-64.46%) -2,992,843 (-64.51%) -2,995,469 (-64.57%) -2,997,248 (-64.61%) -2,998,093 (-64.63%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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ENDORSEMENTS
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D Some say...
D Dan Walker
D Richard J. Daley 🔗
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Name (W) Write-In  
PartyNonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 369 (0.01%)  
Margin-3,000,026 (-64.67%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
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Oct 23, 1976 12:00am News Howlett v. Thompson  Article COSDem 

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