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IL Governor
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> United States > Illinois > Governor
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| Office | Governor |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1956 - 12:00am Central |
| Polls Open | November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | November 06, 1956 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | January 13, 1957 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 09, 1961 - 12:00pm |
| Turnout |
49.52% Total Population
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modified | ev July 06, 2010 06:44pm |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description |
Cook County Treasurer Herbert Paschen was forced to drop out of the race for Governor after hundreds of thousands of dollars were found missing from the County Treasurer's Office. Paschen denied any wrong doings but dropped out anyway for the sake of the party.
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(I) Gov.
William G. Stratton |
Richard B. Austin |
Edward C. Gross |
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| Party | Republican |
Democratic |
Socialist Labor |
Nonpartisan |
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| Certified Votes |  2,171,786 (50.34%) |
2,134,909 (49.48%) |
7,874 (0.18%) |
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| Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-36,877 (-0.85%) |
-2,163,912 (-50.15%) |
-2,171,744 (-50.33%) |
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