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  IL District 8
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1956 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1956 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last Modifiedev March 15, 2023 08:59am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1954
NameThomas S. Gordon Votes74,837 (68.42%)
Term01/03/1955 - 01/03/1957 Margin40,302 (+36.85%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1958
NameDaniel D. "Dan" "Rosty" Rostenkowski Votes73,413 (74.59%)
Term01/03/1959 - 01/03/1961 Margin48,402 (+49.18%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 10, 1956 IL District 8-R Primary
Victor O. Wright
R 8,163

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Name (I) Rep. Thomas S. Gordon Victor O. Wright  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Certified Votes 73,628 (59.53%) 50,055 (40.47%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -23,573 (-19.06%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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