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  IL Attorney General
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1955 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1956 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1956 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 09, 1957 - 11:00am
Term End April 29, 1959 - 06:00pm
Contributorev
Last Modifiedev March 15, 2023 08:54am
Data SourcesIllinois Blue Book, 1957-1958 P. 903
Description Term end due to resignation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameLatham Castle Votes2,269,082 (52.36%)
Term01/09/1953 - 01/01/1957 Margin212,671 (+4.91%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won05/09/1959
NameGrenville Beardsley Votes1 (100.00%)
Term05/09/1959 - 01/01/1961 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 10, 1956 IL Attorney General-D Primary
James L. O'Keefe
D 651,226
Apr 10, 1956 IL Attorney General-R Primary
Latham Castle
R 655,115

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Name (I) Attorney General Latham Castle James L. O'Keefe George P. Milonas  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 2,310,346 (54.72%) 1,904,439 (45.11%) 7,460 (0.18%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -405,907 (-9.61%) -2,302,886 (-54.54%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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