1956 Illinois gubernatorial election

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Turnout82.69% Decrease 0.57 pp
 
Nominee William Stratton Richard B. Austin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,171,786 2,134,909
Percentage 50.34% 49.48%

County results

Stratton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Austin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

William Stratton
Republican

Elected Governor

William Stratton
Republican

The 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 6, 1956.[1] Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican, narrowly won reelection to a second term. Stratton's narrow victory came despite the fact that the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon carried the state of Illinois in a landslide in the presidential election.[2]

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1955, 1956 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10 1958" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Former Illinois Governor William G. Stratton dies at 86". The Quad-City Times. Associated Press. March 3, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

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