1952 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 1952 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent Governor Adlai Stevenson II, a Democrat, ultimately did not seek a second term, instead opting to run as his party's nominee for President of the United States. Republican William Stratton was elected to succeed him in office.
Before receiving the Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Stevenson had been running for reelection as governor, even winning the Democratic primary. He was replaced as Democratic nominee for Governor by Lieutenant Governor Sherwood Dixon.
Stratton was considered to have ridden the coattails of Dwight D. Eisenhower's landslide victory in the state in the presidential election.[3][4] After being elected, at the age of 38, Stratton became the youngest governor in the country, and the youngest to have served as governor of Illinois in seven decades.[5]
The primaries and general election both coincided with those for federal offices (United States President and House, and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1952 Illinois elections.
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson (incumbent) | 708,275 | 99.97 | |
| Write-in | Others | 213 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 708,488 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William G. Stratton | 716,300 | 56.13 | |
| Republican | Park Livingston | 249,852 | 19.58 | |
| Republican | Richard Yates Rowe | 226,444 | 17.74 | |
| Republican | William N. Erickson | 68,851 | 5.40 | |
| Republican | Anthony A. Polley | 14,753 | 1.16 | |
| Write-in | Others | 67 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 1,276,267 | 100 | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William G. Stratton | 2,317,363 | 52.48 | |
| Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 2,089,721 | 47.32 | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 8,777 | 0.20 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,415,864 | 100 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1952 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1951 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 8 1952" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former Illinois Governor William G. Stratton dies at 86". The Quad-City Times. Associated Press. March 3, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "William G. Stratton Collection · Chronicling Illinois". alplm-cdi.com. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Gov. William G. Stratton (R-Morris): "Good government is good politics."". www.thecaucusblog.com. Illinois House Republicans. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 757–758. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1953-1954. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 823–24. Retrieved March 31, 2020.