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  IL Lt. Governor
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OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1951 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 04, 1952 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1952 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1953 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1957 - 12:00pm
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Last Modifiedev March 09, 2023 07:42am
Data SourcesIllinois Blue Book, 1953-1954 P. 823
Description Paschen was selected as the replacement nominee for Lieutenant Governor when Lt. Gov. Dixon was nominated by the state Democratic Central Committee as the replacement nominee for Governor.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1948
NameSherwood Dixon Votes1,998,555 (52.22%)
Term01/03/1949 - 01/03/1953 Margin182,648 (+4.77%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameJohn William Chapman Votes2,240,542 (53.18%)
Term01/03/1957 - 01/03/1961 Margin275,820 (+6.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 08, 1952 IL Lt. Governor - D Primary
Sherwood Dixon
D 629,337
Apr 08, 1952 IL Lt. Governor - R Primary
John William Chapman
R 1,114,443

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Name John William Chapman Herbert C. Paschen Frank Schnur  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 2,291,812 (52.77%) 2,043,021 (47.05%) 7,836 (0.18%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -248,791 (-5.73%) -2,283,976 (-52.59%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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