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IL State House 015

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Office

State House

Honorific

State Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

January 01, 1956 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 06, 1956 - 07:00pm Central

Term Start

January 09, 1957 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 14, 1959 - 12:00pm

# Winners

3

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Last Modified

ev March 15, 2023 03:04pm

Data Sources

Illinois Official Results, November 6, 1956

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/02/1954
	Name	Joseph G. Kohout	Votes	18,748 (40.83%)
	Term	01/12/1955 - 01/09/1957	Margin	18,748 (+40.83%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/02/1954
	Name	Matt Ropa	Votes	18,721 (40.77%)
	Term	01/12/1955 - 01/09/1957	Margin	18,721 (+40.77%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/02/1954
	Name	Thomas J. Curran	Votes	8,447 (18.40%)
	Term	01/12/1955 - 01/09/1957	Margin	8,447 (+18.40%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/04/1958
	Name	Chester R. Wiktorski, Jr.	Votes	55,534 (29.53%)
	Term	01/14/1959 - 01/11/1961	Margin	22,070 (+11.73%)
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/04/1958
	Name	John F. Leon	Votes	54,058 (28.74%)
	Term	01/14/1959 - 01/11/1961	Margin	20,594 (+10.95%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/04/1958
	Name	Peter J. Miller	Votes	45,032 (23.94%)
	Term	01/14/1959 - 01/11/1961	Margin	11,568 (+6.15%)

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