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  IL Governor- D Primary
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 10, 1956 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close April 10, 1956 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 13, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 1961 - 12:00pm
ContributorRMF
Last Modifiedev July 01, 2010 04:53pm
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Description Paschen dropped out of the race after it became known that funds raised by his office for charitable means were used for as political contributions. Paschen was not aware of the use of the money at the time and was not convicted of any wrong doing. His withdrawal was seen as the right thing to do in order to obtain a Democratic victory in November. Paschen was later elected to the Circuit Court.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameWilliam G. Stratton Votes2,317,363 (52.48%)
Term01/12/1953 - 01/14/1957 Margin227,642 (+5.16%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameWilliam G. Stratton Votes2,171,786 (50.34%)
Term01/13/1957 - 01/09/1961 Margin36,877 (+0.85%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL Governor 11/06/1956

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Name County Treasurer Herbert C. Paschen City Treasurer Morris B. Sachs (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 475,813 (57.80%) 347,458 (42.20%) 10 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -128,355 (-15.59%) -475,803 (-57.79%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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