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  IL Secretary of State
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OfficeSecretary of State
HonorificSecretary of State - Abbr: Secretary of State
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1967 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1968 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1968 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1969 - 12:00am
Term End October 10, 1970 - 12:00am
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Last Modifiedev March 24, 2023 07:56am
Data SourcesIllinois State Library, Official Results November 5, 1968 P. 26-27
Description Term end due to death.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1964
NamePaul T. Powell Votes2,517,226 (55.37%)
Term01/01/1965 - 01/01/1969 Margin488,556 (+10.75%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/13/1970
NameJohn W. Lewis, Jr. Votes1 (100.00%)
Term10/13/1970 - 01/03/1973 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 11, 1968 IL Secretary of State-R Primary
Donald D. Carpentier
R 655,520
Jun 11, 1968 IL Secretary of State-D Primary
Paul T. Powell
D 617,231

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Name (I) Secretary of State Paul T. Powell St. Sen. Donald D. Carpentier George LaForest (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Labor Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 2,278,868 (50.94%) 2,173,839 (48.60%) 20,664 (0.46%) 9 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -105,029 (-2.35%) -2,258,204 (-50.48%) -2,278,859 (-50.94%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- -- -- 12/01/1967  
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