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OfficeLieutenant Governor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1977 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedRBH December 30, 2018 11:59pm
Data SourcesIL Board of Elections Vote Total Book, General 1978, P. 13
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1976
NameDavid C. O'Neal Votes3,000,395 (64.68%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1979 Margin1,390,137 (+29.97%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 21, 1978 IL Lt. Governor - D Primary Dick Durbin
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Lt. Gov. David C. O'Neal Dick Durbin Maggie Kohls Dennis Brasky David R. Hoffman (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Socialist Workers U.S. Labor Other
Votes1,859,684 (59.04%) 1,263,134 (40.10%) 11,420 (0.36%) 11,026 (0.35%) 4,737 (0.15%) 54 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -596,550 (-18.94%) -1,848,264 (-58.67%) -1,848,658 (-58.69%) -1,854,947 (-58.89%) -1,859,630 (-59.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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