1956 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican, narrowly won reelection to a second term. Stratton's narrow victory came despite the fact that the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon carried the state of Illinois in a landslide in the presidential election.
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| Turnout | 82.69% 0.57 pp | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Stratton: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Austin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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