1968 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1968 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Samuel H. Shapiro (who had assumed the governorship in May 1968, after Otto Kerner Jr. resigned in order to accept a judicial appointment), lost reelection to Republican nominee Richard B. Ogilvie, who was the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and former sheriff of Cook County.

1968 Illinois gubernatorial election

November 5, 1968
Turnout79.39% 4.76 pp
 
Nominee Richard B. Ogilvie Samuel H. Shapiro
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,307,295 2,179,501
Percentage 51.21% 48.37%

County results

Ogilvie:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Shapiro:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Samuel H. Shapiro
Democratic

Elected Governor

Richard B. Ogilvie
Republican

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