1952 Illinois gubernatorial election

Last updated

1952 Illinois gubernatorial election
Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg
←  1948 November 4, 1952 1956  →
Turnout83.26% [1] [2]
  William G. Stratton (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1951-1952).jpg Sherwood Dixon 1949 (3x4).jpg
Nominee William Stratton Sherwood Dixon
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,317,3632,089,721
Percentage52.48%47.32%
1952 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Stratton:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Dixon:     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Stratton
Republican

The 1952 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.

Contents

Incumbent Governor Adlai Stevenson II, a Democrat, ultimately did not seek a second term, instead opting to run as his party's nominee for President of the United States. Republican William Stratton was elected to succeed him in office.

Before receiving the Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Stevenson had been running for reelection as governor, even winning the Democratic primary. He was replaced as Democratic nominee for Governor by Lieutenant Governor Sherwood Dixon.

Stratton was considered to have ridden the coattails of Dwight D. Eisenhower's landslide victory in the state in the presidential election. [3] [4] After being elected, at the age of 38, Stratton became the youngest governor in the country, and the youngest to have served as governor of Illinois in seven decades. [5]

The primaries and general election both coincided with those for federal offices (United States President and House, and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1952 Illinois elections.

Democratic primary

Gubernatorial Democratic primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adlai E. Stevenson (incumbent) 708,275 99.97
Write-in Others2130.03
Total votes708,488 100

Republican primary

Gubernatorial Republican primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William G. Stratton 716,300 56.13
Republican Park Livingston249,85219.58
Republican Richard Yates Rowe 226,44417.74
Republican William N. Erickson68,8515.40
Republican Anthony A. Polley14,7531.16
Write-in Others670.01
Total votes1,276,267 100

General election

Gubernatorial election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William G. Stratton 2,317,36352.48
Democratic Sherwood Dixon 2,089,72147.32
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher8,7770.20
Write-in Others30.00
Total votes4,415,864 100

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Howlett</span> American politician

Michael Joseph Howlett Sr. was an American politician who served as the 24th Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and 33rd Illinois Secretary of State. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in the 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electoral history of Adlai Stevenson II</span> List of elections featuring Adlai Stevenson as a candidate

This is the electoral history of Adlai Stevenson II, who served as Governor of Illinois (1949–1953) and 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965), and was twice the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States, losing both the 1952 and 1956 presidential general elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States Senate election in Illinois</span>

The 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III decided to retire. Democrat Alan J. Dixon won the open seat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1986 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Republican candidate James R. Thompson won a fourth term in office, defeating the Illinois Solidarity Party nominee, former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III, by around 400,000 votes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 2, 1976. Incumbent first-term Democratic governor Dan Walker lost renomination to Illinois Secretary of State Michael Howlett, who was an ally of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. Howlett then lost the general election to Republican nominee James R. Thompson. This election was the first of seven consecutive Republican gubernatorial victories in Illinois, a streak not broken until the election of Democrat Rod Blagojevich in 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1956 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 1956 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 1952 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1912 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 1912 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1968 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1968 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Samuel H. Shapiro, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 3, 1964. The Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., won reelection against the Republican nominee, Charles H. Percy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1960 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1948 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1952.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1956 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1948 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1956 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1960 Illinois gubernatorial election</span>

The 1960 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 8, 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1936 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1936.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1932 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election</span>

The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of Democrat Thomas Donavan, who defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Fred E. Sterling.

References

  1. ↑ "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1952 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1951 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 8 1952" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Former Illinois Governor William G. Stratton dies at 86". The Quad-City Times. Associated Press. March 3, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "William G. Stratton Collection · Chronicling Illinois". alplm-cdi.com. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gov. William G. Stratton (R-Morris): "Good government is good politics."". www.thecaucusblog.com. Illinois House Republicans. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 757–758. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1953-1954. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 823–24. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.