1976 Illinois elections Turnout 77.38%
President
Gerald Ford is joined by Republican gubernatorial nominee
James R. Thompson at a
whistle stop in
Springfield
Elections were held in
Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1976.
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Primaries were held on March 16, 1976.
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In order to, per
Constitution of Illinois , allow for all statewide executive offices to be up for election in the 1978
midterms , all statewide executive offices up for election in 1976 were only elected to two-year terms.
Election information
In order to, per
Constitution of Illinois , allow for all statewide executive offices to be up for election in the 1978
midterms , all statewide executive offices up for election in 1976 were only elected to two-year terms.
This is would be the last time that any election for a nstatewide executive office would be held in Illinois during a presidential election year, until 2016, when
a special election was held for comptroller .
Turnout
Turnout in the primary election was 21.55%, with a total of 1,239,487 ballots cast. 669,210 Democratic and 570,277 Republican primary ballots were cast.
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Turnout during the general election was 77.38%, with 4,838,182 ballots cast.
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Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Republican
ticket of
Gerald Ford and
Bob Dole .
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United States House
All 24 Illinois seats in the
United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1976.
Republicans flipped one seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation consist of 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
1976 Illinois gubernatorial election Turnout 74.18%
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County Results
Thompson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Howlett: 50–60%
Incumbent
Governor
Dan Walker , a Democrat, had been defeated by
Michael J. Howlett in the Democratic primary, while incumbent
Lieutenant Governor
Neil Hartigan was renominated in the Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary. The Republican ticket of
James R. Thompson and
David C. O'Neal won the election.
Attorney General
1976 Illinois Attorney General election Turnout 72.15%
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Incumbent
Attorney General
William J. Scott , a Republican, was elected to a third term.
Democratic primary
President of the Illinois Senate
Cecil Partee narrowly defeated Superintendent of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education
[2] Ronald E. Stackler in the Democratic primary.
Republican primary
Incumbent William J. Scott won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
Secretary of State
1976 Illinois Secretary of State election Turnout 72.00%
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Incumbent
Secretary of State
Michael Howlett , a Democrat, did not seek a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat
Alan J. Dixon was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Illinois Treasurer
Alan J. Dixon won the Democratic primary, defeating Illinois State Senator
Vince Demuzio .
Republican primary
Illinois State Senator
William C. Harris won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
Comptroller
1976 Illinois State Comptroller election Turnout 71.25%
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Incumbent
Comptroller
George W. Lindberg , a Republican running for a second term, was defeated by Democrat
Michael Bakalis .
Democratic primary
Former
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Bakalis won the Democratic primary, defeating Director of the Illinois State Department of General Services
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Roland Burris .
Republican primary
Incumbent George W. Lindberg won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
State Senate
Seats of the
Illinois Senate were up for election in 1976. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the
Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1976. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1976 Trustees of University of Illinois election
An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of
University of Illinois system .
The election saw the reelection of first-term Democrats William D. Forsyth Jr., George W. Howard III, and Earl L. Neal.
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Judicial elections
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1976.
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Local elections
Local elections were held.
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"Names" . Illinois Issues . July 1976. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
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"BURRIS , Roland | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . history.house.gov . United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
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"Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF) . University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
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