1976 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1976 Illinois elections Illinois presidential no 1974 Illinois elections 1974 1978 Illinois elections 1978 November 2, 1976 77.38% thumb|right|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.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1976 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 16, 1976 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1976/1976%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210714180655/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1976/1976%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf dead July 14, 2021 Illinois State Board of Elections 26 June 2020 Primaries were held on March 16, 1976. 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. 3 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. Turnout during the general election was 77.38%, with 4,838,182 ballots cast. Federal elections United States President 1976 United States presidential election in Illinois 1976 United States presidential election Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Gerald Ford and Bob Dole. United States House 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1976 United States House of Representatives elections 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 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential no 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election 1972 1978 Illinois gubernatorial election 1978 November 2, 1976 160x160px James R. Thompson Republican Party (United States) David C. O'Neal 3,000,395 64.68% 160x160px Michael J. Howlett Democratic Party (United States) Neil Hartigan 1,610,258 34.71% 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County Results Thompson: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #c21b18 80-90% Howlett: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Dan Walker Democratic Party (United States) James R. Thompson Republican Party (United States) 74.18% 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. 1976 gubernatorial election, Illinois Republican Party (United States) James R. Thompson/Dave O'Neal 3,000,365 64.68 Democratic Party (United States) Michael J. Howlett/Neil F. Hartigan 1,610,258 34.71 Communist Party USA Ishmael Flory/Linda R. Appelhans 10,091 0.22 Libertarian Party (United States) F. Joseph McCaffrey/Georgia E. Shields 7,552 0.16 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Suzanne Haig/Dennis Brasky 4,926 0.11 Socialist Labor Party George LaForest/Stanley A. Prorok 3,147 0.07 U.S. Labor Party Edward Waffle/Peter Matni 2,302 0.05 Write-in Other 369 0.01 4,639,010 100 Attorney General 1976 Illinois Attorney General election Illinois presidential no 1972 Illinois Attorney General election 1972 1978 Illinois Attorney General election 1978 November 2, 1976 x150px William J. Scott, circa 1976 (3x4).jpg William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) 2,795,013 61.95% Cecil A. Partee circa 1976.jpg Cecil Partee Democratic Party (United States) 1,678,800 37.21% 1976 Illinois attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsScott: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Partee: #7996e2 50–60% Attorney General William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) 72.15% 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 EducationNames https://www.lib.niu.edu/1976/ii760729.html 26 June 2020 Illinois Issues July 1976 Ronald E. Stackler in the Democratic primary. Attorney General Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Cecil A. Partee 270,741 50.56 Democratic Party (United States) Ronald E. Stackler 264,701 49.44 535,442 100 Republican primary Incumbent William J. Scott won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Attorney General Republican primary Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott (incumbent) 485,940 100 485,940 100 General election Attorney General election Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott (incumbent) 2,795,013 61.95 Democratic Party (United States) Cecil Partee 1,678,800 37.21 Communist Party USA Theodore Pearson 11,150 0.25 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Nancy J. Cohen 9,333 0.21 Libertarian Party (United States) John C. Reis 9,165 0.20 Socialist Labor Party (United States) George P. Milonas 4,344 0.10 U.S. Labor Party Richard D. Leebove 3,918 0.16 Write-in Others 45 0.00 4,511,768 100 Secretary of State 1976 Illinois Secretary of State election Illinois presidential no 1972 Illinois elections#Secretary of State 1972 1978 Illinois elections#Secretary of State 1978 November 2, 1976 x150px Alan Dixon (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1977-1978) (cropped).png Alan J. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) 2,906,311 64.55% William C. Harris circa 1976 (3x4).jpg William C. Harris Republican Party (United States) 1,562,028 34.69% 1976 Illinois Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsDixon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Harris: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Secretary of State Michael Howlett Democratic Party (United States) Alan J. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) 72.00% 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. Secretary of State Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Alan J. Dixon 984,934 77.35 Democratic Party (United States) Vince Demuzio 288,354 22.65 1,273,288 100 Republican primary Illinois State Senator William C. Harris won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Secretary of State Republican primary Republican Party (United States) William C. Harris 615,932 100 615,932 100 General election Secretary of State election Democratic Party (United States) Alan J. Dixon 2,906,311 64.55 Republican Party (United States) William C. Harris 1,562,028 34.69 Libertarian Party (United States) Ellyn Powelson 10,461 0.23 Communist Party USA Frances Gabow 8,271 0.18 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Eva Lynn Masterson 6,356 0.14 U.S. Labor Party John H. Brown, Jr. 5,212 0.12 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Ben Leonik 3,876 0.09 Write-in Others 30 0.00 4,502,545 100 Comptroller 1976 Illinois State Comptroller election Illinois presidential no 1972 Illinois Comptroller election 1972 1978 Illinois Comptroller election 1978 November 2, 1976 x150px Comptroller Michael Bakalis (3x4).jpg Michael Bakalis Democratic Party (United States) 2,298,074 51.67% George W. Lindberg circa 1976 (3x4).jpg George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) 2,117,977 47.53% 1976 Illinois state comptroller election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBakalis: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Lindberg: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% State Comptroller George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) Michael Bakalis Democratic Party (United States) 71.25% 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 ServicesBURRIS, Roland US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/10429 history.house.gov United States House of Representatives 27 June 2020 en Roland Burris. Secretary of State Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Michael J. Bakalis 900,294 71.82 Democratic Party (United States) Roland W. Burris 353,252 28.18 1,253,546 100 Republican primary Incumbent George W. Lindberg won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Secretary of State Republican primary Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg (incumbent) 619,698 100 619,698 100 General election Comptroller election Democratic Party (United States) Michael Bakalis 2,298,074 51.58 Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg (incumbent) 2,117,977 47.53 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark B. Wallace 13,789 0.31 Communist Party USA Charles Hunter 10,992 0.25 U.S. Labor Party Michael Braun 5,635 0.13 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Clemens R. Bak 5,071 0.11 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Gregory P. Lyngas 4,064 0.09 Write-in Others 22 0.00 4,455,624 100 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 presidential no 1974 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1974 1978 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1978 November 2, 1976 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. Trustees of the University of Illinois electionTrustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf University of Illinois 1 April 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Earl L. Neal (incumbent) 2,221,506 18.17 Democratic Party (United States) William D. Forsyth Jr. (incumbent) 2,056,442 16.82 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Howard, III (incumbent) 1,971,033 16.12 Timothy W. Swain Republican Party (United States) 1,968,391 16.10 Robert E. Allen Republican Party (United States) 1,893,695 15.49 Dean Ennis Madden Republican Party (United States) 1,789,409 14.64 Anne McCracken Libertarian Party (United States) 44,472 0.36 Carol Leebove U.S. Labor Party 30,233 0.25 James D. McCawley Libertarian Party (United States) 27,542 0.23 Mark J. Almberg Communist Party (United States) 25,641 0.21 Milton Altschuler Libertarian Party (United States) 25,532 0.21 Helen Ratzlow U.S. Labor Party 25,351 0.21 Doris Churchill Socialist Labor Party of America 24,595 0.20 Shari Waffle U.S. Labor Party 22,498 0.18 Altherna Medith Communist Party (United States) 18,948 0.16 Jack Kling Communist Party (United States) 17,414 0.14 Edwin L. Williams Socialist Labor Party of America 14,970 0.12 Mark Harris Socialist Workers Party (United States) 13,314 0.11 David W. Tucker Socialist Workers Party (United States) 11,982 0.10 John Pottinger Socialist Workers Party (United States) 10,752 0.09 Clarys L. Essex Socialist Labor Party of America 10,671 0.09 Others Write-in 113 0.00 12,224,504 100 Judicial elections Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1976. Local elections Local elections were held. References Illinois