1972 Illinois State Comptroller election

May 2025 1972 Illinois State Comptroller election Illinois presidential no 1968 Illinois elections#Auditor of Public Accounts 1968 (Auditor of Public Accounts) 1976 Illinois elections#Comptroller 1976 November 7, 1972 x150px George W. Lindberg circa 1976 (3x4).jpg George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) 2,217,440 51.15% 3x4.svg Dean Barringer Democratic Party (United States) 2,094,798 48.33% 1972 Illinois state comptroller election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLindberg: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Barringer: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Auditor of Public Accounts State Comptroller Michael Howlett Democratic Party (United States) George W. Lindberg Republican Party (United States) 69.74%Our Campaigns - IL Comptroller Race - Nov 07, 1972 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=360665 Our Campaigns 29 April 2025 Comptroller was a newly formed office, created by the 1970 Constitution of Illinois to replace the office of Auditor of Public Accounts, of which the outgoing incumbent was Democrat Michael Howlett, who instead opted to run for Secretary of State. Republican George W. Lindberg was elected the inaugural Illinois Comptroller. Democratic primary Dean Barringer won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Comptroller Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Dean Barringer 913,221 71.82 Write-in Others 11 0.00 913,232 100 Republican primary George W. Lindberg won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Comptroller Republican primary Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg 480,769 100 Write-in Others 3 0.00 480,772 100 General election Comptroller election Republican Party (United States) George W. Lindberg 2,217,440 51.16 Democratic Party (United States) Dean Barringer 2,094,798 48.33 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Clarys L. Essex 12,797 0.30 Communist Party USA Nathan Sharpe 9,325 0.22 Write-in Others 287 0.01 4,334,647 100 References Category:Illinois State Comptroller elections Category:1972 Illinois elections