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Illinois — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorJim ThompsonR+30.2
Candidates
Illinois 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Thompson✓Republican3,000,39565.1%
- Michael HowlettDemocratic1,610,25834.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+2.0Governor 1976R+30.2vs. baselineR+28.2
Illinois's 1976 governor race ran 28.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.