1956_Illinois_elections

1956 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Turnout	80.74%
Lieutenant Governor before election; John William Chapman; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; John William Chapman; Republican

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election
Turnout	82.69%
Governor before election; William Stratton; Republican	Elected Governor ; William Stratton; Republican

1956 Illinois elections

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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1956.^[1]

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Primaries were held on April 10, 1956.^[1]^[2]

The results strongly favored the Republican Party,^[3] which retained control both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly as well as all statewide elected executive offices. They also won the state in the presidential election, retained the U.S. Senate seat up for election, and flipped a single U.S. House seat.

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"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]}

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"Illinois Revenue Amendment (1956)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William G. Stratton (incumbent)	2,171,786	50.34
	Democratic	Richard B. Austin	2,134,909	49.48
	Socialist Labor	Edward C. Cross	7,874	0.18
	Write-in	Others	42	0.00
Total votes			4,314,611	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roscoe Bonjean	441,873	63.15
	Democratic	James L. Griffin	257,884	36.85
	Write-in	Others	5	0.00
Total votes			699,762	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John William Chapman (incumbent)	655,018	100
	Write-in	Others	4	0.00
Total votes			655,022	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John William Chapman (incumbent)	2,240,542	53.18
	Democratic	Roscoe Bonjean	1,964,722	46.64
	Socialist Labor	Frank Schnur	7,540	0.18
Total votes			4,212,804	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James L. O'Keefe	651,226	100
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			651,227	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Latham Castle (incumbent)	655,115	100
	Democratic	Write-in	4	0.00
Total votes			655,119	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Latham Castle (incumbent)	2,310,346	54.72
	Democratic	James L. O'Keefe	1,904,439	45.11
	Socialist Labor	George P. Milonas	7,460	0.18
Total votes			4,222,245	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David F. Mallet	650,286	100
	Democratic	Write-in	2	0.00
Total votes			650,288	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent)	609,658	80.18
	Republican	Nicholas J. Bohling	150,704	19.82
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			760,363	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent)	2,432,954	56.94
	Democratic	David F. Mallet	1,832,677	42.89
	Socialist Labor	Gregory P. Lyngas	7,260	0.17
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			4,272,892	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael J. Howlett	644,184
Total votes			644,184	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orville Hodge (incumbent)	672,439	100
	Democratic	Write-in	2	0.00
Total votes			672,441	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elbert S. Smith	2,217,229	52.55
	Democratic	Michael J. Howlett	1,992,707	47.23
	Socialist Labor	Stanley L. Prorok	9,468	0.22
Total votes			4,219,404	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur L. Hellyer	635,633	100
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			635,634	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Hoffman	666,961	100
	Write-in	Others	8	0.00
Total votes			666,969	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Hoffman	2,226,340	52.81
	Democratic	Arthur L. Hellyer	1,981,234	47.00
	Socialist Labor	Rudolph Kosle	8,244	0.20
Total votes			4,215,818	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James P. Alexander	631,400	100
	Write-in	Others	6	0.00
Total votes			631,406	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fae Searcy (incumbent)	647,649	100
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			647,650	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fae Searcy (incumbent)	2,285,311	54.39
	Democratic	James P. Alexander	1,909,378	45.44
	Socialist Labor	Walter J. Leibfritz	7,279	0.17
Total votes			4,201,968	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne A. Johnston (incumbent)	2,301,855	18.37
	Republican	Timothy W. Swain (incumbent)	2,280,467	18.19
	Republican	Earl M. Hughes	2,232,759	17.81
	Democratic	Joseph Bruce Campbell	1,930,866	15.41
	Democratic	Richard J. Nelson	1,889,835½	14.95
	Democratic	Don Forsyth	1,873,181	14.95
	Socialist Labor	Elizabeth W. White	8,996	0.07
	Socialist Labor	Henry Schilling	8,216	0.07
	Socialist Labor	Albert Bikar	7,910	0.06
Total votes			12,534,085½	100

Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,472,236	76.84
No	443,650	23.16
Total votes	1,915,886	100
Voter turnout	36.72%

Revenue Amendment^[1]^[5]^[6]
Option	Votes	% of votes on measure	% of all ballots cast
Yes	2,139,150	60.30	47.70
No	1,408,132	39.70	31.40
Total votes	3,547,282	100	79.09
Voter turnout	67.98%

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