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1968 Illinois Elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. Primaries were held on June 11, 1968. Election information Turnout In the primary, turnout was 28.84% with 1,573,173 ballots cast (833,498 Democrat and 739,675 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 82.91% with 4,705,852 ballots cast. Federal elections United States President Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. United States Senate Incumbent Senator Everett M. Dirksen, a Republican, won reelection to a fourth term. United States House All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1968. No seats switched parties, leaving the Illinois House delegation to continue to consist of 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans. State elections Governor Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel H. Shapiro, lost reelection to Republican Richard B. Ogilvie. Lieutenant Governor Democrat Paul Simon was elected to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois, Peoria and Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, Rockford, as well Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the List of U.S. states and territories by GDP, fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the List of U.S. states and territories by population, sixth-largest population, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse Economy of Illinois, economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural productivity, agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
