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1952 Illinois Auditor Of Public Accounts Election
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Primaries were held on April 8. The elections, in large part, saw a strong performance by the Republican Party. The Republican Party retained control both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly and also won the Governorship, winning them a trifecta of state government control. They also swept all statewide elected executive offices. Additionally, they won all three seats for University of Illinois Trustees that were up for election. For the first time since 1928, Illinois voted for the Republican presidential ticket, despite the fact that the Democratic ticket was headed by incumbent Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II. Election information Turnout In the primary, 2,289,347 ballots were cast (891,991 Democratic and 1,397,356 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 86.04% with a total of 4,563,305 ballots cast. Federal elections United States President Illinois voted for the Republican ticke ... [...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] |
Sherwood Dixon
John Sherwood Dixon (better known as Sherwood Dixon) (June 19, 1896 – May 17, 1973) was an US, American politician from Illinois, a member of the US Democratic Party, Democratic Party. Sherwood Dixon was born in Dixon, Illinois, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, Lee County, Illinois, the son of Henry S. and Margaret Casey Dixon. He was the great-grandson of the founder of Dixon, "Father" John Dixon. Dixon was a 1920 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, a veteran of World War I and a brigadier general in the Illinois National Guard. Dixon was a member of the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee (1938), a delegate to the 1952 Democratic National Convention and an alternate delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, 1940 and 1956 Democratic National Convention, 1956 Democratic national conventions. He is best known for serving as the List of lieutenant governors of Illinois, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, under Governor of Illinois, Governor Adlai Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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