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1968 Illinois Gubernatorial Election
The 1968 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Samuel H. Shapiro (who had assumed the governorship in May 1968, after Otto Kerner Jr. resigned in order to accept a judicial appointment), lost reelection to Republican nominee Richard B. Ogilvie, who was the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and former sheriff of Cook County. Election information The election coincided with those for federal offices (United States President, Senate, and House) and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1968 Illinois elections. The primaries were held on June 11, 1968. Turnout In the primary, turnout was 24.44% with 1,332,832 votes cast. In the general election, turnout was 79.39% with 4,506,000 votes cast. Democratic primary Governor Samuel H. Shapiro won renomination without opposition. Republican primary Ogilvie won the nomination against 1964 lieutenant guber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ogilvie (3x4)
Richard Buell Ogilvie (February 22, 1923 – May 10, 1988) was the List of Governors of Illinois, 35th governor of Illinois and served from 1969 to 1973. A wounded combat veteran of World War II, he became known as the American Mafia, mafia-fighting sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, in the 1960s before becoming governor. Education and military service Ogilive graduated from high school in Port Chester, New York, in 1940. While attending Yale University, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1942. As a tank commander in France, he was wounded and received the Purple Heart and two Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945, he resumed studies at Yale and in 1947, he earned a Bachelor of Arts majoring in American history. In 1949, he earned a Juris Doctor (Juris Doctor, J.D.) from Chicago-Kent College of Law. From 1950 to 1954, he practiced law in Chicago and served as an assistant United States Attorney from 1954–1955. From 1958 to 1961, he served as a special assistant to the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Cook County
The Cook County Sheriff is the Sheriffs in the United States, sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, heading the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Office description Terms are currently four-years in length. Officeholders Recent election results , - , colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" , Cook County Sheriff general elections , - !Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) , - , 1986 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff, 1986 , , James E. O'Grady , , Republican Party (United States), Democratic , , 706,659 (51.12%) , , Richard J. Elrod , , Democratic Party (United States), Democratic , , 673,233 (48.79%) , , , , , , , - , 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff, 1990 , , Michael F. Sheahan , , Democratic , , 719,489 (55.41%) , , James E. O'Grady , , Republican , , 369,631 (28.47%) , Text style="background:#D2B48C , Tommy Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541. Its county seat is Chicago, the most populous city in Illinois and the third-most-populous city in the United States. Cook County was incorporated in 1831 and named for Daniel Pope Cook, an early Illinois statesman. It achieved its present boundaries in 1839. Within one hundred years, the county recorded explosive population growth going from a trading post village with a little over 600 residents to four million citizens, rivalling Paris by the Great Depression. During the first half of the 20th century it had the absolute majority of Illinois's population. There are more than 800 local governmental units and nearly 130 municipalities located wholly or partially within Cook County, the largest of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William G
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Altorfer
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Illinois Elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Primaries were held on April 14, 1964. Election information Turnout In the primary, turnout was 41.74% with 2,154,941 ballots cast (1,062,320 Democrat and 1,092,621 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 86.67% with 4,796,641 ballots cast. Federal elections United States President Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. United States House All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1964. Democrats flipped one seat, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 13 Democrats and 11 Republicans. State elections Governor Incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., a Democrat, won reelection. Lieutenant Governor Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Samuel H. Shapiro, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term. Democratic primary Republican primary General election At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1968 United States House Of Representatives Elections
The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1968 which coincided with Richard M. Nixon's election as President. Nixon's narrow victory yielded only limited gains for his Republican Party, which picked up a net of five seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats retained a majority in the House. The election coincided with the presidential campaign of George Wallace of the American Independent Party, who unsuccessfully attempted to deny a majority in the Electoral College to any of his opponents. Had Wallace succeeded he would have given the House the choice of president from among the three, for the first time since 1825. As a result of this election, Democrats formed a majority of 26 state House delegations, with Republicans forming a majority in 19 and the other five delegations being evenly split (each state's House delegation receives one vote in such an election). However, the Democrats' n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 United States Senate Election In Illinois
The 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 1968 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his fourth term. Election information The primaries and general election coincided with those for other federal (1968 United States presidential election in Illinois, United States president and 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, House) and those for 1968 Illinois elections#State elections, state elections. Primaries were held on June 11. Turnout Turnout in the primary elections was 23.90%, with a total of 1,303,375 votes cast. Turnout during the general election was 78.39%, with 4,449,757 votes cast. Democratic primary Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Republican primary Incumbent U.S. Senator, and Senate Minority Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 United States Presidential Election In Illinois
The 1968 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president. After having been strongly Republican during the “System of 1896” apart from a few areas in the southern part of the state that had sympathised with the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Illinois became a critical swing state throughout the New Deal era, having voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1920. Like other states in the Midwest, Illinois had been severely affected by racial tension during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, which had allowed Charles H. Percy to gain a comfortable Senate win in by defeating Democrat Paul Douglas, in spite of the fact that Illinois, especially the Metro East, was affected less than states to its east. By the time the election campaign was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook County Board Of Commissioners
The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the United States' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by its president, currently Toni Preckwinkle. The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk of the board), hold the same offices ''ex officio'' on the separate governmental taxing body, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners. History Until 1870, Cook County had been governed under the "township supervisor" system, under which each Chicago ward elected a supervisor, and each township elected one or more as well depending on population, creating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard B
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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