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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Dwight H. Green | Republican |
2,197,778 |
52.93% |
| Harry Hershey | Democratic |
1,940,833 |
46.74% |
| Other (+) | - |
14,011 |
0.34% |
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| Demographic Data
1940 Population: | 7,897,241 | Enum. | 1940 Population Density: | 54.9 | persons/km2 | 1930 Population: | 7,630,654 | Enum. | 1930 Population Density: | 53.0 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois Secretary of State, Comp, "Vote for Governor-November 5, 1940," Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1941-1942 (Springfield: Illinois Printing Company, 1942)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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