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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| William G. Stratton | Republican |
2,317,363 |
52.48% |
| Sherwood Dixon | Democratic |
2,089,721 |
47.32% |
| Other (+) | - |
8,780 |
0.20% |
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| Election Notes:
- Lieutenant Governor Sherwood Dixon was nominated by the State Central Committee to replace Governor Adlai Stevenson on the ballot after Stevenson dropped out of the race upon receiving the Democratic nomination for President.
| Demographic Data
1960 Population: | 10,081,158 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 70.0 | persons/km2 | 1950 Population: | 8,712,176 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 60.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.5 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois Secretary of State, Comp, "Vote for Governor," Official Vote of the State of Illinois (Springfield: State of Illinois, 1953)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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