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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| James R. Thompson | Republican |
1,859,684 |
59.04% |
| Michael J. Bakalis | Democratic |
1,263,134 |
40.10% |
| Georgia Shields | Libertarian |
11,420 |
0.36% |
| Cecil Lampkin | Socialist Workers |
11,026 |
0.35% |
| Other (+) | - |
4,843 |
0.15% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,427,409 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 79.4 | persons/km2 | 1978 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1978 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,110,285 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 77.2 | 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 State Board of Elections, Comp, "Vote Cast for Illinois Governor," State of Illinois Official Vote Cast at the General Election of November 7, 1978 (Springfield: Graphic Arts International, 1979)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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