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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Otto Kerner, Jr. | Democratic |
2,594,731 |
55.51% |
| William G. Stratton | Republican |
2,070,479 |
44.30% |
| Other (+) | - |
8,977 |
0.19% |
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| 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, 1961)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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