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State Auditor Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Michael J. Howlett | Democratic |
2,215,401 |
50.99% |
| William C. Harris | Republican |
2,106,676 |
48.49% |
| Elizabeth Schnur | Socialist Labor |
22,591 |
0.52% |
| Write-ins | - |
1 |
0.00% |
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| Demographic Data
1970 Population: | 11,110,285 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 77.2 | persons/km2 | 1960 Population: | 10,081,158 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 70.0 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.0 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois State Board of Elections. Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 5, 1968, Illinois State Board of Elections (https://archive.org/details/officialvote1968illi) (accessed 28 Oct 2018)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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