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Lt. Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Paul M. Simon | Democratic |
2,222,331 |
50.87% |
| Robert A. Dwyer | Republican |
2,125,910 |
48.67% |
| Stanley L. Prorok | Socialist Labor |
20,122 |
0.46% |
| Write-ins | - |
2 |
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 Secretary of State, Comp, "Vote for Lieutenant Governor," Official Vote cast at the General Election November 5, 1968 (Springfield: State of Illinois, 1969)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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