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Secretary of State Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Alan J. Dixon | Democratic |
2,906,311 |
64.55% |
| William C. Harris | Republican |
1,562,028 |
34.69% |
| Ellyn Powelson | Libertarian |
10,461 |
0.23% |
| Frances Gabow | Communist |
8,271 |
0.18% |
| Eva Lynn Masterson | Socialist Workers |
6,356 |
0.14% |
| John H. Brown, Jr. | U.S. Labor |
5,212 |
0.12% |
| Ben Leonik | Socialist Labor |
3,876 |
0.09% |
| Write-ins | - |
30 |
0.00% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,427,409 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 79.4 | persons/km2 | 1976 Population: | 11,360,274 | Est. | 1976 Population Density: | 78.9 | 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: Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois, comp, "Vote for U.S. Senator," Official Vote Cast at the General Election of November 2, 1976 (Springfield: Allied Printers, 1977)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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