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1956 Illinois Governor Election
Illinois · 2 candidates
Stratton +0.9 pts · won by 36,877 votes
William StrattonRepublicanWINNER50.34%
2,171,786 votes
Richard B. AustinDemocratic49.48%
2,134,909 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.