1976 Illinois elections

1976 Illinois elections

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Turnout77.38%
President Gerald Ford is joined by Republican gubernatorial nominee James R. Thompson at a whistle stop in Springfield

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1976.[1]

Primaries were held on March 16, 1976.[1]

In order to, per Constitution of Illinois, allow for all statewide executive offices to be up for election in the 1978 midterms, all statewide executive offices up for election in 1976 were only elected to two-year terms.

  1. ^ a b "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1976 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 16, 1976" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2020.