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.
Election information
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.
This is would be the last time that any election for a nstatewide executive office would be held in Illinois during a presidential election year, until 2016, when a special election was held for comptroller.
Turnout
Turnout in the primary election was 21.55%, with a total of 1,239,487 ballots cast. 669,210 Democratic and 570,277 Republican primary ballots were cast.[1]
Turnout during the general election was 77.38%, with 4,838,182 ballots cast.[1]
President of the Illinois SenateCecil Partee narrowly defeated Superintendent of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education[2] Ronald E. Stackler in the Democratic primary.
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1976.[1]
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v"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.
^"Names". Illinois Issues. July 1976. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^"BURRIS , Roland | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ a b"Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.