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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Illinois (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Thomas Gordon*
(D)		 Victor Wright
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 73,62859.5% 50,05540.5% 00.0% 23,573 123,683
Total R vote: 50,055 (40.5%)      Total D vote: 73,628 (59.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Victor Wright 5,902 72.3%
2   Andrew Larsen 1,466 18.0%
3   Anna Larson 795 9.7%
TOTAL VOTES 8,163  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Thomas Gordon* 36,409 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 36,409