1976-11-02 Gubernatorial Election Results for Illinois

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County	Turnout	James Thompson (R)		Michael Howlitt (D)		Ishmael Flory (Communist)		Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	62%	22,726	75.5%	7,301	24.3%	12	0.0%	15	0.0%	47	0.2%	15,425	30,101
Alexander	67%	2,557	46.8%	2,880	52.7%	19	0.3%	2	0.0%	7	0.1%	-323	5,465
Bond	68%	4,644	63.5%	2,659	36.3%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	6	0.1%	1,985	7,316
Boone	62%	8,873	80.8%	2,073	18.9%	4	0.0%	14	0.1%	19	0.2%	6,800	10,983
Brown	81%	2,043	67.2%	966	31.8%	26	0.9%	0	0.0%	6	0.2%	1,077	3,041
Bureau	70%	13,182	71.8%	5,144	28.0%	10	0.1%	23	0.1%	13	0.1%	8,038	18,372
Calhoun	73%	1,681	58.2%	1,207	41.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	474	2,889
Carroll	65%	6,619	78.0%	1,850	21.8%	9	0.1%	3	0.0%	5	0.1%	4,769	8,486
Cass	71%	4,624	65.4%	2,441	34.5%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,183	7,067
Champaign	51%	47,978	76.7%	13,937	22.3%	106	0.2%	235	0.4%	332	0.5%	34,041	62,588
Christian	69%	10,945	64.9%	5,880	34.8%	14	0.1%	16	0.1%	18	0.1%	5,065	16,873
Clark	75%	5,612	65.5%	2,946	34.4%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,666	8,565
Clay	74%	4,947	64.7%	2,693	35.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	4	0.1%	2,254	7,645
Clinton	68%	8,658	64.2%	4,815	35.7%	7	0.1%	5	0.0%	3	0.0%	3,843	13,488
Coles	53%	14,343	73.4%	5,128	26.2%	12	0.1%	34	0.2%	37	0.2%	9,215	19,554
Cook	59%	1,240,751	57.3%	910,409	42.0%	6,760	0.3%	3,180	0.1%	5,494	0.3%	330,342	2,166,594
Crawford	74%	7,035	66.8%	3,479	33.1%	5	0.0%	2	0.0%	4	0.0%	3,556	10,525
Cumberland	76%	3,390	63.7%	1,904	35.8%	27	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,486	5,322
De Witt	64%	5,752	75.6%	1,842	24.2%	4	0.1%	4	0.1%	2	0.0%	3,910	7,604
DeKalb	57%	24,420	80.1%	5,776	19.0%	91	0.3%	75	0.2%	112	0.4%	18,644	30,474
Douglas	64%	6,349	75.6%	2,043	24.3%	6	0.1%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	4,306	8,403
DuPage	64%	205,873	81.5%	43,715	17.3%	114	0.0%	1,074	0.4%	1,840	0.7%	162,158	252,616
Edgar	74%	6,982	63.8%	3,935	35.9%	22	0.2%	8	0.1%	5	0.0%	3,047	10,952
Edwards	75%	2,751	69.1%	1,225	30.7%	4	0.1%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,526	3,984
Effingham	72%	8,622	64.9%	4,599	34.6%	56	0.4%	5	0.0%	11	0.1%	4,023	13,293
Fayette	68%	6,192	61.5%	3,862	38.4%	2	0.0%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	2,330	10,065
Ford	70%	5,987	79.7%	1,515	20.2%	3	0.0%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	4,472	7,510
Franklin	70%	11,170	55.8%	8,801	44.0%	27	0.1%	6	0.0%	2	0.0%	2,369	20,006
Fulton	65%	12,647	66.6%	6,278	33.1%	13	0.1%	17	0.1%	32	0.2%	6,369	18,987
Gallatin	79%	2,016	49.6%	2,047	50.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-31	4,066
Greene	68%	5,000	64.8%	2,712	35.1%	8	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,288	7,722
Grundy	69%	10,097	77.1%	2,993	22.8%	5	0.0%	5	0.0%	3	0.0%	7,104	13,103
Hamilton	85%	3,318	61.5%	2,073	38.4%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	1,245	5,396
Hancock	66%	8,011	74.2%	2,779	25.7%	1	0.0%	6	0.1%	4	0.0%	5,232	10,801
Hardin	83%	1,748	58.7%	1,222	41.0%	4	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	526	2,977
Henderson	74%	2,880	65.8%	1,490	34.1%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,390	4,374
Henry	62%	16,412	72.2%	6,238	27.5%	16	0.1%	22	0.1%	29	0.1%	10,174	22,717
Iroquois	68%	12,348	80.5%	2,945	19.2%	34	0.2%	13	0.1%	6	0.0%	9,403	15,346
Jackson	54%	15,740	66.4%	7,615	32.1%	51	0.2%	98	0.4%	205	0.9%	8,125	23,709
Jasper	76%	3,552	63.2%	2,060	36.7%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,492	5,617
Jefferson	69%	10,252	62.9%	6,019	36.9%	16	0.1%	1	0.0%	6	0.0%	4,233	16,294
Jersey	67%	5,593	62.9%	3,296	37.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	5	0.1%	2,297	8,897
Jo Daviess	63%	6,634	70.4%	2,758	29.3%	15	0.2%	3	0.0%	13	0.1%	3,876	9,423
Johnson	73%	3,073	67.6%	1,467	32.3%	1	0.0%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,606	4,546
Kane	54%	72,760	78.3%	19,707	21.2%	75	0.1%	196	0.2%	206	0.2%	53,053	92,944
Kankakee	63%	28,303	68.0%	13,013	31.3%	117	0.3%	61	0.1%	134	0.3%	15,290	41,628
Kendall	65%	11,556	86.2%	1,821	13.6%	3	0.0%	15	0.1%	4	0.0%	9,735	13,399
Knox	61%	18,478	71.7%	7,187	27.9%	16	0.1%	53	0.2%	35	0.1%	11,291	25,769
La Salle	64%	32,728	67.3%	15,765	32.4%	28	0.1%	43	0.1%	78	0.2%	16,963	48,642
Lake	55%	118,839	79.4%	30,056	20.1%	98	0.1%	348	0.2%	260	0.2%	88,783	149,601
Lawrence	68%	5,272	63.4%	3,043	36.6%	4	0.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,229	8,322
Lee	61%	11,362	75.4%	3,677	24.4%	8	0.1%	12	0.1%	9	0.1%	7,685	15,068
Livingston	53%	11,514	76.3%	3,517	23.3%	8	0.1%	36	0.2%	8	0.1%	7,997	15,083
Logan	62%	10,735	75.1%	3,549	24.8%	6	0.0%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,186	14,294
Macon	62%	38,364	72.0%	14,813	27.8%	10	0.0%	46	0.1%	46	0.1%	23,551	53,279
Macoupin	68%	13,666	61.8%	8,309	37.6%	94	0.4%	15	0.1%	26	0.1%	5,357	22,110
Madison	59%	59,451	59.4%	40,412	40.4%	36	0.0%	83	0.1%	146	0.1%	19,039	100,128
Marion	65%	10,687	57.8%	7,753	41.9%	7	0.0%	22	0.1%	20	0.1%	2,934	18,489
Marshall	70%	4,677	71.1%	1,893	28.8%	4	0.1%	5	0.1%	3	0.0%	2,784	6,582
Mason	65%	5,154	66.1%	2,629	33.7%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	4	0.1%	2,525	7,796
Massac	67%	4,758	69.8%	2,053	30.1%	1	0.0%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,705	6,816
McDonough	54%	11,789	78.1%	3,227	21.4%	44	0.3%	21	0.1%	20	0.1%	8,562	15,101
McHenry	64%	45,280	82.6%	9,341	17.0%	15	0.0%	119	0.2%	89	0.2%	35,939	54,844
McLean	56%	36,048	79.7%	8,946	19.8%	20	0.0%	110	0.2%	111	0.2%	27,102	45,235
Menard	75%	3,944	72.9%	1,461	27.0%	1	0.0%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,483	5,410
Mercer	73%	6,527	73.5%	2,350	26.4%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	2	0.0%	4,177	8,885
Monroe	73%	6,378	66.6%	3,164	33.1%	9	0.1%	9	0.1%	11	0.1%	3,214	9,571
Montgomery	73%	9,842	62.9%	5,793	37.0%	3	0.0%	4	0.0%	3	0.0%	4,049	15,645
Morgan	63%	11,117	68.7%	5,021	31.0%	15	0.1%	10	0.1%	20	0.1%	6,096	16,183
Moultrie	63%	4,359	72.4%	1,656	27.5%	0	0.0%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,703	6,019
Ogle	60%	14,871	84.2%	2,727	15.4%	17	0.1%	28	0.2%	28	0.2%	12,144	17,671
Peoria	60%	56,221	69.2%	24,690	30.4%	38	0.0%	157	0.2%	99	0.1%	31,531	81,205
Perry	79%	6,720	60.2%	4,412	39.5%	32	0.3%	4	0.0%	2	0.0%	2,308	11,170
Piatt	74%	6,103	77.3%	1,774	22.5%	13	0.2%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	4,329	7,899
Pike	75%	6,562	66.2%	3,265	32.9%	80	0.8%	4	0.0%	7	0.1%	3,297	9,918
Pope	79%	1,517	67.6%	723	32.2%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	794	2,243
Pulaski	71%	2,256	54.2%	1,898	45.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	358	4,161
Putnam	78%	2,042	69.8%	870	29.7%	2	0.1%	8	0.3%	3	0.1%	1,172	2,925
Randolph	70%	9,565	57.7%	6,989	42.2%	7	0.0%	4	0.0%	5	0.0%	2,576	16,570
Richland	67%	5,423	68.0%	2,500	31.3%	2	0.0%	3	0.0%	49	0.6%	2,923	7,977
Rock Island	62%	45,970	66.3%	22,846	32.9%	403	0.6%	66	0.1%	71	0.1%	23,124	69,356
Saline	69%	7,783	58.5%	5,517	41.4%	3	0.0%	5	0.0%	5	0.0%	2,266	13,313
Sangamon	71%	53,498	64.9%	28,137	34.1%	374	0.5%	169	0.2%	218	0.3%	25,361	82,396
Schuyler	83%	3,352	70.9%	1,372	29.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,980	4,727
Scott	75%	2,208	70.0%	941	29.8%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,267	3,155
Shelby	72%	8,203	72.2%	3,136	27.6%	17	0.1%	2	0.0%	2	0.0%	5,067	11,360
St. Clair	55%	50,907	51.9%	46,675	47.6%	373	0.4%	45	0.0%	79	0.1%	4,232	98,079
Stark	70%	2,598	75.0%	813	23.5%	46	1.3%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	1,785	3,463
Stephenson	56%	14,893	80.0%	3,671	19.7%	7	0.0%	25	0.1%	24	0.1%	11,222	18,620
Tazewell	62%	36,807	71.1%	14,700	28.4%	118	0.2%	83	0.2%	57	0.1%	22,107	51,765
Union	68%	4,801	56.6%	3,668	43.3%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,133	8,477
Vermilion	58%	23,675	63.6%	13,408	36.0%	16	0.0%	74	0.2%	62	0.2%	10,267	37,235
Wabash	67%	3,623	59.7%	2,427	40.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	14	0.2%	1,196	6,066
Warren	65%	6,944	72.1%	2,611	27.1%	65	0.7%	4	0.0%	5	0.1%	4,333	9,629
Washington	76%	5,339	68.7%	2,385	30.7%	42	0.5%	4	0.1%	5	0.1%	2,954	7,775
Wayne	77%	6,106	65.0%	3,272	34.8%	10	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,834	9,389
White	76%	5,608	58.2%	4,013	41.7%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	1,595	9,631
Whiteside	60%	19,051	74.5%	6,437	25.2%	11	0.0%	27	0.1%	35	0.1%	12,614	25,561
Will	61%	81,497	71.4%	32,226	28.2%	60	0.1%	178	0.2%	183	0.2%	49,271	114,144
Williamson	65%	14,936	61.9%	9,114	37.8%	14	0.1%	23	0.1%	32	0.1%	5,822	24,119
Winnebago	57%	73,114	77.1%	20,839	22.0%	161	0.2%	461	0.5%	204	0.2%	52,275	94,779
Woodford	68%	10,587	77.5%	3,029	22.2%	5	0.0%	29	0.2%	13	0.1%	7,558	13,663
TOTAL	60%	3,000,395	64.7%	1,610,258	34.7%	10,091	0.2%	7,552	0.2%	10,701	0.2%	1,390,137	4,638,997
Total R vote: 3,000,395 (64.7%)      Total D vote: 1,610,258 (34.7%)      Total Other vote: 28,344 (0.6%)
* incumbent

1976 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	22,726	75.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	7,301	24.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	12	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	15	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	15	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	17	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	15	0.0%
TOTAL	30,101
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,557	46.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,880	52.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	19	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	4	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,465
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, Bond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,644	63.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,659	36.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,316
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	8,873	80.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,073	18.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	14	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	10	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	4	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,983
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,043	67.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	966	31.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	26	0.9%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,041
Turnout: 81%

1976 Governor, Bureau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	13,182	71.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,144	28.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	10	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	23	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	7	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	18,372
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	1,681	58.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,207	41.8%
TOTAL	2,889
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,619	78.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,850	21.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	9	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,486
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,624	65.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,441	34.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,067
Turnout: 71%

1976 Governor, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	47,978	76.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	13,937	22.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	106	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	235	0.4%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	220	0.4%
George LaForest (SL)	93	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	19	0.0%
TOTAL	62,588
Turnout: 51%

1976 Governor, Christian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,945	64.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,880	34.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	14	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	16	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	8	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	16,873
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,612	65.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,946	34.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,565
Turnout: 75%

1976 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,947	64.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,693	35.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,645
Turnout: 74%

1976 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	8,658	64.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	4,815	35.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	5	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	13,488
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Coles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	14,343	73.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,128	26.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	12	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	34	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	19	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	19,554
Turnout: 53%

1976 Governor, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	1,240,751	57.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	910,409	42.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6,760	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3,180	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2,039	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	2,098	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1,219	0.1%
TOTAL	2,166,594
Turnout: 59%

1976 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	7,035	66.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,479	33.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,525
Turnout: 74%

1976 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,390	63.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,904	35.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	27	0.5%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,322
Turnout: 76%

1976 Governor, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,752	75.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,842	24.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,604
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	24,420	80.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,776	19.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	91	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	75	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	75	0.2%
George LaForest (SL)	26	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	11	0.0%
TOTAL	30,474
Turnout: 57%

1976 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,349	75.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,043	24.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,403
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, DuPage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	205,873	81.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	43,715	17.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	114	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1,074	0.4%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1,306	0.5%
George LaForest (SL)	127	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	393	0.2%
TOTAL	252,616
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Edgar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,982	63.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,935	35.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	22	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,952
Turnout: 74%

1976 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,751	69.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,225	30.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,984
Turnout: 75%

1976 Governor, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	8,622	64.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	4,599	34.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	56	0.4%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	5	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	13,293
Turnout: 72%

1976 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,192	61.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,862	38.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,065
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Ford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,987	79.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,515	20.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,510
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,170	55.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	8,801	44.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	27	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	6	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	20,006
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	12,647	66.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	6,278	33.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	13	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	17	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	6	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	16	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	18,987
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,016	49.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,047	50.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,066
Turnout: 79%

1976 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,000	64.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,712	35.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,722
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,097	77.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,993	22.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	5	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	13,103
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,318	61.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,073	38.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,396
Turnout: 85%

1976 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	8,011	74.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,779	25.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	6	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,801
Turnout: 66%

1976 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	1,748	58.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,222	41.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,977
Turnout: 83%

1976 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,880	65.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,490	34.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,374
Turnout: 74%

1976 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	16,412	72.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	6,238	27.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	16	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	22	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	10	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	9	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	10	0.0%
TOTAL	22,717
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Iroquois County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	12,348	80.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,945	19.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	34	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	4	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	15,346
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	15,740	66.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	7,615	32.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	51	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	98	0.4%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	166	0.7%
George LaForest (SL)	28	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	11	0.0%
TOTAL	23,709
Turnout: 54%

1976 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,552	63.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,060	36.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,617
Turnout: 76%

1976 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,252	62.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	6,019	36.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	16	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	16,294
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Jersey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,593	62.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,296	37.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,897
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, Jo Daviess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,634	70.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,758	29.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	15	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	7	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,423
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,073	67.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,467	32.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,546
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Kane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	72,760	78.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	19,707	21.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	75	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	196	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	85	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	58	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	48	0.1%
TOTAL	92,944
Turnout: 54%

1976 Governor, Kankakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	28,303	68.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	13,013	31.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	117	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	61	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	15	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	13	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	15	0.0%
TOTAL	41,628
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,556	86.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,821	13.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	13,399
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	18,478	71.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	7,187	27.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	16	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	53	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	18	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	11	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	25,769
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	32,728	67.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	15,765	32.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	28	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	43	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	28	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	20	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	30	0.1%
TOTAL	48,642
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	118,839	79.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	30,056	20.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	98	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	348	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	126	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	86	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	48	0.0%
TOTAL	149,601
Turnout: 55%

1976 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,272	63.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,043	36.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,322
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,362	75.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,677	24.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	12	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,068
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,514	76.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,517	23.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	36	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	4	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	15,083
Turnout: 53%

1976 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,735	75.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,549	24.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	14,294
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	38,364	72.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	14,813	27.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	10	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	46	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	16	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	19	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	11	0.0%
TOTAL	53,279
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Macoupin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	13,666	61.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	8,309	37.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	94	0.4%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	11	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	22,110
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	59,451	59.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	40,412	40.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	36	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	83	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	68	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	48	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	27	0.0%
TOTAL	100,128
Turnout: 59%

1976 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,687	57.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	7,753	41.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	22	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	6	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	18,489
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,677	71.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,893	28.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,582
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,154	66.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,629	33.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,796
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Massac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,758	69.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,053	30.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,816
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, McDonough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,789	78.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,227	21.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	44	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	21	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	5	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	9	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	15,101
Turnout: 54%

1976 Governor, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	45,280	82.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	9,341	17.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	15	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	119	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	50	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	19	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	20	0.0%
TOTAL	54,844
Turnout: 64%

1976 Governor, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	36,048	79.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	8,946	19.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	20	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	110	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	55	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	20	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	20	0.0%
TOTAL	45,235
Turnout: 56%

1976 Governor, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,944	72.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,461	27.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,410
Turnout: 75%

1976 Governor, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,527	73.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,350	26.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,885
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,378	66.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,164	33.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	9	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	8	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,571
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	9,842	62.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,793	37.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	15,645
Turnout: 73%

1976 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	11,117	68.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,021	31.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	15	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	10	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	3	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	16,183
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Moultrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,359	72.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,656	27.5%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,019
Turnout: 63%

1976 Governor, Ogle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	14,871	84.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,727	15.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	17	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	28	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	9	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	17,671
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Peoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	56,221	69.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	24,690	30.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	38	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	157	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	50	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	19	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	30	0.0%
TOTAL	81,205
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,720	60.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	4,412	39.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	32	0.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,170
Turnout: 79%

1976 Governor, Piatt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,103	77.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,774	22.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	13	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,899
Turnout: 74%

1976 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,562	66.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,265	32.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	80	0.8%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	3	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,918
Turnout: 75%

1976 Governor, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	1,517	67.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	723	32.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,243
Turnout: 79%

1976 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,256	54.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,898	45.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,161
Turnout: 71%

1976 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,042	69.8%
Michael Howlitt (D)	870	29.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	8	0.3%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,925
Turnout: 78%

1976 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	9,565	57.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	6,989	42.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	16,570
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,423	68.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,500	31.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	46	0.6%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,977
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, Rock Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	45,970	66.3%
Michael Howlitt (D)	22,846	32.9%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	403	0.6%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	66	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	28	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	14	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	20	0.0%
TOTAL	69,356
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	7,783	58.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	5,517	41.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	5	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	13,313
Turnout: 69%

1976 Governor, Sangamon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	53,498	64.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	28,137	34.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	374	0.5%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	169	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	99	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	49	0.1%
Edward Waffle (USL)	40	0.0%
TOTAL	82,396
Turnout: 71%

1976 Governor, Schuyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,352	70.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	1,372	29.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,727
Turnout: 83%

1976 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,208	70.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	941	29.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,155
Turnout: 75%

1976 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	8,203	72.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,136	27.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	17	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,360
Turnout: 72%

1976 Governor, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	50,907	51.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	46,675	47.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	373	0.4%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	45	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	28	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	31	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	18	0.0%
TOTAL	98,079
Turnout: 55%

1976 Governor, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	2,598	75.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	813	23.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	46	1.3%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,463
Turnout: 70%

1976 Governor, Stephenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	14,893	80.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,671	19.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	25	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	9	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	18,620
Turnout: 56%

1976 Governor, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	36,807	71.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	14,700	28.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	118	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	83	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	22	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	16	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	19	0.0%
TOTAL	51,765
Turnout: 62%

1976 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	4,801	56.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,668	43.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,477
Turnout: 68%

1976 Governor, Vermilion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	23,675	63.6%
Michael Howlitt (D)	13,408	36.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	16	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	74	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	21	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	15	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	37,235
Turnout: 58%

1976 Governor, Wabash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	3,623	59.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,427	40.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	2	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,066
Turnout: 67%

1976 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,944	72.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,611	27.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	65	0.7%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.0%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	2	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,629
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,339	68.7%
Michael Howlitt (D)	2,385	30.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	42	0.5%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	1	0.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,775
Turnout: 76%

1976 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	6,106	65.0%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,272	34.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	10	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,389
Turnout: 77%

1976 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	5,608	58.2%
Michael Howlitt (D)	4,013	41.7%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,631
Turnout: 76%

1976 Governor, Whiteside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	19,051	74.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	6,437	25.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	11	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	27	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	16	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	10	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	25,561
Turnout: 60%

1976 Governor, Will County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	81,497	71.4%
Michael Howlitt (D)	32,226	28.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	60	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	178	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	81	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	44	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	47	0.0%
TOTAL	114,144
Turnout: 61%

1976 Governor, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	14,936	61.9%
Michael Howlitt (D)	9,114	37.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	14	0.1%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	23	0.1%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	22	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	24,119
Turnout: 65%

1976 Governor, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	73,114	77.1%
Michael Howlitt (D)	20,839	22.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	161	0.2%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	461	0.5%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	87	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	45	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	49	0.1%
TOTAL	94,779
Turnout: 57%

1976 Governor, Woodford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Thompson (R)	10,587	77.5%
Michael Howlitt (D)	3,029	22.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
Joseph McCaffrey (Lbt)	29	0.2%
Suzanne Haig (SW)	7	0.1%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Edward Waffle (USL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	13,663
Turnout: 68%