1972-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Illinois

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County	Turnout	Daniel Walker (D)		Richard Ogilvie* (R)		George LaForest (Socialist Labor)		Ishmael Flory (Communist)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	62%	13,238	43.9%	16,878	56.0%	32	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,640	30,152
Alexander	77%	3,263	52.8%	2,871	46.5%	36	0.6%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	392	6,178
Bond	72%	3,534	49.0%	3,677	51.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-143	7,213
Boone	61%	4,857	47.8%	5,292	52.0%	20	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-435	10,170
Brown	81%	1,684	55.1%	1,348	44.1%	23	0.8%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	336	3,056
Bureau	73%	9,235	49.0%	9,599	50.9%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-364	18,846
Calhoun	78%	1,702	56.5%	1,301	43.2%	8	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	401	3,013
Carroll	66%	3,757	43.3%	4,907	56.5%	14	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,150	8,679
Cass	75%	3,916	53.9%	3,345	46.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	571	7,264
Champaign	49%	26,218	44.8%	31,980	54.6%	128	0.2%	95	0.2%	100	0.2%	-5,762	58,521
Christian	74%	10,652	59.5%	7,222	40.3%	25	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,430	17,900
Clark	78%	4,492	51.1%	4,291	48.8%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	201	8,790
Clay	80%	4,299	52.7%	3,851	47.2%	2	0.0%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	448	8,156
Clinton	67%	7,255	57.5%	5,354	42.4%	8	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,901	12,618
Coles	62%	11,701	53.5%	10,160	46.4%	10	0.0%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,541	21,875
Cook	61%	1,178,446	52.0%	1,079,035	47.6%	5,257	0.2%	3,231	0.1%	647	0.0%	99,411	2,266,616
Crawford	73%	5,591	55.0%	4,567	44.9%	5	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,024	10,165
Cumberland	81%	3,000	55.7%	2,376	44.1%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	624	5,383
De Witt	67%	3,890	50.1%	3,877	49.9%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	7,768
DeKalb	60%	16,452	52.5%	14,792	47.2%	43	0.1%	19	0.1%	26	0.1%	1,660	31,332
Douglas	66%	4,004	46.9%	4,530	53.0%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-526	8,541
DuPage	66%	87,056	37.8%	142,805	62.1%	120	0.1%	37	0.0%	0	0.0%	-55,749	230,018
Edgar	76%	5,339	47.7%	5,826	52.1%	19	0.2%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	-487	11,188
Edwards	82%	1,676	40.9%	2,415	58.9%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-739	4,097
Effingham	78%	6,900	52.6%	6,210	47.3%	5	0.0%	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	690	13,121
Fayette	75%	5,951	55.1%	4,849	44.9%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,102	10,802
Ford	69%	2,817	37.1%	4,769	62.8%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,952	7,588
Franklin	69%	11,911	63.2%	6,907	36.6%	15	0.1%	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,004	18,854
Fulton	70%	10,577	52.7%	9,456	47.1%	44	0.2%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,121	20,081
Gallatin	80%	2,381	58.5%	1,682	41.3%	3	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	699	4,068
Greene	66%	4,136	54.6%	3,420	45.1%	18	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	716	7,575
Grundy	69%	5,595	45.5%	6,700	54.5%	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.0%	-1,105	12,304
Hamilton	87%	3,193	59.5%	2,171	40.4%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,022	5,370
Hancock	69%	5,542	49.4%	5,667	50.5%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-125	11,216
Hardin	91%	1,644	52.7%	1,474	47.2%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	170	3,120
Henderson	78%	2,328	52.3%	2,119	47.6%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	209	4,450
Henry	66%	11,888	51.0%	11,391	48.9%	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	497	23,287
Iroquois	69%	5,669	36.2%	9,986	63.7%	7	0.0%	3	0.0%	3	0.0%	-4,317	15,668
Jackson	61%	15,684	61.3%	9,842	38.5%	38	0.1%	12	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,842	25,576
Jasper	78%	3,057	53.9%	2,607	46.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.1%	450	5,669
Jefferson	73%	9,388	58.7%	6,586	41.2%	24	0.1%	3	0.0%	1	0.0%	2,802	16,002
Jersey	67%	4,864	57.1%	3,644	42.8%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	10	0.1%	1,220	8,521
Jo Daviess	63%	4,102	45.1%	4,983	54.8%	7	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-881	9,093
Johnson	74%	1,791	42.8%	2,385	57.0%	3	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-594	4,181
Kane	56%	40,417	43.8%	51,649	56.0%	99	0.1%	40	0.0%	43	0.0%	-11,232	92,248
Kankakee	63%	18,482	46.1%	21,555	53.8%	27	0.1%	6	0.0%	5	0.0%	-3,073	40,075
Kendall	67%	4,711	39.5%	7,176	60.2%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	19	0.2%	-2,465	11,915
Knox	63%	12,848	48.2%	13,750	51.6%	31	0.1%	9	0.0%	0	0.0%	-902	26,638
La Salle	69%	29,190	55.7%	23,172	44.2%	32	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,018	52,398
Lake	54%	64,133	46.0%	75,057	53.8%	176	0.1%	53	0.0%	0	0.0%	-10,924	139,419
Lawrence	69%	4,468	53.5%	3,868	46.3%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	12	0.1%	600	8,355
Lee	62%	7,531	48.5%	7,976	51.4%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	0.1%	-445	15,518
Livingston	66%	7,730	42.2%	10,581	57.8%	7	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,851	18,319
Logan	63%	6,945	47.0%	7,820	52.9%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-875	14,772
Macon	60%	26,045	51.5%	24,495	48.4%	50	0.1%	17	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,550	50,607
Macoupin	76%	13,336	56.6%	10,158	43.1%	56	0.2%	4	0.0%	6	0.0%	3,178	23,560
Madison	59%	59,523	60.2%	39,030	39.5%	79	0.1%	68	0.1%	123	0.1%	20,493	98,823
Marion	66%	10,372	58.1%	7,481	41.9%	6	0.0%	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,891	17,867
Marshall	73%	3,040	46.0%	3,563	53.9%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-523	6,610
Mason	71%	4,362	55.6%	3,473	44.3%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	889	7,840
Massac	64%	3,068	49.2%	3,161	50.7%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-93	6,236
McDonough	58%	7,218	45.6%	8,581	54.2%	17	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,363	15,821
McHenry	63%	18,178	37.8%	29,879	62.1%	42	0.1%	17	0.0%	0	0.0%	-11,701	48,116
McLean	60%	20,188	44.0%	25,667	55.9%	34	0.1%	13	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5,479	45,902
Menard	79%	2,419	45.9%	2,848	54.0%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-429	5,273
Mercer	78%	4,973	55.5%	3,982	44.5%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	991	8,957
Monroe	74%	4,906	52.3%	4,453	47.5%	8	0.1%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	453	9,374
Montgomery	77%	9,299	57.9%	6,739	42.0%	14	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,560	16,052
Morgan	67%	8,052	48.0%	8,719	52.0%	6	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-667	16,778
Moultrie	69%	3,378	53.4%	2,940	46.5%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	438	6,321
Ogle	65%	8,247	44.8%	10,130	55.1%	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,883	18,398
Peoria	59%	38,556	49.3%	39,416	50.4%	60	0.1%	31	0.0%	158	0.2%	-860	78,221
Perry	83%	6,432	57.2%	4,809	42.8%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,623	11,244
Piatt	72%	3,427	45.5%	4,093	54.3%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-666	7,531
Pike	76%	5,132	51.5%	4,809	48.2%	30	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	323	9,972
Pope	85%	1,129	49.7%	1,141	50.2%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-12	2,272
Pulaski	72%	2,082	49.8%	2,074	49.6%	17	0.4%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	8	4,178
Putnam	80%	1,544	55.6%	1,225	44.1%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	319	2,775
Randolph	73%	8,793	54.2%	7,424	45.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,369	16,217
Richland	70%	4,564	55.6%	3,624	44.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	20	0.2%	940	8,213
Rock Island	63%	42,470	60.7%	27,350	39.1%	101	0.1%	30	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,120	69,951
Saline	71%	7,120	53.9%	6,074	46.0%	9	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,046	13,208
Sangamon	68%	32,639	42.7%	42,952	56.2%	170	0.2%	591	0.8%	47	0.1%	-10,313	76,399
Schuyler	82%	2,267	49.6%	2,297	50.3%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-30	4,566
Scott	81%	1,651	48.7%	1,737	51.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-86	3,389
Shelby	76%	6,324	54.4%	5,280	45.5%	8	0.1%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,044	11,615
St. Clair	53%	56,720	58.7%	39,405	40.8%	450	0.5%	64	0.1%	0	0.0%	17,315	96,639
Stark	72%	1,277	35.9%	2,272	63.8%	9	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-995	3,559
Stephenson	61%	9,912	49.6%	10,061	50.3%	12	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	-149	19,989
Tazewell	60%	25,323	53.1%	22,336	46.8%	26	0.1%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,987	47,690
Union	73%	4,781	55.5%	3,825	44.4%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	956	8,615
Vermilion	61%	20,015	50.8%	19,320	49.0%	32	0.1%	28	0.1%	15	0.0%	695	39,410
Wabash	71%	3,124	49.6%	3,166	50.3%	3	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-42	6,294
Warren	68%	4,176	42.3%	5,679	57.6%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,503	9,863
Washington	78%	3,359	44.5%	4,176	55.4%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-817	7,544
Wayne	77%	4,550	49.7%	4,603	50.3%	3	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-53	9,157
White	78%	5,452	56.3%	4,230	43.7%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,222	9,685
Whiteside	61%	11,534	45.6%	13,704	54.2%	49	0.2%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,170	25,292
Will	60%	48,073	48.6%	50,717	51.2%	85	0.1%	30	0.0%	57	0.1%	-2,644	98,962
Williamson	66%	12,766	54.7%	10,562	45.2%	10	0.0%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,204	23,345
Winnebago	57%	52,566	56.1%	40,922	43.7%	102	0.1%	29	0.0%	58	0.1%	11,644	93,677
Woodford	71%	5,811	43.7%	7,476	56.2%	4	0.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,665	13,294
TOTAL	61%	2,371,303	50.7%	2,293,809	49.0%	7,966	0.2%	4,592	0.1%	1,134	0.0%	77,494	4,678,804
Total R vote: 2,293,809 (49.0%)      Total D vote: 2,371,303 (50.7%)      Total Other vote: 13,692 (0.3%)
* incumbent

1972 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	13,238	43.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	16,878	56.0%
George LaForest (SL)	32	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	30,152
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,263	52.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,871	46.5%
George LaForest (SL)	36	0.6%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,178
Turnout: 77%

1972 Governor, Bond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,534	49.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,677	51.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,213
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,857	47.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,292	52.0%
George LaForest (SL)	20	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,170
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,684	55.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,348	44.1%
George LaForest (SL)	23	0.8%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,056
Turnout: 81%

1972 Governor, Bureau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	9,235	49.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	9,599	50.9%
George LaForest (SL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	18,846
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,702	56.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,301	43.2%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	3,013
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,757	43.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,907	56.5%
George LaForest (SL)	14	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,679
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,916	53.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,345	46.0%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,264
Turnout: 75%

1972 Governor, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	26,218	44.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	31,980	54.6%
George LaForest (SL)	128	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	95	0.2%
TOTAL	58,521
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Christian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	10,652	59.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,222	40.3%
George LaForest (SL)	25	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	17,900
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,492	51.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,291	48.8%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,790
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,299	52.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,851	47.2%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,156
Turnout: 80%

1972 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	7,255	57.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,354	42.4%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	12,618
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Coles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	11,701	53.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,160	46.4%
George LaForest (SL)	10	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	21,875
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,178,446	52.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,079,035	47.6%
George LaForest (SL)	5,257	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3,231	0.1%
TOTAL	2,266,616
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,591	55.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,567	44.9%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,165
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,000	55.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,376	44.1%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,383
Turnout: 81%

1972 Governor, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,890	50.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,877	49.9%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,768
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	16,452	52.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	14,792	47.2%
George LaForest (SL)	43	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	31,332
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,004	46.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,530	53.0%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,541
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, DuPage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	87,056	37.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	142,805	62.1%
George LaForest (SL)	120	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	37	0.0%
TOTAL	230,018
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Edgar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,339	47.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,826	52.1%
George LaForest (SL)	19	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,188
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,676	40.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,415	58.9%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,097
Turnout: 82%

1972 Governor, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	6,900	52.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,210	47.3%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,121
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,951	55.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,849	44.9%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,802
Turnout: 75%

1972 Governor, Ford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,817	37.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,769	62.8%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,588
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	11,911	63.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,907	36.6%
George LaForest (SL)	15	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	18,854
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	10,577	52.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	9,456	47.1%
George LaForest (SL)	44	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	20,081
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,381	58.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,682	41.3%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,068
Turnout: 80%

1972 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,136	54.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,420	45.1%
George LaForest (SL)	18	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,575
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,595	45.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,700	54.5%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	12,304
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,193	59.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,171	40.4%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,370
Turnout: 87%

1972 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,542	49.4%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,667	50.5%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,216
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,644	52.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,474	47.2%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,120
Turnout: 91%

1972 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,328	52.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,119	47.6%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,450
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	11,888	51.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	11,391	48.9%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	23,287
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Iroquois County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,669	36.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	9,986	63.7%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,668
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	15,684	61.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	9,842	38.5%
George LaForest (SL)	38	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	12	0.0%
TOTAL	25,576
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,057	53.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,607	46.0%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,669
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	9,388	58.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,586	41.2%
George LaForest (SL)	24	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	16,002
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Jersey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,864	57.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,644	42.8%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,521
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Jo Daviess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,102	45.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,983	54.8%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,093
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,791	42.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,385	57.0%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,181
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Kane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	40,417	43.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	51,649	56.0%
George LaForest (SL)	99	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	40	0.0%
TOTAL	92,248
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Kankakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	18,482	46.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	21,555	53.8%
George LaForest (SL)	27	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	40,075
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,711	39.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,176	60.2%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	11,915
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	12,848	48.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	13,750	51.6%
George LaForest (SL)	31	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	26,638
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	29,190	55.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	23,172	44.2%
George LaForest (SL)	32	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	52,398
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	64,133	46.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	75,057	53.8%
George LaForest (SL)	176	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	53	0.0%
TOTAL	139,419
Turnout: 54%

1972 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,468	53.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,868	46.3%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,355
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	7,531	48.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,976	51.4%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,518
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	7,730	42.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,581	57.8%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	18,319
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	6,945	47.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,820	52.9%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	14,772
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	26,045	51.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	24,495	48.4%
George LaForest (SL)	50	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	17	0.0%
TOTAL	50,607
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Macoupin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	13,336	56.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,158	43.1%
George LaForest (SL)	56	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	23,560
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	59,523	60.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	39,030	39.5%
George LaForest (SL)	79	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	68	0.1%
TOTAL	98,823
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	10,372	58.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,481	41.9%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	17,867
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,040	46.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,563	53.9%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,610
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,362	55.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,473	44.3%
George LaForest (SL)	4	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,840
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Massac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,068	49.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,161	50.7%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,236
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, McDonough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	7,218	45.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	8,581	54.2%
George LaForest (SL)	17	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	15,821
Turnout: 58%

1972 Governor, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	18,178	37.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	29,879	62.1%
George LaForest (SL)	42	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	17	0.0%
TOTAL	48,116
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	20,188	44.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	25,667	55.9%
George LaForest (SL)	34	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	13	0.0%
TOTAL	45,902
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,419	45.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,848	54.0%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,273
Turnout: 79%

1972 Governor, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,973	55.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,982	44.5%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,957
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,906	52.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,453	47.5%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,374
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	9,299	57.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,739	42.0%
George LaForest (SL)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	16,052
Turnout: 77%

1972 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	8,052	48.0%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	8,719	52.0%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	16,778
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Moultrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,378	53.4%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,940	46.5%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,321
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Ogle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	8,247	44.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,130	55.1%
George LaForest (SL)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	18,398
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Peoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	38,556	49.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	39,416	50.4%
George LaForest (SL)	60	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	31	0.0%
TOTAL	78,221
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	6,432	57.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,809	42.8%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,244
Turnout: 83%

1972 Governor, Piatt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,427	45.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,093	54.3%
George LaForest (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,531
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,132	51.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,809	48.2%
George LaForest (SL)	30	0.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,972
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,129	49.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,141	50.2%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,272
Turnout: 85%

1972 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,082	49.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,074	49.6%
George LaForest (SL)	17	0.4%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,178
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,544	55.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,225	44.1%
George LaForest (SL)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,775
Turnout: 80%

1972 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	8,793	54.2%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,424	45.8%
TOTAL	16,217
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,564	55.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,624	44.1%
George LaForest (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,213
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Rock Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	42,470	60.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	27,350	39.1%
George LaForest (SL)	101	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	30	0.0%
TOTAL	69,951
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	7,120	53.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	6,074	46.0%
George LaForest (SL)	9	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	13,208
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Sangamon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	32,639	42.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	42,952	56.2%
George LaForest (SL)	170	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	591	0.8%
TOTAL	76,399
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Schuyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	2,267	49.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,297	50.3%
George LaForest (SL)	1	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,566
Turnout: 82%

1972 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,651	48.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,737	51.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,389
Turnout: 81%

1972 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	6,324	54.4%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,280	45.5%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,615
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	56,720	58.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	39,405	40.8%
George LaForest (SL)	450	0.5%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	64	0.1%
TOTAL	96,639
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	1,277	35.9%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,272	63.8%
George LaForest (SL)	9	0.3%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,559
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Stephenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	9,912	49.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,061	50.3%
George LaForest (SL)	12	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	19,989
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	25,323	53.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	22,336	46.8%
George LaForest (SL)	26	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	47,690
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,781	55.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,825	44.4%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,615
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Vermilion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	20,015	50.8%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	19,320	49.0%
George LaForest (SL)	32	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	28	0.1%
TOTAL	39,410
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Wabash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,124	49.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,166	50.3%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,294
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,176	42.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,679	57.6%
George LaForest (SL)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	9,863
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	3,359	44.5%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,176	55.4%
George LaForest (SL)	7	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,544
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	4,550	49.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,603	50.3%
George LaForest (SL)	3	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,157
Turnout: 77%

1972 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,452	56.3%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,230	43.7%
George LaForest (SL)	2	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,685
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Whiteside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	11,534	45.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	13,704	54.2%
George LaForest (SL)	49	0.2%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	25,292
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Will County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	48,073	48.6%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	50,717	51.2%
George LaForest (SL)	85	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	30	0.0%
TOTAL	98,962
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	12,766	54.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	10,562	45.2%
George LaForest (SL)	10	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	23,345
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	52,566	56.1%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	40,922	43.7%
George LaForest (SL)	102	0.1%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	29	0.0%
TOTAL	93,677
Turnout: 57%

1972 Governor, Woodford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Daniel Walker (D)	5,811	43.7%
Richard Ogilvie* (R)	7,476	56.2%
George LaForest (SL)	4	0.0%
Ishmael Flory (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	13,294
Turnout: 71%