1956 Illinois gubernatorial election

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election
November 6, 1956
Turnout82.69% 0.57 pp
 
Nominee William Stratton Richard B. Austin
(replacing Herbert C. Paschen)
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,171,786 2,134,909
Percentage 50.34% 49.48%
County results

Stratton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Austin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

William Stratton
Republican

 Elected Governor

William Stratton
Republican

The 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican, narrowly won reelection to a second term. Stratton's narrow victory came despite the fact that the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon carried the state of Illinois in a landslide in the presidential election.

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