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| Turnout | 83.26%[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Stratton: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Dixon: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1952 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
IncumbentGovernorAdlai Stevenson II, a Democrat, ultimately did not seek a second term, instead opting to run as his party's nominee for President of the United States. RepublicanWilliam Stratton was elected to succeed him in office.
Before receiving the Democratic presidential nomination at theDemocratic National Convention, Stevenson had been running for reelection as governor, even winning the Democratic primary. He was replaced as Democratic nominee for Governor by Lieutenant GovernorSherwood Dixon.
Stratton was considered to have ridden thecoattails ofDwight D. Eisenhower'slandslide victoryin the state in thepresidential election.[3][4] After being elected, at the age of 38, Stratton became the youngest governor in the country, and the youngest to have served as governor of Illinois in seven decades.[5]
Theprimaries and general election both coincided with those for federal offices (United States President andHouse, and those for other state offices. The election was part of the1952 Illinois elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson (incumbent) | 708,275 | 99.97 | |
| Write-in | 213 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 708,488 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William G. Stratton | 716,300 | 56.13 | |
| Republican | Park Livingston | 249,852 | 19.58 | |
| Republican | Richard Yates Rowe | 226,444 | 17.74 | |
| Republican | William N. Erickson | 68,851 | 5.40 | |
| Republican | Anthony A. Polley | 14,753 | 1.16 | |
| Write-in | 67 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 1,276,267 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William G. Stratton | 2,317,363 | 52.48 | |
| Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 2,089,721 | 47.32 | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 8,777 | 0.20 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 4,415,864 | 100 | ||
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