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Moreover, Nixon never led in Illinois, and Kennedy's lead merely shrank as election night went on. [15] Earl Mazo , a reporter for the pro-Nixon New York Herald Tribune and his biographer, investigated the voting in Chicago and "claimed to have discovered sufficient evidence of vote fraud to prove that the state was stolen for Kennedy."
[104] When the Republican Chicago Tribune went to press, 79% of Cook County precincts had reported, compared with just 62% of Illinois's precincts overall. Moreover, Nixon never led in Illinois, and Kennedy's lead merely shrank as election night went on. [103] In Texas, Kennedy defeated Nixon by a 51 to 49% margin, or 46,000 votes. [93]
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election. From 1896 to 1996, Illinois was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of the presidential election 24 of 26 times, the exceptions being 1916 and 1976.
Republican candidate Richard Nixon won the state of Illinois by a narrow margin of 2.93%. [14] The winning of Illinois was the moment that sealed a close and turbulent election for Nixon, [15] [16] who in the last counting did much better in massively populated Cook County than Goldwater or Nixon himself in 1960. [15]
The polls opened at 6 a.m. today in Illinois and will close at 7 p.m. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Live updates: Election Day 2024 polls open at 6 a.m. in Illinois Show comments
The last Republican presidential candidate to win in Illinois was George H.W. Bush in 1988. In the U.S. House, incumbents are running for reelection in all 17 districts.
(The Center Square) – Before polls even opened Tuesday, more than 2.6 million Illinois voters cast their ballots. That’s nearly 1 of every 3 registered voters in the state. Illinois State ...
Poll source Date Richard Nixon Republican Lyndon Johnson Democratic George Wallace American Ind. Undecided Leading by ()Harris [44]: August 28, 1968 42%: 36% 16%