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Daniel J. Walker (August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic party , he served as the 36th governor of Illinois , from 1973 until 1977.
The 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 2, 1976. [1] Incumbent first-term Democratic governor Dan Walker lost renomination to Illinois Secretary of State Michael Howlett, who was an ally of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. Howlett then lost the general election to Republican nominee James R. Thompson.
Incumbent first-term Republican governor Richard B. Ogilvie lost reelection in an upset to the Democratic nominee, Dan Walker. This was the first election in which each party's nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois ran on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee for the general election. Previously, there had been two separate elections ...
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) Right to Vote Amendment (2014) ... Elected Governor. Dan Walker Democratic.
Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) ... Governor before election. Dan Walker Democratic. Elected Governor.
former Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, claimed his own 2010 win was an “exception” and that the state isn’t red or even purple, as many claim. “Wisconsin has historically been,” former ...
Dan Walker (broadcaster) (born 1977), English sports and current affairs journalist and presenter; Dan Walker (politician) (1922–2015), American politician and banker who was Governor of Illinois; Daniel E. Walker (1927–2009), United States Army veteran, known as "Dan Walker", who buried a burned flag; D. P. Walker (1914–1985), English ...