William G. Stratton (R)

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Victories

Won 1 out of 8 generals.
Won 0 out of 10 primaries.
Won 1 out of 18 total contests.

Opponents

John Henry Altorfer 1968 General
Orville L. Anderson 1940 General
Richard B. Austin 1956 General
William J. Baker 1940 General
Edward J. Barrett 1948 General
Arnold P. Benson 1944 General
Herbert B. Blanchard 1950 General
William H. Brown 1940 General
Elizabeth Stephens Carr 1946 General
John E. Cummings 1940 General
Lar (America First) Daly 1956 General
Stephen A. Day 1940 General
Sherwood Dixon 1952 General
Emily Taft Douglas 1946 General
William N. Erickson 1952 General
Louis Fisher 1952 General
Harry Fleischman 1940 General
W. D. Forsyth 1942 General
Daniel D. Frazin 1946 General
William J. Goodman 1942 General
Lee S. Gregory 1940 General
Edward C. Gross 1956 General
Harold T. Halfpenny 1942 General
Allan Healy 1940 General
Michael Howlett 1950 General
David L. Keller 1946 General
Otto Kerner 1960 General
George S. Lavin 1940 General
Lloyd W. Lehman 1940 General
Park Livingston 1952 General
Gregory Lyngas 1948 General
Charles P. MacAuley 1940 General
Frank J. Mackey 1940 General
James McGrath 1940 General
Theron W. Merryman 1950 General
Earl C. Mertes 1940 General
Louis E. Nelson 1950 General
Eugene Neubauer 1950 General
Richard B. Ogilvie 1968 General
Milford H. Olds 1940 General
Walter J. Orlikoski 1940 General
Anthony A. Polley 1952 General
Hayes Robertson 1960 General
Richard Yates Rowe 1952 General
Henry J. Samuel 1950 General
Maurice C. Simpson 1946 General
James Simpson 1950 General
T.V. Smith 1940 General
Maude Swits Stowell 1948 General
S. Thomas Sutton 1968 General
Lena Duell Vincent 1940 General
Sydney McKee Ward 1956 General
Willis Ray Wilson 1940 General
Warren E. Wright 1950 General
C. W. Wrightsman 1948 General

William G. Stratton (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1968Jun 11 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie ran (41%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Richard B. Ogilvie
 1,216 41.2%
John Henry Altorfer
 1,181 40.1%
William G. Stratton
 484 16.4%
S. Thomas Sutton
 86 2.9%
Total Votes Cast 2,949  
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1960Nov 8 General Election Governor State of Illinois
Otto Kerner won (55%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Otto Kerner
winner
Democratic
 13,422 55.4%
William G. Stratton
Republican
 10,764 44.5%
Edward C. Gross
 23 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 24,209  
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1960Apr 12 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (79%) against Hayes Robertson. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 3,405 79.3%
Hayes Robertson
 888 20.7%
Total Votes Cast 4,293  
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1956Nov 6 General Election Governor State of Illinois
Richard B. Austin ran (54%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Richard B. Austin
 12,766 54.2%
William G. Stratton
Republican
 10,694 45.4%
Edward C. Gross
 26 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 23,577  
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1956Apr 10 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (72%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 4,083 71.7%
Warren E. Wright
 1,515 26.6%
Sydney McKee Ward
 57 1.0%
Lar (America First) Daly
 25 0.4%
Anthony A. Polley
 13 0.2%
Total Votes Cast 5,693  
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1952Nov 4 General Election Governor State of Illinois
Sherwood Dixon won (50%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Sherwood Dixon
winner
Democratic
 12,338 50.5%
William G. Stratton
Republican
 12,066 49.4%
Louis Fisher
 47 0.2%
Total Votes Cast 24,451  
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1952Apr 8 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (55%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 3,786 54.9%
Richard Yates Rowe
 2,832 41.1%
Park Livingston
 130 1.9%
William N. Erickson
 99 1.4%
Anthony A. Polley
 45 0.7%
Total Votes Cast 6,892  
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1950Nov 7 General Election State Treasurer State of Illinois
William G. Stratton won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
winner
Republican
 10,281 50.9%
Michael Howlett
Democratic
 9,858 48.8%
Eugene Neubauer
 69 0.3%
Total Votes Cast 20,208  
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1950Apr 11 Republican Primary State Treasurer State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (68%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 2,994 68.3%
Louis E. Nelson
 676 15.4%
Warren E. Wright
 321 7.3%
James Simpson
 224 5.1%
Theron W. Merryman
 73 1.7%
Herbert B. Blanchard
 48 1.1%
Henry J. Samuel
 46 1.1%
Total Votes Cast 4,382  
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1948Nov 2 General Election Secretary Of State State of Illinois
Edward J. Barrett won (56%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Edward J. Barrett
winner
Democratic
 12,140 56.3%
William G. Stratton
Republican
 9,337 43.3%
Maude Swits Stowell
 54 0.3%
Gregory Lyngas
 25 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 21,556  
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1948Apr 13 Republican Primary Secretary Of State State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (100%) against C. W. Wrightsman. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 3,821 100.0%
C. W. Wrightsman
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 3,822  
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1946Nov 5 General Election United States Representative State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (54%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
Republican
 10,598 54.0%
Emily Taft Douglas
Democratic
 8,944 45.6%
Elizabeth Stephens Carr
 82 0.4%
Total Votes Cast 19,624  
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1946Apr 9 Republican Primary United States Representative State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (85%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 4,784 84.8%
David L. Keller
 424 7.5%
Maurice C. Simpson
 282 5.0%
Daniel D. Frazin
 149 2.6%
Total Votes Cast 5,639  
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1944Apr 11 Republican Primary Secretary Of State State of Illinois
Arnold P. Benson ran (55%) against William G. Stratton. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arnold P. Benson
 2,781 55.1%
William G. Stratton
 2,268 44.9%
Total Votes Cast 5,049  
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1942Nov 3 General Election State Treasurer State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (54%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
Republican
 10,076 54.5%
W. D. Forsyth
Democratic
 8,535 46.1%
William J. Goodman
 90 0.5%
Total Votes Cast 18,701  
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1942Apr 14 Republican Primary State Treasurer State of Illinois
William G. Stratton ran (83%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William G. Stratton
 3,803 82.9%
Charles P. MacAuley
 415 9.8%
Harold T. Halfpenny
 342 7.4%
Total Votes Cast 4,560  
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1940Nov 5 General Election United States Representative State of Illinois
T.V. Smith ran (25%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
T.V. Smith
Democratic
 13,177 25.2%
Walter J. Orlikoski
Democratic
 13,024 25.0%
William G. Stratton
Republican
 12,965 24.8%
Stephen A. Day
Republican
 12,734 24.4%
Lee S. Gregory
 103 0.2%
Harry Fleischman
 101 0.2%
Willis Ray Wilson
 48 0.1%
Lena Duell Vincent
 45 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 52,197  
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1940Apr 9 Republican Primary United States Representative State of Illinois
Frank J. Mackey ran (27%) against 13 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Frank J. Mackey
 2,638 26.8%
Stephen A. Day
 2,380 24.2%
William G. Stratton
 2,284 23.2%
Orville L. Anderson
 443 4.5%
Charles P. MacAuley
 289 2.9%
William H. Brown
 287 2.9%
James McGrath
 267 2.7%
William J. Baker
 265 2.7%
...and 6 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 9,847  
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