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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:campaigns
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Infrastructure
Television advertising
Grassroots mobilization
Education funding
State budget
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gptkbp:controversy
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1
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gptkbp:electionYear
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High
Popular vote
Every four years
gubernatorial
Others 300,000 votes
Republican_victory
Stratton's_administration_focused_on_economic_issues.
Stevenson_1,200,000_votes
Stratton_1,500,000_votes
Stratton_led_by_5%_in_final_polls
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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gptkb:Illinois_gubernatorial_election,_1952
gptkb:Illinois_gubernatorial_election,_1960
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gptkbp:hasAwards
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gptkb:William_G._Stratton
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gptkbp:heldIn
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November 6, 1956
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Post-war economic growth
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Set_the_stage_for_future_Republican_dominance
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Illinois gubernatorial election, 1956
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gptkbp:isCelebratedFor
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Stevenson's_urban_support
Stratton's_appeal_to_rural_voters
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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Civil rights
Tax policy
Labor relations
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Illinois
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gptkbp:majorIndustry
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gptkb:Illinois_State_Journal
Chicago Tribune
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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Extensive
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II
gptkb:William_G._Stratton
2
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Illinois_gubernatorial_election,_1952
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gptkbp:runnerUp
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gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II
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gptkbp:significance
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First election after the 1954 redistricting
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gptkbp:succeededBy
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gptkb:Illinois_gubernatorial_election,_1960
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gptkbp:userDemographics
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Mixed
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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3,000,000
60.5%
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