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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Daniel Walker | Democratic |
2,371,303 |
50.68% |
| Richard B. Ogilvie | Republican |
2,293,809 |
49.02% |
| George LaForest | Socialist Labor |
7,966 |
0.17% |
| Ishmael Flory | Communist |
4,592 |
0.10% |
| Write-ins | - |
1,373 |
0.03% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,427,409 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 79.4 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 11,258,111 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 78.2 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,110,285 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 77.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois Secretary of State, Comp, "Illinois Governor," Official Vote Cast at the General Election of November 7, 1972 (Springfield: Illinois Printing Company, 1973)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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