1976 Illinois State Comptroller election
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| Turnout | 71.25%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Bakalis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Lindberg: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Comptroller George W. Lindberg, a Republican running for a second term, was defeated by Democrat Michael Bakalis.
Former Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Bakalis won the Democratic primary, defeating Director of the Illinois State Department of General Services[2] Roland Burris.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael J. Bakalis | 900,294 | 71.82 | |
| Democratic | Roland W. Burris | 353,252 | 28.18 | |
| Total votes | 1,253,546 | 100 | ||