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Text on Button | Adlai |
Image Description | Red text and a white star on a black background |
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Additional Information | This button was for Adlai Stevenson III's campaign for Illinois governor in 1986. Stevenson ran as a Solidarity Party candidate to offer an alternative to the Democratic slate of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state. He lost the election to James R. Thompson, a Republican. Stevenson had run as a Democrat for Illinois governor in 1982, also against Thompson, but lost by 0.14 percent and asked for a recount. The Illinois Supreme Court voted against a recount, thereby making Thompson governor. Stevenson was the Illinois Treasurer from 1967-1970 and U.S. Senator from 1970-1981. He is the son of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, who lost the U.S. presidential election to Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. |
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Lori Ferber Collectibles. (2014). Adlai Stevenson III - Illinois Governor Poster. Locin, Mitchell. (August 20, 1986). Stevenson Ad Takes The Offensive. Chicago Tribune. |
Catalog ID | PO0325 |