1948 Rockford gubernatorial election

The 1948 Rockford Gubernatorial Election was held on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2000, to elect the first Governor of Rockford. In a competitive field, the American Liberal nominee, Chester Milton, won the election by about 3 points over BUI nominee Marie Dunn.

Background
Following the transition to the Third Republic, the states generally regarded as the Midwest were merged together into the state of Rockford, which was now one of 4 states within the United States of America. American Liberals fielded Chester Milton, a young journalist from Canton, Ohio, while the Business Interests United Party nominated a female engineer named Marie Dunn. Both campaigns were notably economically liberal and both nominees had similar views on jobs and unions.

American Liberal Candidates
Chester Milton, journalist

Progressive Candidates
Marie Dunn, engineer