1966 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1966.[1]
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Turnout | 73.54% | |
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Primaries were held on June 14, 1966.[1]
Election information edit
1966 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout edit
Turnout in the primary was 32.20%, with 1,791,494 ballots cast (1,060,189 Democratic and 731,305 Republican).[1][2][3]
Turnout in the general election was 73.54%, with 3,928,478 ballots cast.[1][3]
Federal elections edit
United States Senate edit
Incumbent Senator Paul Douglas, a Democrat seeking a fourth term, was defeated by Republican Charles H. Percy.
United States House edit
All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1966.
Republicans flipped one seat, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
State elections edit
Treasurer edit
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Turnout | 70.01%[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Treasurer was William J. Scott, a Republican. Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson III | 782,650 | 100 | |
Total votes | 782,650 | 100 |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harris Rowe | 552,553 | 100 | |
Total votes | 552,553 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III | 1,889,595 | 50.53 | |
Republican | Harris Rowe | 1,849,940 | 49.47 | |
Write-in | Robert V. Sabonjian | 124 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Others | 41 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,739,700 | 100 |
Superintendent of Public Instruction edit
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Turnout | 69.24%[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page, a Republican, won a second term.
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Don M. Prince | 664,289 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 664,289 | 100 |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Page (incumbent) | 445,691 | 74.71 | |
Republican | Robert A. Campbell | 150,896 | 25.29 | |
Total votes | 596,587 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Page (incumbent) | 1,999,279 | 54.05 | |
Democratic | Don M. Prince | 1,699,367 | 45.95 | |
Write-in | Others | 5 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,698,651 | 100 |
State Senate edit
Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1966. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives edit
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1966. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois edit
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.
The election saw the election of new Republican members Donald R. Grimes, Ralph Crane Hahn, and James A. Weatherly.[1][4]
Third-term incumbent Democrats Kenney E. Williamson and Frances Best Watkins lost reelection.[1][4] Incumbent third-term Republican Wayne A. Johnston Sr. was not renominated.[1][4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald R. Grimes | 1,983,311 | 18.35 | |
Republican | Ralph C. Hahn | 1,960,089.5 | 18.13 | |
Republican | James A. Weatherly | 1,922,462 | 17.78 | |
Democratic | Frances Best Watkins (incumbent) | 1,678,404.5 | 15.53 | |
Democratic | Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent) | 1,634,341 | 15.12 | |
Democratic | Richard O. Hart | 1,632,172 | 15.10 | |
Total votes | 10,810,780 | 100 |
Ballot measures edit
Three ballot measures were put before voters in 1966. One was a legislatively referred state statute, and two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statutes required the support of a majority of those voting on the amendment.[1] In order to be placed on the ballot, proposed legislatively referred constitutional amendments needed to be approved by two-thirds of each house of the Illinois General Assembly.[5] In order to be approved, they required approval of either two-thirds of those voting on the amendment itself or a majority of all ballots cast in the general elections.[1]
County Officers' Re-Election Amendment edit
The County Officers' Re-Election Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Section 8 of Article X of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage.[1]
County Officers' Re-Election Amendment[1][3] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
% of all ballots cast |
Yes | 1,808,491 | 59.18 | 46.04 |
No | 1,247,248 | 40.82 | 31.75 |
Total votes | 3,055,739 | 100 | 77.78 |
Voter turnout | 57.21% |
General Banking Law Amendment edit
General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It modified the state's banking law.[6] To pass, it had required a majority of those voting on the article to approve it.[1]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Yes | 1,564,746 | 65.84 | |
No | 811,981 | 34.16 | |
Total votes | 2,376,727 | 100 | |
Voter turnout | 44.49% |
Revenue Amendment edit
The Revenue Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, and 13 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage.[1]
Revenue Amendment[1][3] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
% of all ballots cast |
Yes | 1,642,549 | 53.38 | 41.81 |
No | 1,434,330 | 46.62 | 36.51 |
Total votes | 3,076,879 | 100 | 78.32 |
Voter turnout | 57.60% |
Local elections edit
Local elections were held.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 862.
- ^ a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2
- ^ a b "Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.