1960 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1960.[1]
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Turnout | 88.11% | |
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Election information
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
United States Senate
Democratic Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
United States House
All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1960.
No seats switched parties, leaving Illinois' House delegation to consist of 14 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
State elections
Governor
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Turnout | 84.99%[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Otto Kerner Jr.
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Otto Kerner Jr. | 2,594,731 | 55.51 | |
Republican | William G. Stratton (incumbent) | 2,070,479 | 44.30 | |
Socialist Labor | Edward C. Cross | 8,976 | 0.19 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 4,674,187 | 100 |
Lieutenant Governor
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Turnout | 83.10%[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Lieutenant Governor John William Chapman, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Samuel H. Shapiro.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro | 559,341 | 58.49 | |
Democratic | Robert W. McGaw | 247,164 | 25.85 | |
Democratic | John L. "Jake" Wellinghoff | 149,739 | 15.66 | |
Total votes | 956,244 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John William Chapman (incumbent) | 592,812 | 80.01 | |
Republican | Wetzel G. Harness | 148,123 | 19.99 | |
Total votes | 740,935 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro | 2,398,746 | 52.49 | |
Republican | John William Chapman (incumbent) | 2,162,643 | 47.32 | |
Socialist Labor | Elizabeth Mitroff | 8,494 | 0.19 | |
Total votes | 4,569,883 | 100 |
Attorney General
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Turnout | 82.80%[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Attorney General William L. Guild (a Republican appointed in 1960 after the death in office of Grenville Beardsley) lost to Democrat William G. Clark.
Originally, before his death, Grenville Beardsley (himself a Republican that had been appointed in 1959 after Latham Castle resigned to assume a judgeship) had been seeking reelection, having won the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William G. Clark | 800,132 | 100 | |
Total votes | 800,132 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Grenville Beardsley (incumbent) | 685,967 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 685,968 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William G. Clark | 2,354,886 | 51.72 | |
Republican | William L. Guild (incumbent) | 2,190,251 | 48.10 | |
Socialist Labor | George P. Milonas | 8,387 | 0.18 | |
Total votes | 4,553,524 | 100 |
Secretary of State
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Turnout | 84.26%[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, a Republican, was reelected to a third term.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James R. McLaughlin | 810,749 | 100 | |
Total votes | 810,749 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent) | 762,305 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 762,308 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent) | 2,505,255 | 54.06 | |
Democratic | James R. McLaughlin | 2,120,339 | 45.76 | |
Socialist Labor | Gregory P. Lyngas | 8,234 | 0.18 | |
Total votes | 4,633,828 | 100 |
Auditor of Public Accounts
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Turnout | 82.79%[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Elbert S. Smith, a Republican seeking a second term, lost to Democrat Michael Howlett.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael J. Howlett | 792,853 | 100 | |
Total votes | 792,853 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elbert S. Smith (incumbent) | 688,081 | 100 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 688,082 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael J. Howlett | 2,296,220 | 50.44 | |
Republican | Elbert S. Smith (incumbent) | 2,246,833 | 49.35 | |
Socialist Labor | Stanley L. Prorok | 9,789 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 4,552,842 | 100 |
State Senate
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1960. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1960. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An at-large election was held for three seats as Trustees of University of Illinois.[4] All three Democratic nominees won.[4]
Democratic incumbent Kenney E. Williamson, first appointed in 1940, won reelection to a third full (fourth overall) term.[5] Democratic incumbent Frances Best Watkins won reelection to a third term.[5] They were joined in winning election by fellow Democrat Irving Dillard.[4][5]
Incumbent Democrat George Herrick was not nominated for reelection.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Irving Dillard | 2,356,777 | 17.41 | |
Democratic | Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent) | 2,335,857½ | 17.26 | |
Democratic | Frances Best Watkins (incumbent) | 2,310,181½ | 17.07 | |
Republican | C. E. "Ernie" Lovejoy | 2,199,230 | 16.25 | |
Republican | Audrey Reavis Peak | 2,172,490 | 16.05 | |
Republican | Thomas O. Matthews | 2,130,062 | 15.74 | |
Socialist Labor | Bernard Campbell | 10,065 | 0.07 | |
Socialist Labor | Margaret Deneff | 9,660 | 0.07 | |
Socialist Labor | Henery Schilling | 9,638 | 0.07 | |
Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 13,533,961 | 100 |
Judicial elections
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Judicial elections were held in 1960.
Supreme Court
First Supreme Court Judicial District
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Byron O. House (incumbent) | 59,114 | 53.69 | |
Democratic | Robert Zachariah Hickman | 50,240 | 45.63 | |
Others | Others | 744 | 0.68 | |
Total votes | 110,098 | 100 |
Second Supreme Court Judicial District
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry B. Hershey (incumbent) | 3,345 | 94.49 | |
Others | Others | 195 | 5.51 | |
Total votes | 3,540 | 100 |
Third Supreme Court Judicial District
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Bristow (incumbent) | 3,558 | 99.44 | |
Others | Others | 20 | 0.56 | |
Total votes | 3,578 | 100 |
Lower courts
On April 12, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.[2]
Ballot measures
Two ballot measures, both of them bond issues, were put before Illinois voters in 1960.
In order for bond issues to pass, the number of affirmative voters each measure was required to receive was one equal to 50% of the number of votes cast for members of the Illinois General Assembly in the 1960 general election.[1][4] Bond measures needed a vote equal to majority of the votes cast for whichever chamber of the Illinois General Assembly had the highest cumulative vote count.[1] Since. in 1960, this was the 4,525,191 votes that were cast General Assembly in 1960, the vote count needed to be reached was at least 2,262,596 affirmative votes.[4] The vote also needed a majority of votes cast on each measure to be affirmative.
Bond Issue for Education
Voters approved the Bond Issue for Education, which issued bonds to support improvements in education.[6]
Bond Issue for Education[3][4][6] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of highest legislative vote cast | |
Yes | 2,633,869 | 58.21 | |
No | 1,266,490 | 27.98 | |
Total votes | 3,900,359 | 86.19 | |
Voter turnout | 70.92% |
Bond Issue for Mental Health
Voters approved the Bond Issue for Mental Health, which would issue bonds to support improvements mental health and public welfare.[7]
Bond Issue for Mental Health[3][4][7] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of highest legislative vote cast | |
Yes | 2,967,527 | 65.58 | |
No | 973,075 | 21.50 | |
Total votes | 3,940,602 | 87.08 | |
Voter turnout | 71.65% |
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1960 JUDICIAL ELECTION 1959-1960 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 12 1960" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960. www.idaillinois.org. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 871–72. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962. www.idaillinois.org. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 960–64. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Illinois Bond Issue for Education (1960)". Ballotpedia.
- "Illinois Bond Issue for Mental Health (1960)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.