The results strongly favored theRepublican Party,[3] which retained control both chambers of theIllinois General Assembly as well as all statewide elected executive offices. They also won the state in the presidential election, retained theU.S. Senate seat up for election, and flipped a singleU.S. House seat.
Illinois voted for the Republican ticket ofDwight D. Eisenhower andRichard Nixon. For the second consecutive election, Illinois' vote for the Republican Eisenhower-Nixon ticket came despite the fact that former Illinois GovernorAdlai Stevenson II was the Democratic presidential nominee.
Auditor of Public AccountsOrville Hodge, who had been elected in 1952, was seeking re-election and had won the Republican primary before being charged with 54 counts of bank fraud, embezzlement and forgery relating to a $6.15 million fraud he committed against the state; Hodge was removed from office, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison.
Lloyd Morey was appointed in 1957 to replace Hodge, but decided not to seek reelection. RepublicanElbert S. Smith was elected to succeed Morey.
IncumbentTreasurerWarren Wright, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second-consecutive (third overall) term, instead opting to run (ultimately unsuccessfully) for the Republican nomination for governor. RepublicanElmer J. Hoffman was elected to succeed him in office, earning Hoffman a second non-consecutive term as Treasurer.
Instead of being listed by her own name, Searcy opted to be listed on the ballot in both the primary and general election as "Ms. Earle Benjamin Searcy".[1][2][5]
An election usingcumulative voting was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois.[5] All three Republican nominees won.[5] The election was for 6-year terms.
Incumbent RepublicanWayne A. Johnston won a second term.[8] Incumbent Republican Timothy W. Swain, appointed in 1955 after the resignation ofRed Grange, won election to his first full term.[8] Also, joining them in winning election, was Republican Earl M. Hughes.[5][8] Incumbent first-term Republican Herbert B. Megran had not been nominated for reelection.[5][8]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[5][8]
On April 10,special elections were held for vacancies on the Third and Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Districts. On November 2, special elections were held for three vacancies on theSuperior Court of Cook County.[1]
The Revenue Amendment, alegislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Article IX Sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 and repeal Article IX Section 13 of the 1870Constitution of Illinois to give more leeway to the legislature in creating tax policy, while specifically forbidding the authorization of agraduatedincome tax, failed to meet either threshold for adoption.[5][10] In order for constitutional amendments to pass, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[11][12]
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