1960 Illinois elections Turnout 88.11%
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Elections were held inIllinois [ 1]
Primaries were held on April 12.[ 1] [ 2]
Election information [ edit ] In the primaries, turnout was 40.92%, with 2,082,667 ballots cast (1,171,488 Democratic and 911,179 Republican).[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
In the general election, turnout was 88.11%, with 4,845,319 ballots cast.[ 1] [ 3]
United States President [ edit ] Illinois voted for the Democraticticket ofJohn F. Kennedy andLyndon B. Johnson .
United States Senate [ edit ] Democratic SenatorPaul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
United States House [ edit ] All 25 Illinois seats in theUnited 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.
1960 Illinois gubernatorial election Turnout 84.99%[ 3] [ 4] County resultsKerner : 50–60% 60–70%Stratton : 50–60% 60–70%
IncumbentGovernor William Stratton , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to DemocratOtto Kerner Jr.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] 1960 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Turnout 83.10%[ 3] [ 4] County resultsShapiro: 50–60% 60–70%Chapman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
IncumbentLieutenant Governor John William Chapman , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to DemocratSamuel H. Shapiro .
1960 Illinois Attorney General election Turnout 82.80%[ 3] [ 4] County resultsClark: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Guild: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
IncumbentAttorney General William L. Guild (a Republican appointed in 1960 after the death in office ofGrenville Beardsley ) lost to DemocratWilliam G. Clark .
Originally, before his death,Grenville Beardsley (himself a Republican that had been appointed in 1959 afterLatham Castle resigned to assume a judgeship) had been seeking reelection, having won the Republican primary.
1960 Illinois Secretary of State election Turnout 84.26%[ 3] [ 4] County resultsCarpentier: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McLaughlin: 50–60%
IncumbentSecretary of State Charles F. Carpentier , a Republican, was reelected to a third term.
Secretary of State Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James R. McLaughlin 810,749 100 Total votes 810,749 100
Auditor of Public Accounts [ edit ] 1960 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election Turnout 82.79%[ 3] [ 4] County resultsHowlett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Smith: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
IncumbentAuditor of Public Accounts Elbert S. Smith , a Republican seeking a second term, lost to DemocratMichael Howlett .
Seats of theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1960. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives [ edit ] Seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1960. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois [ edit ] 1960 Trustees of University of Illinois election
An election was held for three seats as Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois .[ 4] [ 4]
Democratic incumbent Kenney E. Williamson, first appointed in 1940, won reelection to a third full (fourth overall) term.[ 5] [ 5] [ 4] [ 5]
Incumbent Democrat George Herrick was not nominated for reelection.[ 5]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[ 4] [ 5] Party Candidate Votes % 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
1960 Illinois judicial elections
Judicial elections were held in 1960.
First Supreme Court Judicial District [ edit ] First Supreme Court Judicial District[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % 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 [ edit ] Second Supreme Court Judicial District[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Harry B. Hershey (incumbent)3,345 94.49 Others Others 195 5.51 Total votes 3,540 100
Third Supreme Court Judicial District [ edit ] On April 12, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.[ 2]
Two ballot measures, both of thembond issues, were put before Illinois voters in 1960.
Bond measures needed an affirmative vote equal to majority of the votes cast for whichever chamber of the Illinois General Assembly had the highest cumulative vote count.[ 4] [ 4]
Bond Issue for Education [ edit ] Voters approved the Bond Issue for Education, which issued bonds to support improvements in education.[ 6]
Bond Issue for Education[ 3] [ 4] [ 6] Option Votes % of highest legislative vote Yes 2,633,869 58.21 No 1,266,490 27.98 Total votes 3,900,359 86.19 Voter turnout 70.92%
Bond results by county
Bond Issue for Mental Health [ edit ] 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] Option Votes % of highest legislative vote Yes 2,967,527 65.58 No 973,075 21.50 Total votes 3,940,602 87.08 Voter turnout 71.65%
Bond results by county 80–90%
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Local elections were held.
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