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| Turnout | 74.67% | |||
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Elections were held inIllinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1962.[1]
Primaries were held April 10, 1962.[1][2]
1962 was amidterm election year in the United States.
In the primary election, turnout was 38.76% with 2,109,975 ballots cast (1,171,443 Democratic and 938,532 Republican).[1][2][3]
In the general election, turnout was 74.67% with 3,812,120 ballots cast.[1][3][4]
Incumbent RepublicanEverett M. Dirksen won reelection to a third term
Illinois hadredistricted. It had lost one congressional seat as a result of reapportionment following the1960 United States census. The remaining 24 Illinois seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 1962.
Before the election, Illinois had 14 Democratic seats and 11 Republican seats. In 1962, 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans were elected in Illinois.
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| Turnout | 70.67%[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lorenz: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentTreasurerFrancis S. Lorenz, a Democrat appointed in 1961, lost reelection to RepublicanWilliam J. Scott.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Francis S. Lorenz (incumbent) | 836,185 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 836,186 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William J. Scott | 335,095 | 42.30 | |
| Republican | Walter J. Reum | 302,718 | 38.21 | |
| Republican | Maurice W. Coburn | 154,449 | 19.50 | |
| Total votes | 792,262 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William J. Scott | 1,831,925 | 50.77 | |
| Democratic | Francis S. Lorenz (incumbent) | 1,776,090 | 49.23 | |
| Total votes | 3,608,015 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 70.25%[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Page: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wilkins: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentSuperintendent of Public InstructionGeorge T. Wilkins, a Democrat seeking a second term, was defeated by RepublicanRay Page.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | George T. Wilkins (incumbent) | 722,759 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 722,761 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ray Page | 466,195 | 61.12 | |
| Republican | Louis Bottino | 296,594 | 38.88 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 762,792 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ray Page | 1,812,671 | 50.54 | |
| Democratic | George T. Wilkins (incumbent) | 1,773,758 | 49.46 | |
| Total votes | 3,586,429 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 69.84%[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Searcy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Alexander: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Clerk of theSupreme CourtFae Searcy, a Republican, won reelection to a second full term.
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][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James P. Alexander | 811,361 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 811,361 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Fae Searcy (incumbent) | 709,069 | ||
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 709,072 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Fae Searcy (incumbent) | 1,824,126 | 51.17 | |
| Democratic | James P. Alexander | 1,741,010 | 48.83 | |
| Total votes | 3,565,136 | 100 | ||
Seats in theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
Seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois.
The election saw the reelection of incumbent second-term RepublicanWayne A. Johnston, first-term Republican Earl M. Hughes, and fellow Republican Timothy W. Swain (who had been appointed in 1955, and elected to his first full term in 1956).[5][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Wayne A. Johnston (incumbent) | 1,842,328 | 17.38 | |
| Republican | Earl W. Hughes (incumbent) | 1,833,387 | 17.30 | |
| Republican | Timothy W. Swain (incumbent) | 1,824,359 | 17.21 | |
| Democratic | Richard J. Nelson | 1,705,884 | 16.09 | |
| Democratic | John T. Coburn | 1,699,054 | 16.03 | |
| Democratic | Ivan A. Elliott Jr. | 1,694,194 | 15.98 | |
| Write-in | Audrey Peak | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 10,599,223 | 100 | ||
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Special judicial elections were held April 10 to fill vacancies. Additionally, theSuperior Court of Cook County held elections on November 6.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert C. Underwood | 117,600 | 57.94 | |
| Democratic | Robert Zachariah Hickman | 79,011 | 38.93 | |
| Others | Others | 6,363 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 202,975 | 100 | ||
Elections were held to fill seven vacancies on theSuperior Court of Cook County. Democratic nominees defeated their Republican opponents in all seven elections.[4] The Superior Court of Cook County also held regularly scheduled elections on November 6.[1]
Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1962. One was alegislatively referred state statute and one was alegislatively referred constitutional amendment.[1]
In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute.[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 theIllinois General Assembly.[6] 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]
The General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It made modified the state's banking law.[7]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Yes | 1,321,405 | 60.16 | |
| No | 875,212 | 39.84 | |
| Total votes | 2,196,617 | 100 | |
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 43.03% | |
Voters approved the Judicial Amendment, which amended Article VI of the 1870Constitution of Illinois.[4]
In order for constitutional amendments to be passed by voters, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[8][9]
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on measure | % of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 2,166,917 | 65.90 | 56.84 |
| No | 1,121,237 | 34.10 | 29.41 |
| Total votes | 3,288,154 | 100 | 86.26 |
| Voter turnout | 64.41% | ||
Local elections were held.
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