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| Turnout | 86.67% | |||
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Elections were held inIllinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1964.[1]
Primaries were held on April 14, 1964.[1]
In the primary, turnout was 41.74% with 2,154,941 ballots cast (1,062,320 Democrat and 1,092,621 Republican).[1][2]
In the general election, turnout was 86.67% with 4,796,641 ballots cast.[1][2]
Illinois voted for the Democraticticket ofLyndon B. Johnson andHubert Humphrey.[1]
All 24 Illinois seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 1964.
Democrats flipped one seat, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 13 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
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| Turnout | 84.15%[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County Results Kerner: 50–60% 60–70% Percy: 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentGovernorOtto Kerner Jr., a Democrat, won reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent) | 2,418,394 | 51.93 | |
| Republican | Charles H. Percy | 2,239,095 | 48.08 | |
| Write-in | Others | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,657,500 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 82.13%[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Shapiro: 50–60% 60–70% Altorfer: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbentlieutenant governorSamuel H. Shapiro, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent) | 850,941 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 7 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 850,948 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Henry Altorfer | 308,498 | 33.28 | |
| Republican | Warren L. Wood | 200,502 | 21.63 | |
| Republican | John A. Graham | 126,543 | 13.65 | |
| Republican | Edward J. Pree | 118,305 | 12.76 | |
| Republican | Howard J. Doyle | 79,928 | 8.62 | |
| Republican | Alan A. Walters | 49,048 | 5.29 | |
| Republican | Marvin R. Dee | 44,197 | 4.77 | |
| Write-in | Others | 36 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 927,057 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent) | 2,462,823 | 54.18 | |
| Republican | John Henry Altorfer | 2,082,624 | 45.82 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,545,450 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 82.06%[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Clark: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sandquist: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbentattorney generalWilliam G. Clark, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William G. Clark (incumbent) | 849,600 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 8 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 849,608 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Elroy C. Sandquist | 271,991 | 29.99 | |
| Republican | Jack I. Sperling | 253,362 | 27.94 | |
| Republican | Robert R. Canfield | 213,683 | 23.56 | |
| Republican | William D. Stiehl | 127,732 | 14.08 | |
| Republican | William F. Lavelle | 40,152 | 4.43 | |
| Write-in | Others | 8 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 906,928 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William G. Clark (incumbent) | 2,530,971 | 55.73 | |
| Republican | Elroy C. Sandquist | 2,010,553 | 44.47 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,541,525 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 82.14%[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Powell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hoffman: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbentSecretary of State wasWilliam H. Chamberlain, a Democrat appointed in 1964. He did not seek reelection. DemocratPaul Powell was elected to succeed him in office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul T. Powell | 860,902 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 28 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 860,930 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 414,214 | 44.01 | |
| Republican | John P. Meyer | 230,159 | 24.45 | |
| Republican | Terrel E. Clarke | 146,014 | 15.51 | |
| Republican | Walter J. Haas | 56,640 | 6.02 | |
| Republican | Harley D. Jones | 55,724 | 5.92 | |
| Republican | Walter E. Pacanowski | 38,487 | 4.09 | |
| Write-in | Others | 36 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 941,274 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul T. Powell | 2,517,226 | 55.37 | |
| Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 2,028,670 | 44.63 | |
| Write-in | Others | 16 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,545,912 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 81.88%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Howlett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kirby: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentAuditor of Public AccountsMichael Howlett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger John Kirby.
Howlett won the Democratic primary unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael J. Howlett (incumbent) | 843,204 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 5 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 843,209 | 100 | ||
John Kirby won the Republican primary.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Kirby | 245,015 | 27.33 | |
| Republican | John William Chapman | 190,271 | 21.22 | |
| Republican | Gordon E. Kerr | 129,363 | 14.43 | |
| Republican | Walter E. McCarron | 94,548 | 10.55 | |
| Republican | Maurice W Coburn | 80,877 | 9.02 | |
| Republican | James P. Hennessy | 74,322 | 8.29 | |
| Republican | Sherwin Willens | 64,528 | 7.20 | |
| Republican | Louis "Lou" Haenle | 17,568 | 1.96 | |
| Write-in | Others | 30 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 896,522 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael J. Howlett (incumbent) | 2,513,831 | 55.47 | |
| Republican | John Kirby | 2,017,951 | 44.53 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,531,783 | 100 | ||
Seats of theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1964. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
All 177 seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1964. Due to the state's failure to redistrict, the election was heldat-large, with all candidates listed on one ballot that contained 236 names and spread 33 inches long.[6] Both the Democrats and the Republicans nominated 118 candidates.[7] Voters could vote for up to 177 candidates, and a straight-ticket option was also available.[6]
Every Democratic candidate won, flipping the chamber and giving Democrats a super-majority in the state House. Democrats won a total of 118 seats to Republican's 59 seats.[7]
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois.
The election saw the reelection of first term Democratic incumbent Howard Clement, second-term Democratic incumbentHarold Pogue, as well as fellow Democratic incumbentTheodore A. Jones (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1963).[1][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Howard W. Clement (incumbent) | 2,514,840 | 18.60 | |
| Democratic | Theodore A. Jones (incumbent) | 2,484,508 | 18.38 | |
| Democratic | Harold A. Pogue (incumbent) | 2,440,845 | 18.05 | |
| Republican | Park Livingston | 2,075,034 | 15.35 | |
| Republican | C. Ernest Lovejoy | 2,013,525 | 14.89 | |
| Republican | James A. Weatherly | 1,992,575 | 14.76 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 13,521,329 | 100 | ||
Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1966, both of themlegislatively referred constitutional amendments.
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.[9] 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 Annual Legislative Sessions Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage.[1]
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum | % of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 2,290,263 | 63.10 | 47.75 |
| No | 1,339,540 | 36.90 | 27.93 |
| Total votes | 3,629,803 | 100 | 75.67 |
| Voter turnout | 65.58% | ||
The Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Section 35 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage.[1]
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum | % of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 1,808,491 | 50.62 | 37.70 |
| No | 1,275,871 | 35.71 | 26.60 |
| Total votes | 3,572,966 | 100 | 74.49 |
| Voter turnout | 64.56% | ||
Local elections were held.
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