1960 Illinois elections Turnout 88.11%
Elections were held in Illinois [ 1]
Primaries were held on April 12.[ 1] [ 2]
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 Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson .
United States Senate [ edit ] Democratic Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
United States House [ edit ] 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.
1960 Illinois gubernatorial election Turnout 84.99%[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Governor William Stratton , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Otto Kerner Jr.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] 1960 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Turnout 83.10%[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor John William Chapman , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Samuel H. Shapiro .
1960 Illinois Attorney General election Turnout 82.80%[ 3] [ 4]
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.
1960 Illinois Secretary of State election Turnout 84.26%[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier , a Republican, was reelected to a third term.
Auditor of Public Accounts [ edit ] 1960 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election Turnout 82.79%[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Elbert S. Smith , a Republican seeking a second term, lost to Democrat Michael Howlett .
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1960. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives [ edit ] Seats in the Illinois 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 of University 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]
1960 Illinois judicial elections
Judicial elections were held in 1960.
First Supreme Court Judicial District [ edit ] Second Supreme Court Judicial District [ edit ] 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 them bond 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 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%
Local elections were held.
^ a b c d "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 July 4, 2020 .[permanent dead link ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960 . Retrieved March 31, 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h i "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF) . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .[permanent dead link ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962 . Retrieved March 31, 2020 .^ a b c d e "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF) . University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .^ a b "Illinois Bond Issue for Education (1960)" . Ballotpedia .^ a b "Illinois Bond Issue for Mental Health (1960)" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
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