1966 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1966 Illinois elections Illinois 1915 presidential no 1964 Illinois elections 1964 1968 Illinois elections 1968 November 8, 1966 73.54% Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1966.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1966/1966%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 30 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Primaries were held on June 14, 1966. 3 Election information 1966 was a midterm election year in the United States. The overall results in Illinois are regarded to have been a wave election in favor of Republicans. The state treasurer contest was a key exception to this overall trend.Cohen Adam Taylor Elizabeth American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation 2001 Little, Brown 978-0-7595-2427-9 424 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=nGem2g467GAC en Turnout Turnout in the primary was 32.20%, with 1,791,494 ballots cast (1,060,189 Democratic and 731,305 Republican).OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220602085116/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF dead June 2, 2022 www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 10 April 2020 Turnout in the general election was 73.54%, with 3,928,478 ballots cast. Federal elections United States Senate 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois 1966 United States Senate elections Incumbent Senator Paul Douglas, a Democrat seeking a fourth term, was defeated by Republican Charles H. Percy. United States House 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1966 United States House of Representatives elections All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1966. Republicans flipped one seat, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans. State elections Treasurer 1966 Illinois State Treasurer election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1962 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1962 1970 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1970 November 8, 1966 x150px Treasurer Adlai Stevenson (3x4).jpg Adlai Stevenson III Democratic Party (United States) 1,889,595 50.53% Harris Rowe portrait 72nd Illinois General Assembly.jpg Harris Rowe Republican Party (United States) 1,849,940 49.47% 1966 Illinois state treasurer election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsStevenson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Rowe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Treasurer William J. Scott Republican Party (United States) Adlai Stevenson III Democratic Party (United States) 70.01% Incumbent Treasurer was William J. Scott, a Republican. Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was elected to succeed him in office. Democratic primary Treasurer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Adlai E. Stevenson III 782,650 100 782,650 100 Republican primary Treasurer Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Harris Rowe 552,553 100 552,553 100 General election Treasurer election Adlai Stevenson III Democratic Party (United States) 1,889,595 50.53 Republican Party (United States) Harris Rowe 1,849,940 49.47 Write-in Robert V. Sabonjian 124 0.00 Write-in Others 41 0.00 3,739,700 100 Superintendent of Public Instruction 1966 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election Illinois presidential no 1962 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1962 1970 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1970 November 7, 1966 x150px Ray Page circa 1967 (3x4).jpg Ray Page Republican Party (United States) 1,999,279 54.05% 3x4.svg Don M. Prince Democratic Party (United States) 1,699,367 45.95% 1966 Illinois superintendent of public instruction election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPage: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Prince: #7996e2 50–60% Superintendent Ray Page Republican Party (United States) Ray Page Republican Party (United States) 69.24% Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page, a Republican, won a second term. Democratic primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Don M. Prince 664,289 100 Write-in Others 3 0.0 664,289 100 Republican primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primaryIllinois Blue Book 1965-1966 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/16489 862 Illinois Secretary of State Republican Party (United States) Ray Page (incumbent) 445,691 74.71 Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Campbell 150,896 25.29 596,587 100 General election Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Ray Page (incumbent) 1,999,279 54.05 Don M. Prince Democratic Party (United States) 1,699,367 45.95 Others Write-in 5 0.00 3,698,651 100 State Senate Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1966. Republicans retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1966. Republicans flipped control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1966 Trustees of University of Illinois election presidential no 1964 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1964 1968 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1968 November 8, 1966 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. The election saw the election of new Republican members Donald R. Grimes, Ralph Crane Hahn, and James A. Weatherly. Third-term incumbent Democrats Kenney E. Williamson and Frances Best Watkins lost reelection. Incumbent third-term Republican Wayne A. Johnston Sr. was not renominated. Trustees of the University of Illinois electionTrustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf University of Illinois 1 April 2020 Republican Party (United States) Donald R. Grimes 1,983,311 18.35 Republican Party (United States) Ralph C. Hahn 1,960,089.5 18.13 Republican Party (United States) James A. Weatherly 1,922,462 17.78 Frances Best Watkins (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,678,404.5 15.53 Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,634,341 15.12 Richard O. Hart Democratic Party (United States) 1,632,172 15.10 10,810,780 100 Ballot measures Three ballot measures were put before voters in 1966. One was a legislatively referred state statute, and two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statutes required the support of a majority of those voting on the amendment. In order to be placed on the ballot, proposed legislatively referred constitutional amendments needed to be approved by two-thirds of each house of the Illinois General Assembly.Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2 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. County Officers' Re-Election Amendment The County Officers' Re-Election Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Section 8 of Article X of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage. County Officers' Re-Election Amendment Option Votes % of voteson referendum % of all ballotscast Yes 1,808,491 59.18 46.04 No 1,247,248 40.82 31.75 Total votes 3,055,739 100 77.78 Voter turnout 57.21% 300px|thumb|Amendment results by county Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% General Banking Law Amendment General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It modified the state's banking law.Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_General_Banking_Law_Amendment_(1966) Ballotpedia 29 March 2020 en To pass, it had required a majority of those voting on the article to approve it. General Banking Law Amendment Yes 1,564,746 65.84 No 811,981 34.16 2,376,727 100 44.49 300px|thumb|Amendment results by county Yes: #28497C 80–90% #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #DEDEBD 50–60% Revenue Amendment The Revenue Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, was put to a vote. It would have amended Sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, and 13 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution. It failed to meet either threshold for passage. Revenue Amendment Option Votes % of voteson referendum % of all ballotscast Yes 1,642,549 53.38 41.81 No 1,434,330 46.62 36.51 Total votes 3,076,879 100 78.32 Voter turnout 57.60% 300px|thumb|Amendment results by county Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Local elections Local elections were held. References Illinois