1958 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1958 Illinois elections Illinois 1915 presidential no 1956 Illinois elections 1956 1960 Illinois elections 1960 November 4, 1958 67.72% Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1958.OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1958 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1957, 1958 SPECIAL ELECTION, 1957 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 8, 1958 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1958/PE%20and%20GE%201958.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 4 July 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Primaries were held April 8, 1958. 3 Election information 1958 was a midterm election year in the United States. Turnout In the primary election, 1,594,388 ballots were cast (831,502 Democratic and 762,886 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 67.72% with 3,427,278 ballots cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1982/1982%20GE.PDF www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 4 July 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Federal elections United States House 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1958 United States House of Representatives elections All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1958. Democrats flipped three Republican-held seats, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 14 Democrats and 11 Republicans. State elections Treasurer 1958 Illinois State Treasurer election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1956 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1956 1962 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1962 November 4, 1958 x150px Joseph D Lohman 1959 (3x4).jpg Joseph D. Lohman Democratic Party (United States) 1,688,809 52.16% Warren E Wright 1956 (3x4).jpg Warren Wright Republican Party (United States) 1,548,902 47.84% 1958 Illinois state treasurer election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLohman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Wright: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Treasurer Francis S. Lorenz Democratic Party (United States) Joseph D. Lohman Democratic Party (United States) 63.98% Incumbent Treasurer, Republican Elmer J. Hoffman, did not seek reelection, instead running successfully for Illinois's 14th congressional district. Democrat Joseph D. Lohman was elected to succeed him, defeating former two-term Illinois Treasurer, Republican Warren Wright. Democratic primary Treasurer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Joseph D. Lohman 650,222 100 Write-in Others 4 0.00 650,226 100 Republican primary Former treasurer Warren Wright won the Republican primary, defeating State Representative Louis E. Beckman Jr. Treasurer Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Warren E. Wright 373,876 56.58 Republican Party (United States) Louis E. Beckman 286,893 43.42 Write-in Others 3 0.00 660,772 100 General election Treasurer election Joseph D. Lohman Democratic Party (United States) 1,688,809 52.16 Republican Party (United States) Warren E. Wright 1,548,902 47.84 3,237,711 100 Superintendent of Public Instruction 1958 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election Illinois presidential no 1954 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1954 1962 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1962 November 4, 1958 x150px George T. Wilkins 11889 (3x4).jpg George T. Wilkins Democratic Party (United States) 1,685,877 53.30% 3x4.svg Gerald W. Smith Republican Party (United States) 1,477,332 46.70% 1958 Illinois superintendent of public instruction election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsWilkins: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Smith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Superintendent Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) George T. Wilkins Democratic Party (United States) 70.87% Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Vernon L. Nickell, a fourth-term Republican, did not seek reelection. Democrat George T. Wilkins was elected to succeed him. Democratic primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) George T. Wilkins 615,058 100 Write-in Others 1 0.00 615,059 100 Republican primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Gerald W. Smith 483,027 78.94 Republican Party (United States) Lar "America First" Daly 128,861 21.06 Write-in Others 6 0.00 611,894 100 General election Superintendent of Public Instruction election Democratic Party (United States) George T. Wilkins 1,685,877 53.30 Gerald W. Smith Republican Party (United States) 1,477,332 46.70 3,163,209 100 State Senate Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1958. Republicans retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1958. Democrats flipped control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1958 Trustees of University of Illinois election presidential no 1956 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1956 1960 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1960 November 4, 1958 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. The election saw the reelection of one-term member former member Harold Pogue and the election of new Democratic members Howard W. Clement, Richard A. Harewood. The election saw third-term incumbent Republican Park Livingston, second term Republican incumbent Doris Simpson Holt and first-term incumbent Republican Cushman B. Bissell lose reelection. 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 Democratic Party (United States) Harold Pogue 1,718,370 18.32 Democratic Party (United States) Howard W. Clement 1,671,895 17.82 Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Harewood 1,653,654 17.63 Park Livingston (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,487,954.5 15.86 Cushman B. Bissell (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,448,903 15.45 Doris Simpson Holt (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,400,456.5 14.93 9,381,233 100 Judicial elections Lower courts On June 8, 1958, the Superior Court of Cook County held three regular elections and two special elections. On September 2, 1958, a special election was held for a vacant seat on the 12th Judicial Circuit. Ballot measures Three ballot measures were put before voters in 1958. One was a legislatively referred state statutes and two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.1958 ballot measures https://ballotpedia.org/1958_ballot_measures#Illinois Ballotpedia 25 January 2022 en In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute. 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 which would amend Article VI of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois, failed to meet either threshold for approval. The amendment would have permitted county sheriffs and treasurers to be elected to successive terms.Illinois County Officers Re-election (1958) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_County_Officers_Re-election_(1958) Ballotpedia 25 January 2022 en 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. County Officers Re-election Amendment Option Votes % of votes on measure % of all ballotscast Yes 1,420,011 56.36 41.43 No 1,099,475 43.64 32.08 Total votes 2,519,486 100 73.51 Voter turnout 49.79% 170px|thumb|Amendment 1 results by county Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #8B8B54 70–80% #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Illinois General Banking Law Amendment Illinois General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It made modified the state's banking law.Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1958) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_General_Banking_Law_Amendment_(1958) Ballotpedia 25 January 2022 en Illinois General Banking Law Amendment Yes 755,622 65.83 No 392,260 34.17 1,147,882 100 22.68 170px|thumb|Amendment 1 results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Judicial Amendment The Judicial Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would amend Article VI of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois, failed to meet either threshold for approval. Changes the amendment would have made included giving broad powers to the Supreme Court of Illinois and creating an appellate court.Illinois Judicial Amendment (1958) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Judicial_Amendment_(1958) Ballotpedia 25 January 2022 en 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.1870 Illinois Constitution Article XIVIllinois Re-election of County Officers Amendment (1952) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Re-election_of_County_Officers_Amendment_(1952) Ballotpedia 1 April 2020 en Judicial Amendment Option Votes % of votes on measure % of all ballotscast Yes 1,589,655 64.02 46.38 No 893,503 35.98 26.07 Total votes 2,483,158 100 72.45 Voter turnout 49.07% 170px|thumb|Amendment 1 results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #8B8B54 70–80% #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Local elections Local elections were held. 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