1964 Illinois gubernatorial election

none related races 1964 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1960 Illinois gubernatorial election 1960 November 3, 1964 1968 Illinois gubernatorial election 1968 File:Governor Otto Kerner Color Portrait (cropped).png 150x150px Otto Kerner Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,418,394 51.93% 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsKerner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Percy: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Otto Kerner Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Otto Kerner Jr. Democratic Party (United States) File:Charles Percy (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1967-1968) (cropped).png Charles H. Percy Republican Party (United States) 2,239,095 48.08% 84.15% 0.84 pp The 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 3, 1964.OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 3, 1964 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1963–1964 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 14, 1964 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1964/1964%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 1 July 2020 April 17, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260417004147/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2FArchived%2F1964%2F1964%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf dead The Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Otto Kerner Jr., won reelection against the Republican nominee, Charles H. Percy. Background The primaries and general election both coincided with those for federal offices (United States President and congress) and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1964 Illinois elections. In the primary election, turnout was 37.89% with 1,956,238 votes cast.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 In the general election, turnout was 84.15% with 4,657,500 votes cast. Democratic primary The Democratic primary was held on April 14, 1964. Incumbent governor Otto Kerner Jr. won without opposition. Candidates Otto Kerner Jr., incumbent Governor since 1961 Declined Sargent Shriver, director of the Peace Corps and former President of the Chicago Board of Education Sargent Shriver had considered a possible run, but opted against a campaign after President Lyndon B. Johnson asked him to remain in Washington to assist with Great Society programs.Stossel Scott Sarge: The life and times of Sargent Shriver 2004 Smithsonian Books Washington, D.C. 978-1-58834-127-3 Scott Stossel https://archive.org/details/sargelifetimesof00stos Results 1964 Democratic gubernatorial primary, IllinoisIllinois Blue Book 1963-1964 Illinois Secretary of State 901 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/pageflip/collection/bb/id/15579/type/compoundobject/show/14563/cpdtype/monograph/pftype/image 28 March 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Democratic Party (United States) Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent) 917,455 99.98 161 0.02 917,294 99.96 917,616 100 Republican primary The Republican primary was also held on April 14. Business executiveCARPENTIER QUITS RACE IN ILLINOIS; G.O.P. Leader in Governor's Contest Has Heart Attack (Published 1964) https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/22/archives/carpentier-quits-race-in-illinois-gop-leader-in-governors-contest.html The New York Times 15 December 2020 22 January 1964 Charles Percy won the nomination against Illinois state treasurer William Scott, and a field of minor candidates. Candidates Charles H. Percy, president of Bell & Howell and former advisor to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller Barnept J. "Barney" Neidle William J. Scott, Treasurer of Illinois since 1963 Alfred A. Skallish Withdrew Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State Hayes Robertson, chair of the Cook County Republican Party and candidate for governor in 1960 (endorsed Scott) Campaign Illinois secretary of state Charles F. Carpentier was originally running, but dropped-out in January after suffering a heart attack. Also originally running was Cook County Republican Party chairman Hayes Robertson, who had unsuccessfully challenged William Stratton in the 1960 Republican gubernatorial primary. Robertson also withdrew in January, throwing his support behind Scott.Governor Race, Election Bill Stir Illinois Politics https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1016&context=de_January1964 The Daily Egyptian Associated Press 24 January 1964 Results 1964 Republican gubernatorial primary, Illinois Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Percy 626,111 60.28 Republican Party (United States) William J. Scott 388,903 37.44 Republican Party (United States) Lar "America First" Daly 9,228 0.89 Republican Party (United States) Barnept J. "Barney" Neidle 6,508 0.63 Republican Party (United States) Alfred A. Skallish 7,661 0.74 211 0.02 237,208 22.84 1,038,622 100 General election 1964 gubernatorial election, Illinois Democratic Party (United States) Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent) 2,418,394 51.92 -3.58 Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Percy 2,239,095 48.08 +3.78 11 0.00 N/A 179,095 3.85 -7.37 4,657,500 84.15Democratic Party (United States) References Illinois Category:Illinois gubernatorial elections gubernatorial