Maurice W. Coburn, 1962Illinois Treasurer candidate, former administrative assistant to the Governor of Illinois (1956–1960), chairman of the Illinois Veterans League, 44th Ward Precinct Captain, former President of the Young Conservative Club, lawyer[4]
All 177 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1964. Due to the state's failure to redistrict, the election was held at-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]
The election saw the reelection of first term Democratic incumbent Howard Clement, second-term Democratic incumbent Harold Pogue, as well as fellow Democratic incumbent Theodore A. Jones (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1963).[1][8]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][8]
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.[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]
Annual Legislative Sessions Amendmentedit
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]
Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendmentedit
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]
Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendment[1][2]
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 electionsedit
Local elections were held.
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaab"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" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2020.[permanent dead link]
^ abcdefgh"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]
^ abcdefghIllinois Blue Book 1963-1964. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 901–902. Retrieved March 28, 2020.[permanent dead link]
^"Maurice W. Coburn". Belvidere Daily Republican. April 13, 1964.
^"WALTER MCCARRON, 85, FORMER COUNTY CORONER". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. September 27, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ abWehrwein, Austin (October 29, 1964). "BALLOT IN ILLINOIS BIG AS BATH TOWEL". New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ abHardy, Rick Pearson and Thomas (December 17, 1991). "RULING REKINDLES VISIONS OF '64 'BEDSHEET' BALLOT". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ ab"Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2
October 31, 2023
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday November 3 1964 1 1964 Illinois elections 1962 November 3 1964 1966 Turnout86 67 Primaries were held on April 14 1964 1 Contents 1 Election information 1 1 Turnout 2 Federal elections 2 1 United States President 2 2 United States House 3 State elections 3 1 Governor 3 2 Lieutenant governor 3 2 1 Democratic primary 3 2 2 Republican primary 3 2 3 General election 3 3 Attorney general 3 3 1 Democratic primary 3 3 2 Republican primary 3 3 3 General election 3 4 Secretary of State 3 4 1 Democratic primary 3 4 2 Republican primary 3 4 3 General election 3 5 Auditor of Public Accounts 3 5 1 Democratic primary 3 5 2 Republican primary 3 5 3 General election 3 6 State Senate 3 7 State House of Representatives 3 8 Trustees of University of Illinois 3 9 Ballot measures 3 9 1 Annual Legislative Sessions Amendment 3 9 2 Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendment 4 Local elections 5 ReferencesElection information editTurnout edit 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 Federal elections editUnited States President edit Main article 1964 United States presidential election in Illinois See also 1964 United States presidential election Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B Johnson and Hubert Humphrey 1 United States House edit Main article 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois See also 1964 United States House of Representatives elections All 24 Illinois seats in the United 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 State elections editGovernor edit Main article 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election nbsp 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Turnout84 15 1 2 nbsp nbsp Nominee Otto Kerner Jr Charles H PercyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 418 394 2 239 095Percentage 51 93 48 08 nbsp County ResultsKerner 50 60 60 70 Percy 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionOtto Kerner Jr Democratic Elected Governor Otto Kerner Jr DemocraticIncumbent Governor Otto Kerner Jr a Democrat won reelection Gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Otto Kerner Jr incumbent 2 418 394 51 93Republican Charles H Percy 2 239 095 48 08Write in Others 11 0 00Total votes 4 657 500 100 Lieutenant governor edit 1964 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election nbsp 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Turnout82 13 1 2 nbsp nbsp Nominee Samuel H Shapiro John AltorferParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 462 823 2 082 624Percentage 54 18 45 82 Lieutenant Governor before electionSamuel H ShapiroDemocratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Samuel H ShapiroDemocraticIncumbent lieutenant governor Samuel H Shapiro a Democrat won reelection to a second term Democratic primary edit Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Samuel H Shapiro incumbent 850 941 100Write in Others 7 0 00Total votes 850 948 100Republican primary edit Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Henry Altorfer 308 498 33 28Republican Warren L Wood 200 502 21 63Republican John A Graham 126 543 13 65Republican Edward J Pree 118 305 12 76Republican Howard J Doyle 79 928 8 62Republican Alan A Walters 49 048 5 29Republican Marvin R Dee 44 197 4 77Write in Others 36 0 00Total votes 927 057 100General election edit Lieutenant gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Samuel H Shapiro incumbent 2 462 823 54 18Republican John Henry Altorfer 2 082 624 45 82Write in Others 3 0 00Total votes 4 545 450 100 Attorney general edit 1964 Illinois Attorney General election nbsp 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Turnout82 06 1 2 Nominee William G Clark Elroy C SandquistParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 530 971 2 010 553Percentage 55 73 44 47 Attorney General before electionWilliam G ClarkDemocratic Elected Attorney General William G ClarkDemocraticIncumbent attorney general William G Clark a Democrat was reelected to a second term Democratic primary edit Attorney General Democratic primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William G Clark incumbent 849 600 100Write in Others 8 0 00Total votes 849 608 100Republican primary edit Attorney General Republican primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Elroy C Sandquist 271 991 29 99Republican Jack I Sperling 253 362 27 94Republican Robert R Canfield 213 683 23 56Republican William D Stiehl 127 732 14 08Republican William F Lavelle 40 152 4 43Write in Others 8 0 00Total votes 906 928 100General election edit Attorney General election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William G Clark incumbent 2 530 971 55 73Republican Elroy C Sandquist 2 010 553 44 47Write in Others 1 0 00Total votes 4 541 525 100 Secretary of State edit 1964 Illinois Secretary of State election nbsp 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Turnout82 14 1 2 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Powell Elmer J HoffmanParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 517 226 2 028 670Percentage 55 37 44 63 Secretary of State before electionWilliam H ChamberlainDemocratic Elected Secretary of State Paul PowellDemocraticThe incumbent Secretary of State was William H Chamberlain a Democrat appointed in 1964 He did not seek reelection Democrat Paul Powell was elected to succeed him in office Democratic primary edit Secretary of State Democratic primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul T Powell 860 902 100Write in Others 28 0 00Total votes 860 930 100Republican primary edit Secretary of State Republican primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Elmer J Hoffman 414 214 44 01Republican John P Meyer 230 159 24 45Republican Terrel E Clarke 146 014 15 51Republican Walter J Haas 56 640 6 02Republican Harley D Jones 55 724 5 92Republican Walter E Pacanowski 38 487 4 09Write in Others 36 0 00Total votes 941 274 100General election edit Secretary of State election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul T Powell 2 517 226 55 37Republican Elmer J Hoffman 2 028 670 44 63Write in Others 16 0 00Total votes 4 545 912 100 Auditor of Public Accounts edit 1964 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election nbsp 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Turnout81 88 1 nbsp nbsp Nominee Michael Howlett John KirbyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 513 831 2 017 951Percentage 55 47 44 53Auditor of Public Accounts before electionMichael HowlettDemocratic Elected Auditor of Public Accounts Michael HowlettDemocraticIncumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Michael Howlett a Democrat was reelected to a second term defeating Republican challenger John Kirby Democratic primary edit Howlett won the Democratic primary unopposed Auditor of Public Accounts Democratic primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael J Howlett incumbent 843 204 100Write in Others 5 0 00Total votes 843 209 100Republican primary edit John Kirby won the Republican primary CandidatesJohn William Chapman former Lieutenant Governor Maurice W Coburn 1962 Illinois Treasurer candidate former administrative assistant to the Governor of Illinois 1956 1960 chairman of the Illinois Veterans League 44th Ward Precinct Captain former President of the Young Conservative Club lawyer 4 Louis Lou Haenle James P Hennessy Gordon E Kerr Illinois State Senator John Kirby Walter E McCarron Cook County Coroner 5 Sherwin Willens businessmanResultsAuditor of Public Accounts Republican primary 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Kirby 245 015 27 33Republican John William Chapman 190 271 21 22Republican Gordon E Kerr 129 363 14 43Republican Walter E McCarron 94 548 10 55Republican Maurice W Coburn 80 877 9 02Republican James P Hennessy 74 322 8 29Republican Sherwin Willens 64 528 7 20Republican Louis Lou Haenle 17 568 1 96Write in Others 30 0 00Total votes 896 522 100General election edit Auditor of Public Accounts election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael J Howlett incumbent 2 513 831 55 47Republican John Kirby 2 017 951 44 53Write in Others 1 0 00Total votes 4 531 783 100 State Senate edit Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1964 Republicans retained control of the chamber State House of Representatives edit Main article 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election All 177 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1964 Due to the state s failure to redistrict the election was held at 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 Trustees of University of Illinois edit 1964 Trustees of University of Illinois election 1962 November 3 1964 1966 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois The election saw the reelection of first term Democratic incumbent Howard Clement second term Democratic incumbent Harold Pogue as well as fellow Democratic incumbent Theodore A Jones who had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1963 1 8 Trustees of the University of Illinois election 1 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Howard W Clement incumbent 2 514 840 18 60Democratic Theodore A Jones incumbent 2 484 508 18 38Democratic Harold A Pogue incumbent 2 440 845 18 05Republican Park Livingston 2 075 034 15 35Republican C Ernest Lovejoy 2 013 525 14 89Republican James A Weatherly 1 992 575 14 76Write in Others 2 0 00Total votes 13 521 329 100Ballot measures edit Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1966 both of them legislatively 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 the Illinois 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 Annual Legislative Sessions Amendment edit 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 Annual Legislative Sessions Amendment 1 2 Option Votes of voteson referendum of all ballotscastYes 2 290 263 63 10 47 75No 1 339 540 36 90 27 93Total votes 3 629 803 100 75 67Voter turnout 65 58 Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendment edit 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 Continuity of Governmental Operations in Periods of Emergency Amendment 1 2 Option Votes of voteson referendum of all ballotscastYes 1 808 491 50 62 37 70No 1 275 871 35 71 26 60Total votes 3 572 966 100 74 49Voter turnout 64 56 Local elections editLocal elections were held References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab 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 PDF Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved July 1 2020 permanent dead link a b c d e f g h 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 Illinois Blue Book 1963 1964 Illinois Secretary of State pp 901 902 Retrieved March 28 2020 permanent dead link Maurice W Coburn Belvidere Daily Republican April 13 1964 WALTER MCCARRON 85 FORMER COUNTY CORONER chicagotribune com Chicago Tribune September 27 1985 Retrieved July 2 2020 a b Wehrwein Austin October 29 1964 BALLOT IN ILLINOIS BIG AS BATH TOWEL New York Times Retrieved March 8 2021 a b Hardy Rick Pearson and Thomas December 17 1991 RULING REKINDLES VISIONS OF 64 BEDSHEET BALLOT chicagotribune com Retrieved March 8 2021 a b Trustees University of Illinois Board of Trustees PDF University of Illinois Retrieved April 1 2020 Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1964 Illinois elections amp oldid 1176638054 Attorney general, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
