1966 Illinois elections

1966 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Turnout	69.24%
Superintendent before election; ; Republican	Elected Superintendent ; ; Republican

1966 Illinois State Treasurer election
Turnout	70.01%
Treasurer before election; William J. Scott; Republican	Elected Treasurer ; Adlai Stevenson III; Democratic

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1966.^[1]

Primaries were held on June 14, 1966.^[1]

Election information[]

1966 was a midterm election year in the United States.

Turnout[]

Turnout in the primary was 32.20%, with 1,791,494 ballots cast (1,060,189 Democratic and 731,305 Republican).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Turnout in the general election was 73.54%, with 3,928,478 ballots cast.^[1]^[3]

Federal elections[]

United States Senate[]

Incumbent Senator Paul Douglas, a Democrat seeking a fourth term, was defeated by Republican Charles H. Percy.

United States House[]

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[]

Incumbent Treasurer was William J. Scott, a Republican. Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary[]

Treasurer Democratic primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adlai E. Stevenson III	782,650	100
Total votes			782,650	100

Republican primary[]

Treasurer Republican primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harris Rowe	552,553	100
Total votes			552,553	100

General election[]

Treasurer election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson III	1,889,595	50.53
	Republican	Harris Rowe	1,849,940	49.47
	Write-in	Robert V. Sabonjian	124	0.00
	Write-in	Others	41	0.00
Total votes			3,739,700	100

Superintendent of Public Instruction[]

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction , a Republican, won a second term.

Democratic primary[]

Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don M. Prince	664,289	100
	Write-in	Others	3	0.0
Total votes			664,289	100

Republican primary[]

Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	(incumbent)	445,691	74.71
	Republican	Robert A. Campbell	150,896	25.29
Total votes			596,587	100

General election[]

Superintendent of Public Instruction election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	(incumbent)	1,999,279	54.05
	Democratic	Don M. Prince	1,699,367	45.95
	Write-in	Others	5	0.00
Total votes			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

← 1964

November 8, 1966

1968 →

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.^[1]^[4]

Third-term incumbent Democrats Kenney E. Williamson and Frances Best Watkins lost reelection.^[1]^[4] Incumbent third-term Republican Wayne A. Johnston Sr. was not renominated.^[1]^[4]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election^[1]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald R. Grimes	1,983,311	18.35
	Republican	Ralph C. Hahn	1,960,089.5	18.13
	Republican	James A. Weatherly	1,922,462	17.78
	Democratic	Frances Best Watkins (incumbent)	1,678,404.5	15.53
	Democratic	Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent)	1,634,341	15.12
	Democratic	Richard O. Hart	1,632,172	15.10
Total votes			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.^[1] 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.^[5] 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]

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.^[1]

County Officers' Re-Election Amendment^[1]^[3]
Option	Votes	% of votes on referendum	% of all ballots cast
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%

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.^[6] To pass, it had required a majority of those voting on the article to approve it.^[1]

General Banking Law Amendment^[1]^[3]^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,564,746	65.84
No	811,981	34.16
Total votes	2,376,727	100
Voter turnout	44.49%

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.^[1]

Revenue Amendment^[1]^[3]
Option	Votes	% of votes on referendum	% of all ballots cast
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%

Local elections[]

Local elections were held.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 30 June 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 862.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 10 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2
^ ^a ^b "Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1966 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 14, 1966" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 30 June 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[bluebookprimary-2] Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 862.

[1986GE-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 10 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ui1-4] "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[constitution-5] Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2

[bankinglaw1-6] "Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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