Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1966.
Election information
1966 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
In the primary, 1,791,494 ballots were cast (1,060,189 Democratic and 731,305 Republican).[1]
Federal elections
U.S. 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.
State elections
Treasurer
1966 Illinois State Treasurer election
Incumbent Treasurer was William J. Scott , a Republican. Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Superintendent of Public Instruction
1966 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page , a Republican, won a second term.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
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
An at-large election using cumulative voting was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois .
The election saw the election of new members Donald R. Grimes, Ralph Crane Hahn, and James A. Weatherly.[3]
Ballot measures
A single ballot measure was put before voters in 1966.
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment, also referred to as "Amendment 1", was approved by voters as a Legislatively referred state statute . It made modified the state's banking law.[4]
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
1,564,746
65.84
No
811,981
34.16
Total votes
2,376,727
100
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References