Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. For the second consecutive election, Illinois' vote for the Republican Eisenhower-Nixon ticket came despite the fact that former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II was the Democratic presidential nominee.
Incumbent TreasurerWarren Wright, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second-consecutive (third overall) term, instead opting to run (ultimately unsuccessfully) for the Republican nomination for governor. Republican Elmer J. Hoffman was elected to succeed him in office, earning Hoffman a second non-consecutive term as Treasurer.
Incumbent Republican Wayne A. Johnston won a second term.[4] Incumbent Republican Timothy W. Swain, appointed in 1955, won election to his first full term.[4] Also, joining them in winning election, was Republican Earl M. Hughes.[3][4] Incumbent Herbert B. Megran did had not been nominated for reelection.[4]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[3][4]
The Revenue Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Article IX Sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 and repeal Article IX Section 13 of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois to give more leeway to the legislature in creating tax policy, while specifically forbidding the authorization of a graduatedincome tax, failed to meet either threshold for adoption.[3][6] In order for constitutional amendments to pass, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[7][8]