Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1962.
Primaries were held April 10.[1]
Election information
1962 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
In the primary, 2,108,975 ballots were cast (1,171,443 Democratic and 937,532 Republican).[1]
In the general election, 3,812,120 ballots were cast.[2]
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Republican Everett M. Dirksen won reelection to a third term
United States House
All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1962.
Illinois had redistricted . It had lost one congressional seat as a result of reapportionment following the 1960 United States Census .
State elections
Treasurer
1962 Illinois State Treasurer election
Incumbent Treasurer Francis S. Lorenz , a Democrat appointed in 1961, lost reelection to Republican William J. Scott .
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Superintendent of Public Instruction
1962 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction George T. Wilkins , a Democrat, did not seek a second term. Republican Ray Page was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Clerk of the Supreme Court
1968 Clerk of the Supreme Court election
Nominee
Justin Taft
James P. Alexander
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,824,126
1,741,010
Percentage
51.17%
48.83%
Clerk before election
Lula Searcy
Elected Clerk
Lula Searcy
Republican
The incumbent Clerk of the Supreme Court Lula Searcy won reelection to a second full term.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
State Senate
Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1962 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 reelection of incumbent members Wayne A. Johnston Sr., Earl M. Hughes, and Timothy W. Swain.[3]
Judicial elections
1962 Illinois judicial elections
Special judicial elections were held April 10 to fill vacancies.
Supreme Court
Third Supreme Court Judicial District (vacancy caused by the death of George W. Bristow)
Lower courts
Elections were held to fill seven vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County . Democratic nominees defeated their Republican opponents in all seven elections.[2]
Ballot measures
Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1962.
General Banking Law Amendment
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment, also referred to as , 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
1,321,405
60.16
No
875,212
39.84
Total votes
2,196,617
100
Judicial Article Amendment
Voters approved the Judicial Article Amendment, which amended Article VI of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois .[2]
In order for constitutional amendments to be passed by voters, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[5] [6]
Judicial Article Amendment[2]
Option
Votes
% of votes
on measure
% of all ballots cast
Yes
2,166,917
65.90
56.84
No
1,121,237
34.10
29.41
Total votes
3,288,154
100
86.26
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References