1964 Illinois elections


Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1964.
Primaries were held on April 14, 1964.

Election information

Turnout

In the primary, turnout was 41.74% with 2,154,941 ballots cast.
In the general election, turnout was 86.67% with 4,796,641 ballots cast.

Federal elections

United States President

Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.

United States House

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

Governor

Incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., a Democrat, won reelection.

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Samuel H. Shapiro, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General William G. Clark, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Secretary of State

The 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

Republican primary

General election

Auditor of Public Accounts

Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Michael Howlett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger John Kirby.

Democratic primary

Howlett won the Democratic primary unopposed.

Republican primary

John Kirby won the Republican primary.
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General election

State Senate

Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1964. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1964. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.

Trustees of University of Illinois

An at-large 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.

Ballot measures

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. 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.

Annual Legislative Sessions

Annual Legislative Sessions, 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.

Continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency

Continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency, 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.

Local elections

Local elections were held.