1964 Illinois gubernatorial election

1964 Illinois gubernatorial election
	November 3, 1964
	November 3, 1964
	County Results; Kerner: 50–60% 60–70% ; Percy: 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Otto Kerner Jr.; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Otto Kerner Jr.; Democratic

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1964 was held in Illinois on November 3, 1964. The Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., won reelection against the Republican candidate, Charles H. Percy.

Election information

The election coincided with those for federal offices (United States President and House) and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1964 Illinois elections.

Democratic primary

The Primary was held on April 14, 1964. Governor Otto Kerner Jr. won without opposition.

1964 Democratic gubernatorial primary, Illinois[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent)	917,455	99.98	N/A
	N/A	write-ins	161	0.02	N/A
Majority			917,294	99.96
Turnout			917,616

Republican primary

The Republican primary was also held on June 11. Charles Percy won the nomination against State Treasurer William Scott, and a field of minor candidates.

1968 Republican gubernatorial primary, Illinois[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Charles H. Percy	626,111	60.28	N/A
	Republican	William J. Scott	388,903	37.44	N/A
	Republican	Lar Daly	9,228	0.89	N/A
	Republican	Alfred Skallish	7,661	0.74	N/A
	Republican	Barney Neidle	6,508	0.63	N/A
	Republican	write-ins	211	0.02	N/A
Majority			237,208	22.84
Turnout			1,038,622

General election

1964 gubernatorial election, Illinois[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent)	2,418,394	51.93	-3.58
	Republican	Charles H. Percy	2,239,095	48.08	+3.78
	N/A	write-ins	11	0.00	N/A
Majority			179,095	3.85	7.37
Turnout			4,657,500
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 901. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121506

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[bluebook1-1] Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 901. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] ttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121506

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