1966 Illinois elections

1966 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election
	November 7, 1966
	November 7, 1966
Superintendent before election; Ray Page; Republican	Elected Superintendent ; Ray Page; Republican

1966 Illinois State Treasurer election
	November 8, 1966
	November 8, 1966
Treasurer before election; William J. Scott; Republican	Elected Treasurer ; Adlai Stevenson III; Democratic

1966 Illinois elections
	November 8, 1966
	November 8, 1966

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

Incumbent Treasurer was William J. Scott, a Republican. Democrat Adlai Stevenson III was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

Treasurer Democratic primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adlai E. Stevenson III	782,650	100
Total votes			782,650	100

Republican primary

Treasurer Republican primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harris Rowe	552,553	100
Total votes			552,553	100

General election

Treasurer election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson III	1,889,595	50.53
	Republican	Harris Rowe	1,849,940	49.47
	Write-in	Robert V. Sabonjian	124	0.00
Total votes			3,739,659	100

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page, a Republican, won a second term.

Democratic primary

Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don M. Prince	664,289	100
	Write-in	Others	3	0.0
Total votes			664,289	100

Republican primary

Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Page (incumbent)	445,691	74.71
	Republican	Robert A. Campbell	150,896	25.29
Total votes			596,587	100

General election

Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ray Page (incumbent)
	Democratic	Don M. Prince
Total votes			100

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

November 8, 1966

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

Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 862.
"Our Campaigns - IL Treasurer Race - Nov 08, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
"Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
"Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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[bluebookprimary-1] Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 862.

[2] "Our Campaigns - IL Treasurer Race - Nov 08, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[3] "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[bankinglaw1-4] "Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1966)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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