Elections were held in

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on Tuesday, November 6, 1962.

Primaries Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the c ...

were held April 10, 1962.

Election information

1962 was a

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year in the United States.

Turnout

In the primary election, turnout was 38.76% with 2,109,975 ballots cast (1,171,443 Democratic and 938,532 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 74.67% with 3,812,120 ballots cast.

Federal elections

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican Everett M. Dirksen won reelection to a third term

United States House

Illinois had

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. It had lost one congressional seat as a result of reapportionment following the 1960 United States Census. The remaining 24 Illinois seats in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

were up for election in 1962. Before the election, Illinois had 14 Democratic seats and 11 Republican seats. In 1962, 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans were elected in Illinois.

State elections

Treasurer

Incumbent

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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

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction George T. Wilkins, a Democrat seeking a second term, was defeated by Republican

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Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Clerk of the Supreme Court

Incumbent Clerk of the

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Fae Searcy, a Republican, won reelection to a second full term. Instead of being listed by her own name, Searcy opted to be listed on the ballot in both the primary and general election as "Ms.

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Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

State Senate

Seats in the

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were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

Seats in the

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were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

Trustees of University of Illinois

An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of

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. The election saw the reelection of incumbent second-term Republican

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, first-term Republican Earl M. Hughes, and fellow Republican Timothy W. Swain (who had been appointed in 1955, and elected to his first full term in 1956).

Judicial elections

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judicial elections were held April 10 to fill vacancies. Additionally, the

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held elections on November 6.

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

. Democratic nominees defeated their Republican opponents in all seven elections. The Superior Court of Cook County also held regularly-scheduled elections on November 6.

Ballot measures

Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1962. One was a

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and one was a

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. In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute. 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

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. 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.

General Banking Law Amendment

The General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It made modified the state's banking law.

Judicial Amendment

Voters approved the Judicial Amendment, which amended Article VI of the 1870

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. 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.1870 Illinois Constitution Article XIV

Local elections

Local elections were held.

References

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