Incumbent Clerk of the Supreme CourtFae 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. Earle Benjamin Searcy".[1][2][4]
Democratic primary
Clerk of the Supreme Court Democratic primary[1][2]
The election saw the reelection of incumbent second-term Republican Wayne A. Johnston, 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).[5][4]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[4][5]
Elections were held to fill seven vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County. Democratic nominees defeated their Republican opponents in all seven elections.[4] The Superior Court of Cook County also held regularly-scheduled elections on November 6.[1]
In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute.[1] 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.[6] 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.[1]
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.[7]
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment[1][3][4][7]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
1,321,405
60.16
No
875,212
39.84
Total votes
2,196,617
100
Voter turnout
43.03%
Judicial Amendment
Voters approved the Judicial Amendment, which amended Article VI of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois.[4]
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.[8][9]
Judicial Amendment[1][3][4]
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
Voter turnout
64.41%
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x"OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1962 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1961–1962 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10, 1962". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ a b c d e f g h iIllinois Blue Book 1961-1962. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 911, 961–962.
^ a b c d e f g"OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l"Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964". www.idaillinois.org. Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ a b"Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2
^ a b"Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1962)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^1870 Illinois Constitution Article XIV
^"Illinois Re-election of County Officers Amendment (1952)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.