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Turnout | 84.15% 0.84 pp | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Kerner: 50–60% 60–70% Percy: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Illinois |
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The 1964 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 3, 1964. [1] The Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., won reelection against the Republican nominee, Charles H. Percy.
The primaries and general election both coincided with those for federal offices ( United States President and congress) and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1964 Illinois elections.
In the primary election, turnout was 37.89% with 1,956,238 votes cast. [1] [2]
In the general election, turnout was 84.15% with 4,657,500 votes cast. [1] [2]
The Democratic primary was held on April 14, 1964. Incumbent governor Otto Kerner Jr. won without opposition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
Total votes | 917,616 | 100 |
The Republican primary was also held on April 14. Business executive [4] Charles Percy won the nomination against Illinois state treasurer William Scott, and a field of minor candidates.
Illinois secretary of state Charles F. Carpentier was originally running, but dropped-out in January after suffering a heart attack. [4] Also originally running was Cook County Republican Party chairman Hayes Robertson, [4] [5] who had unsuccessfully challenged William Stratton in the 1960 Republican gubernatorial primary. Robertson also withdrew in January, throwing his support behind Scott. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charles H. Percy | 626,111 | 60.28 | N/A | |
Republican | William J. Scott | 388,903 | 37.44 | N/A | |
Republican | Lar "America First" Daly | 9,228 | 0.89 | N/A | |
Republican | Barnept J. "Barney" Neidle | 6,508 | 0.63 | N/A | |
Republican | Alfred A. Skallish | 7,661 | 0.74 | N/A | |
Write-in | Others | 211 | 0.02 | N/A | |
Majority | 237,208 | 22.84 | |||
Total votes | 1,038,622 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Otto Kerner Jr. ( incumbent) | 2,418,394 | 51.93 | -3.58 | |
Republican | Charles H. Percy | 2,239,095 | 48.08 | +3.78 | |
Write-in | Others | 11 | 0.00 | N/A | |
Majority | 179,095 | 3.85 | 7.37 | ||
Turnout | 4,657,500 | 84.15 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |