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1960 Illinois elections
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| Turnout | 88.11% |
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1960.
Primaries were held on April 12.
Election information
Turnout
In the primaries, turnout was 40.92%, with 2,082,667 ballots cast (1,171,488 Democratic and 911,179 Republican).
In the general election, turnout was 88.11%, with 4,845,319 ballots cast.
Federal elections
United States President
Main article: 1960 United States presidential election in Illinois
See also: 1960 United States presidential election
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
United States Senate
Main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois
See also: 1960 United States Senate elections
Democratic Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.
United States House
Main article: 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
See also: 1960 United States House of Representatives elections
All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1960.
No seats switched parties, leaving Illinois' House delegation to consist of 14 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
State elections
Governor
Main article: 1960 Illinois gubernatorial election
1960 Illinois gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 84.99% |
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Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Otto Kerner Jr.
General election
Lieutenant governor
1960 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 83.10% |
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Incumbent Lieutenant Governor John William Chapman, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Samuel H. Shapiro.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Attorney general
1960 Illinois Attorney General election
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| Turnout | 82.80% |
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Incumbent Attorney General William L. Guild (a Republican appointed in 1960 after the death in office of Grenville Beardsley) lost to Democrat William G. Clark.
Originally, before his death, Grenville Beardsley (himself a Republican that had been appointed in 1959 after Latham Castle resigned to assume a judgeship) had been seeking reelection, having won the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Attorney General Republican primary
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Grenville Beardsley (incumbent)
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685,967
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100
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Write-in
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Others
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1
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0.00
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| Total votes
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685,968
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100
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General election
Secretary of State
1960 Illinois Secretary of State election
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| Turnout | 84.26% |
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Incumbent Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, a Republican, was reelected to a third term.
Democratic primary
Secretary of State Democratic primary
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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James R. McLaughlin
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810,749
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100
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| Total votes
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810,749
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100
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Republican primary
Secretary of State Republican primary
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent)
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762,305
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100
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Write-in
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Others
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3
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0.00
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| Total votes
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762,308
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100
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General election
Auditor of Public Accounts
1960 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election
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| Turnout | 82.79% |
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Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Elbert S. Smith, a Republican seeking a second term, lost to Democrat Michael Howlett.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
State Senate
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1960. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1960. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1960 Trustees of University of Illinois election |
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An election was held for three seats as Trustees of University of Illinois. All three Democratic nominees won.
Democratic incumbent Kenney E. Williamson, first appointed in 1940, won reelection to a third full (fourth overall) term. Democratic incumbent Frances Best Watkins won reelection to a third term. They were joined in winning election by fellow Democrat Irving Dillard.
Incumbent Democrat George Herrick was not nominated for reelection.
Trustees of the University of Illinois election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Irving Dillard
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2,356,777
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17.41
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Democratic
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Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent)
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2,335,857½
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17.26
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Democratic
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Frances Best Watkins (incumbent)
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2,310,181½
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17.07
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Republican
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C. E. "Ernie" Lovejoy
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2,199,230
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16.25
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Republican
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Audrey Reavis Peak
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2,172,490
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16.05
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Republican
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Thomas O. Matthews
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2,130,062
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15.74
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Socialist Labor
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Bernard Campbell
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10,065
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0.07
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Socialist Labor
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Margaret Deneff
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9,660
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0.07
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Socialist Labor
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Henery Schilling
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9,638
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0.07
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Write-in
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Others
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4
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0.00
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| Total votes
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13,533,961
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100
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Judicial elections
1960 Illinois judicial elections
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June 6, 1960 |
1961 → |
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Judicial elections were held in 1960.
Supreme Court
First Supreme Court Judicial District
First Supreme Court Judicial District
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Byron O. House (incumbent)
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59,114
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53.69
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Democratic
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Robert Zachariah Hickman
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50,240
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45.63
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Others
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Others
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744
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0.68
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110,098
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100
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Second Supreme Court Judicial District
Second Supreme Court Judicial District
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Harry B. Hershey (incumbent)
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3,345
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94.49
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Others
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Others
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195
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5.51
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3,540
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100
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Third Supreme Court Judicial District
Third Supreme Court Judicial District
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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George W. Bristow (incumbent)
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3,558
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99.44
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Others
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Others
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20
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0.56
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3,578
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100
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Lower courts
On April 12, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
Ballot measures
Two ballot measures, both of them bond issues, were put before Illinois voters in 1960.
Bond measures needed an affirmative vote equal to majority of the votes cast for whichever chamber of the Illinois General Assembly had the highest cumulative vote count. Since, in 1960, the highest legislative vote was 4,525,191, the vote count needed to be reached was at least 2,262,596 affirmative votes. The vote also needed a majority of votes cast on each measure to be affirmative.
Bond Issue for Education
Voters approved the Bond Issue for Education, which issued bonds to support improvements in education.
| Bond Issue for Education
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Votes
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% of highest legislative vote
cast
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| Yes
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2,633,869
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58.21
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| No
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1,266,490
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27.98
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| Total votes
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3,900,359
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86.19
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| Voter turnout
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70.92%
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Bond Issue for Mental Health
Voters approved the Bond Issue for Mental Health, which would issue bonds to support improvements mental health and public welfare.
| Bond Issue for Mental Health
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| Option
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Votes
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% of highest legislative vote
cast
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| Yes
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2,967,527
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65.58
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| No
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973,075
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21.50
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| Total votes
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3,940,602
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87.08
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| Voter turnout
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71.65%
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Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1960 JUDICIAL ELECTION 1959-1960 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 12 1960" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 871–72. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 960–64. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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- ^ "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois Bond Issue for Education (1960)". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "Illinois Bond Issue for Mental Health (1960)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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