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* * *

| ← 1954 | November 6, 1956 | 1958 →

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Turnout| 85.95%

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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1956.[1]

Primaries were held on April 10, 1956.[1][2]

The results strongly favored the Republican Party,[3] which retained control both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly as well as all statewide elected executive offices. They also won the state in the presidential election, retained the U.S. Senate seat up for election, and flipped a single U.S. House seat.

## Election information

[edit]

### Turnout

[edit]

In the primary election turnout was 36.96%, with a total of 1,839,577 ballots cast (961,999 Democratic and 877,578 Republican).[1][2][4]

In the general election turnout was 85.95%, with a total of 4,484,956 ballots cast.[1][5][6]

## Federal elections

[edit]

### United States President

[edit]

Main article: 1956 United States presidential election in Illinois

See also: 1956 United States presidential election

Illinois voted for the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. For the second consecutive election, Illinois' vote for the Republican Eisenhower-Nixon ticket came despite the fact that former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II was the Democratic presidential nominee.

### United States Senate

[edit]

Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: 1956 United States Senate elections

Republican Senator Everett Dirksen was reelected to a second term.

### United States House

[edit]

Main article: 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

See also: 1956 United States House of Representatives elections

All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1956.

The Republicans flipped one Democratic-held seat, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation to consist of 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

## State elections

[edit]

### Governor

[edit]

Main article: 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election

* * *

| ← 1952 | November 6, 1956 | 1960 →

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Turnout| 82.69%[1][6]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | William Stratton | Richard B. Austin |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,171,786 | 2,134,909
Percentage  | 50.34% | 49.48%

* * *

County results

Stratton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Austin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Governor before election

William Stratton
Republican

| Elected Governor

William Stratton
Republican

|

Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican, narrowly won reelection to a second term.

#### General election

[edit]

Herbert C. Paschen (winner of the Democratic primary) withdrew and was replaced by Richard B. Austin as Democratic nominee.

Gubernatorial election[1][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | William G. Stratton (incumbent)  | 2,171,786  | 50.34
| Democratic | Richard B. Austin | 2,134,909  | 49.48
| Socialist Labor | Edward C. Cross  | 7,874  | 0.18
| Write-in | Others  | 42  | 0.00
Total votes | 4,314,611  | 100

### Lieutenant governor

[edit]

1956 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

* * *

| ← 1952 | November 6, 1956 | 1960 →

|
|

Turnout| 80.74%[1][6]
|   |  |

|
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Nominee  | John William Chapman | Roscoe Bonjean  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,240,542 | 1,964,722
Percentage  | 53.18% | 46.64%

* * *

County results
Chapman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bonjean:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Lieutenant Governor before election

John William Chapman
Republican

| Elected Lieutenant Governor

John William Chapman
Republican

|

Incumbent lieutenant governor John William Chapman, a Republican, won reelection to a second term.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Lieutenant Governor Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Democratic | Roscoe Bonjean  | 441,873  | 63.15
| Democratic | James L. Griffin  | 257,884  | 36.85
| Write-in | Others  | 5  | 0.00
Total votes | 699,762  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Lieutenant Governor Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | John William Chapman (incumbent)  | 655,018  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 4  | 0.00
Total votes | 655,022  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Lieutenant Governor election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | John William Chapman (incumbent)  | 2,240,542  | 53.18
| Democratic | Roscoe Bonjean  | 1,964,722  | 46.64
| Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur  | 7,540  | 0.18
Total votes | 4,212,804  | 100

### Attorney general

[edit]

1956 Illinois Attorney General election

* * *

| ← 1952 | November 6, 1956 | 1960 →

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Turnout| 80.92%[1][6]
|   |  |

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Nominee  | Latham Castle | James L. O'Keefe  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,310,346 | 1,904,439
Percentage  | 54.72% | 45.11%

* * *

County results
Castle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
O'Keefe:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Attorney General before election

William L. Guild
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

William G. Clark
Democratic

|

Incumbent attorney general Latham Castle, a Republican, was elected to a second term.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Attorney General Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Democratic | James L. O'Keefe  | 651,226  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 651,227  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Attorney General Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | Latham Castle (incumbent)  | 655,115  | 100
| Democratic | Write-in  | 4  | 0.00
Total votes | 655,119  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Attorney General election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | Latham Castle (incumbent)  | 2,310,346  | 54.72
| Democratic | James L. O'Keefe  | 1,904,439  | 45.11
| Socialist Labor | George P. Milonas  | 7,460  | 0.18
Total votes | 4,222,245  | 100

### Secretary of State

[edit]

1960 Illinois Secretary of State election

* * *

| ← 1952 | November 6, 1956 | 1960 →

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Turnout| 81.89%[1][6]
|   |  |

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Nominee  | Charles F. Carpentier | David F. Mallet  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,432,954 | 1,832,677
Percentage  | 56.94% | 42.89%

* * *

County results
Carpentier:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mallet:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Secretary of State before election

Charles F. Carpentier
Republican

| Elected Secretary of State

Charles F. Carpentier
Republican

|

Incumbent Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Secretary of State Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | David F. Mallet  | 650,286  | 100
| Democratic | Write-in  | 2  | 0.00
Total votes | 650,288  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Secretary of State Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent)  | 609,658  | 80.18
| Republican | Nicholas J. Bohling | 150,704  | 19.82
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 760,363  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Secretary of State election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|

| Republican | Charles F. Carpentier (incumbent)  | 2,432,954  | 56.94
| Democratic | David F. Mallet  | 1,832,677  | 42.89
| Socialist Labor | Gregory P. Lyngas  | 7,260  | 0.17
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 4,272,892  | 100

### Auditor of Public Accounts

[edit]

1960 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election

* * *

| ← 1952 | November 6, 1956 | 1960 →

|
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Turnout| 80.87%[1][6]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | Elbert S. Smith | Michael Howlett |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,217,229 | 1,992,707
Percentage  | 52.55% | 47.23

* * *

County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Howlett:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Auditor of Public Accounts before election

Lloyd Morey
Republican

| Elected Auditor of Public Accounts

Elbert S. Smith
Republican

|

Auditor of Public Accounts Orville Hodge, who had been elected in 1952, was seeking re-election and had won the Republican primary before being charged with 54 counts of bank fraud, embezzlement and forgery relating to a $6.15 million fraud he committed against the state; Hodge was removed from office, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison.

Lloyd Morey was appointed in 1957 to replace Hodge, but decided not to seek reelection. Republican Elbert S. Smith was elected to succeed Morey.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Auditor of Public Accounts Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Michael J. Howlett | 644,184  |
Total votes | 644,184  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | Orville Hodge (incumbent)  | 672,439  | 100
| Democratic | Write-in  | 2  | 0.00
Total votes | 672,441  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Auditor of Public Accounts election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Elbert S. Smith | 2,217,229  | 52.55
| Democratic | Michael J. Howlett | 1,992,707  | 47.23
| Socialist Labor | Stanley L. Prorok  | 9,468  | 0.22
Total votes | 4,219,404  | 100

### Treasurer

[edit]

1956 Illinois State Treasurer election

* * *

| ← 1954 | November 6, 1956 | 1958 →

|
|

Turnout| 80.80%[1][6]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | Elmer J. Hoffman | Arthur L. Hellyer  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,226,340 | 1,981,234
Percentage  | 52.81% | 47.00%

* * *

County results
Hoffman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hellyer:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Treasurer before election

Warren Wright
Republican

| Elected Treasurer

Elmer J. Hoffman
Republican

|

Incumbent Treasurer Warren Wright, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second-consecutive (third overall) term, instead opting to run (ultimately unsuccessfully) for the Republican nomination for governor. Republican Elmer J. Hoffman was elected to succeed him in office, earning Hoffman a second non-consecutive term as Treasurer.

This was the first Illinois Treasurer election to a four-year term, as voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1954 which extended term length from two to four-years beginning in 1956.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Arthur L. Hellyer, who served as DuPage County Treasurer from 1934 until 1938 was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[7]

Treasurer Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Democratic | Arthur L. Hellyer  | 635,633  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 635,634  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Treasurer Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 666,961  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 8  | 0.00
Total votes | 666,969  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Treasurer election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 2,226,340  | 52.81
| Democratic | Arthur L. Hellyer  | 1,981,234  | 47.00
| Socialist Labor | Rudolph Kosle  | 8,244  | 0.20
Total votes | 4,215,818  | 100

### Clerk of the Supreme Court

[edit]

1956 Illinois Clerk of the Supreme Court election

* * *

| ← 1950 | November 6, 1956 | 1962 →

|
|

Turnout| 80.53%[1][6]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | Fae Searcy | James P. Alexander  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,285,311 | 1,909,378
Percentage  | 54.39% | 45.44%

* * *

County results
Searcy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Alexander:      50–60%      60–70%

* * *

| Clerk before election

Fae Searcy
Republican

| Elected Clerk

Fae Searcy
Republican

|

Incumbent Clerk of the Supreme Court Fae Searcy, a Republican appointed after the death in office of her husband Earle Benjamin Searcy, won reelection to a first 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][5]

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Clerk of the Supreme Court Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Democratic | James P. Alexander  | 631,400  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 6  | 0.00
Total votes | 631,406  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Clerk of the Supreme Court Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Fae Searcy (incumbent)  | 647,649  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 647,650  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Clerk of the Supreme Court election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Fae Searcy (incumbent)  | 2,285,311  | 54.39
| Democratic | James P. Alexander  | 1,909,378  | 45.44
| Socialist Labor | Walter J. Leibfritz  | 7,279  | 0.17
Total votes | 4,201,968  | 100

### State Senate

[edit]

Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1960. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

### State House of Representatives

[edit]

Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1956. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

### Trustees of University of Illinois

[edit]

1956 Trustees of University of Illinois election | ← 1954 | November 6, 1956 | 1958 →

|
|

An election using cumulative voting was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.[5] All three Republican nominees won.[5] The election was for 6-year terms.

Incumbent Republican Wayne A. Johnston won a second term.[8] Incumbent Republican Timothy W. Swain, appointed in 1955 after the resignation of Red Grange, won election to his first full term.[8] Also, joining them in winning election, was Republican Earl M. Hughes.[5][8] Incumbent first-term Republican Herbert B. Megran had not been nominated for reelection.[5][8]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election[5][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Wayne A. Johnston (incumbent)  | 2,301,855  | 18.37
| Republican | Timothy W. Swain (incumbent)  | 2,280,467  | 18.19
| Republican | Earl M. Hughes  | 2,232,759  | 17.81
| Democratic | Joseph Bruce Campbell  | 1,930,866  | 15.41
| Democratic | Richard J. Nelson  | 1,889,835½  | 14.95
| Democratic | Don Forsyth  | 1,873,181  | 14.95
| Socialist Labor | Elizabeth W. White  | 8,996  | 0.07
| Socialist Labor | Henry Schilling  | 8,216  | 0.07
| Socialist Labor | Albert Bikar  | 7,910  | 0.06
Total votes | 12,534,085½  | 100

### Judicial elections

[edit]

On April 10, special elections were held for vacancies on the Third and Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Districts. On November 2, special elections were held for three vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County.[1]

### Ballot measures

[edit]

Two ballot measures, were put before Illinois voters in 1956.

#### General Banking Law Amendment

[edit]

Voters approved the General Banking Law Amendment a legislatively referred state statute which modified the state's banking law.[9]

General Banking Law Amendment[1][5][6] Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|

Yes  | 1,472,236  | 76.84
No  | 443,650  | 23.16
Total votes  | 1,915,886  | 100
Voter turnout  | 36.72%
Amendment results by county

Yes:

*   80–90%

*   70–80%

*   60–70%

*   50–60%

No:

*   50–60%

#### Revenue Amendment

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The Revenue Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Article IX Sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 and repeal Article IX Section 13 of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois to give more leeway to the legislature in creating tax policy, while specifically forbidding the authorization of a graduated income tax, failed to meet either threshold for adoption.[5][10] In order for constitutional amendments to pass, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[11][12]

Revenue Amendment[1][5][6]

Option  | Votes  | % of votes

on measure

| % of all ballots
cast
Yes  | 2,139,150  | 60.30  | 47.70
No | 1,408,132 | 39.70  | 31.40
Total votes  | 3,547,282 | 100 | 79.09
Voter turnout  | 67.98%
Amendment results by county

No:

*   80–90%

*   70–80%

*   60–70%

*   50–60%

Yes:

*   50–60%

## Local elections

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Local elections were held.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1955, 1956 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10 1958" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Illinois Blue Book 1955-1956. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 815–16. Retrieved April 1, 2020. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
3. ^ Cohen, Adam; Taylor, Elizabeth (2001). American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation. Little, Brown. p. 147\. ISBN 978-0-7595-2427-9.
4. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 16, 1982" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Illinois Blue Book 1957-1958. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 903–04. Retrieved April 1, 2020. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ Decker, Randall E., ed. (March 1956). "Lay Trustee is Demo Candidate for Illinois Office". Contact. 18 (6). Collegeville, Indiana: St. Joseph's College: 2. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
8. ^ a b c d e "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
9. ^ "Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1956)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
10. ^ "Illinois Revenue Amendment (1956)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
11. ^ 1870 Illinois Constitution Article XIV
12. ^ "Illinois Re-election of County Officers Amendment (1952)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

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