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]
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]
