Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1954. Primaries were held April 13, 1954. Election information 1954 was a midterm election year in the United States. Turnout In the primary election, turnout was 32.06% with 1,695,491 ballots cast (957,042 Democratic and 738,449 Republican). In the general election, turnout was 65.34% with 3,455,173 ballots cast. Federal elections United States Senate Democratic Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a second term. United States House All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1954. Democrats flipped three Republican-held seats, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 13 Republicans and 12 Democrats. State elections Treasurer Incumbent first-term Treasurer, Republican Elmer J. Hoffman, did not seek reelection. Republican Warren Wright, a former one-term holder of the office, was elected to succeed him. This was the final Illinois Treasurer election to a two-year term, as voters also approved a a constitutional amendment which extended term length to four-years beginning in the following election. Democratic primary Republican primary Former Illinois Treasurer Warren Wright won the Republican primary. He defeated fellow former Illinois Treasurer Conrad F. Becker, as well as Robert J. Branson. General election Superintendent of Public Instruction Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Vernon L. Nickell, a Republican, was elected to a fourth term. Democratic primary Republican primary General election State Senate Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1954. Republicans retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1954. Republicans retained control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. The election saw the reelection of Democrat former member Kenney E. Williamson (who previously had served one full term and a partial term), and first-term Democratic incumbents George Wirt Herrick, Frances Best Watkins. Judicial elections Supreme Court Fifth Supreme Court Judicial District A judicial election was held on June 7, 1954, for the Fifth Supreme Court Judicial District. Republican Joseph E. Daily was unopposed. Lower courts On November 2, 1954, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Ballot measures Three ballot measures were put before voters in 1954. All three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required