Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/1964 Illinois House of Representatives election

1964 Illinois House of Representatives election

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 3, 2024 by Gog the Mild (talk) 14:36, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sample ballot from Lake County

The 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election was held on November 3, 1964, to elect all 177 members of the state's House of Representatives. The state’s constitution required redistricting before the election, but both the legislative process and a special commission had failed to produce maps for the election. To encourage legislators to redistrict, the constitution mandated that an at-large election be held if a valid map could not be created; this resulted in the 1964 election being held at-large. Voters were presented a ballot with 118 candidates from each party and were allowed to vote for up to 177 candidates. Held alongside the 1964 U.S. presidential election, which was won by Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson in a landslide, all 118 Democratic candidates were elected, flipping the chamber from its previous narrow Republican control. This election is the only time in American history that a state legislative chamber has been elected at-large. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Jeremy Thorpe and Ole Miss riot of 1962 are the most recent 20th-century politics articles (September 16 and 30, respectively), but I don't think either is really too related. We haven't had an election article in many months (best I can tell, none since March, at least, didn't check further back).
Main editors: User:Elli
Promoted: 27 January 2024
Reasons for nomination: This is the day after the 60th anniversary of the election (as the 3rd is already requested). Also the day before another general election in the U.S., which might increase reader interest. This is my first FA and first request here. (Also, still drafting the blurb, but wanted to put in a request for the date ASAP.)
Support as nominator. Elli (talk | contribs) 01:51, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am scheduling this for the 3rd. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]